• China
    23.07.2014

    Yingli Solar to Open New Office in Santiago, Chile

    July 22, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has expanded its footprint in the Americas by opening the Company's third Latin American office in Santiago, Chile.
  • USA
    23.07.2014

    Andalay Solar Systems to Supply Solar Panels for WDC Solar

    July 22, 2014 - Andalay Solar, Inc. proudly announced that its panels are now being used for a solar initiative pioneered by DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) in conjunction with Washington, D.C.-based contractors, including WDC Solar, Inc.
  • China
    22.07.2014

    ReneSola Signs Framework Agreement with China Seven Star to Sell PV Projects

    July 21, 2014 - ReneSola Ltd today announced it has entered a framework agreement with China Seven Star Holdings Limited regarding a partnership in potential sales to China Seven Star of no less than 200MW of existing and new PV projects within 18 months. The parties subsequently signed a Memorandum of Understanding which stipulates that ReneSola will sell to China Seven Star two utility-scale projects, both of which are completed and connected to the grid, with a total capacity of 9.7MW in Bulgaria.
  • USA Japan
    22.07.2014

    NRG Energy to Acquire 4MW Public Solar Facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands

    July 21, 2014 - NRG Energy, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the 4MW Spanish Town Estate Solar project on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands from Toshiba International Corporation. Once completed, the power will be sold to the U.S. Virgin Island Water and Power Authority under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The project also is expected to help the USVI achieve their renewable energy goals to reduce its fossil fuel based energy consumption by 60 percent over the next 10 years.
  • China
    21.07.2014

    BYD Plan to Construct a Solar Module Factory in Brazil

    July 15, 2014 - The city of Campinas has been selected as the home to the BYD's newest factory - creating 450 new local jobs. Executives from Campinas City Hall and BYD Company Ltd. this week announced the opening of the company's first South American manufacturing facility. The factory is slated to open in 2015. "In the first year of operation, the plant will have a maximum production capacity of 1,000 electric buses as well as all of their batteries," said BYD Brazil's General Manager Tyler Li. "This is the first stage of manufacturing expansion."
  • Japan
    21.07.2014

    ITOCHU to Build 44.8MW Solar Power Plant in Japan

    July 15, 2014 - ITOCHU Corporation announced today that it will construct a 44.8MW solar power plant and engage in a power generation business on 460,000 square meters of land on the premises of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Oita Works in Oita, Oita Prefecture, through an operating company jointly established with Kyudenko Corporation and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Today, the operating company concluded a loan agreement concerning the project with a syndicate of banks organized by Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Spanien
    18.07.2014

    Iberdrola Ingeniería to Complete 96MW Solar Project in South Africa

    July 15, 2014 - Iberdrola Ingeniería has completed the development of its first renewable energies project in South Africa, consisting of the construction of three major facilities: the Noblesfontein and Klipheuwel wind farms and the Jasper photovoltaic power plant.
  • USA
    18.07.2014

    Solectria Renewables Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric

    July 17, 2014 – Solectria Renewables, LLC and Yaskawa Electric Corporation announced today that the companies have reached a definitive agreement whereby Yaskawa Electric will acquire Solectria Renewables. Solectria Renewables will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Norwegen
    18.07.2014

    REC Silicon ASA Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results

    July 18, 2014 - REC Silicon ASA reported second quarter 2014 revenues of USD 126.9 million and EBITDA from continuing operations of USD 31.6 million. Debt has been reduced by USD 125 million to USD 283 million, primarily due to the repayment of the Euro 81 million convertible bond.
  • China
    18.07.2014

    Yingli Green Energy to Supply 3MW PV Modules in Hubei, China

    July 17, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited today announced that it will supply 3MW PV modules to a demonstration project for distributed generation ("DG") in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in eastern China.