REFUsol, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of high efficiency solar inverters, today announced that the REFUsol 012K, 016K, 020K and 024K inverters are in compliance with the New York Standard Interconnection Requirements (SIR) and qualify for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) funding programs. Under the Department of Public Service (DPS) [...]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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SunEdison, a worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. has completed a €155 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and UniCredit Group for SunEdison’s 60.4MWp solar power plant in Bulgaria. SunEdison expects to complete the sale of [...]
Enphase Energy, Inc., announced the installation of its Microinverter System on a 346kW solar array located in the town of Brewster, Mass. Constructed by My Generation Energy®, the system combines the output of 1,440 Enphase M215 microinverters paired with Sharp 240 watt solar modules, generating over 450 kWh of energy annually or enough to power [...]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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ReneSola Ltd, a Chinese solar product manufacturer, today announced it has appointed Mr. Xiaoliang Liang as president of the Company’s China division. In this newly-created position, Mr. Liang will head sales and systems development across China. ReneSola CEO Mr. Xianshou Li remarked, “While China leads the world in the number of solar panels exported, it [...]
Rabobank and SolarCity® today announced $42.5 million in structured financing to fund over 30 commercial solar projects in California. This new fund is the latest iteration of a Rabobank-SolarCity collaboration that has produced a solar-powered electric vehicle charging corridor to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a series of solar installations at local bank [...]
Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced that it has been working with leading solar project developer, Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited, in the completion of four solar power plants throughout England. The new ground-mounted PV plants were built in Cornwall (Bodmin), Lincolnshire (Spalding) and Somerset (Taunton), with a combined capacity of [...]
Mar 14 2012 | Posted in
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Element Power Solar has announced that it has completed the successful sale of two solar parks with a combined capacity of 6MW to funds managed by alternative asset manager Foresight Group (Foresight). The projects, Puriton West (4MW) and Summerway Drove (1.8MW) developed by Element Power Solar in partnership with Dublin-based BNRG Renewables, were constructed and [...]
The plant will produce the energy equivalent of that needed to power approximately 26,000 homes. More than 60,500 mirrors, located over 110 hectares, will concentrate sunlight. Abengoa (MCE: ABG), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, and JGC Corporation (JGC) have brought Solacor 1, their [...]
Intersolar North America call for awards open until March 30, 2012 Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, is featuring next-generation solar products and cutting edge technologies from exhibitors from across the globe. The [...]
Fitch Ratings has published an update of its ‘Rating Criteria for Solar Power Projects’, which describes the analytical framework Fitch applies to evaluate debt issued for a broad range of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV), concentrating PV, and concentrating solar power projects worldwide. The solar projects discussed in the report are financed as stand-alone assets (or portfolios) [...]
CSP Today, PV Insider and Masdar are pleased to announce that delegates at MENASOL 2012 (16-17 May, Abu Dhabi) will have the unique opportunity to visit the CSP plant Shams 1 & Masdar City’s 10MW PV Plant. Shams 1 is being constructed in Madinat Zayed in the western region of Abu Dhabi. At 65 per [...]
In March, the CSP industry in India will consider how to overcome its financial barriers and improve project bankability India’s concentrated solar projects have faced countless hurdles since the National Solar Mission (NSM) was launched in 2010. However, setting up finance for the seven bid winning projects under Phase I of the NSM has proved [...]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Investment in India out-paces the rest of the world, thanks to the improving cost-competitiveness of wind and solar Clean energy investments in India reached $10.3bn in 2011, some 52% higher than the $6.8bn invested in 2010. This was the highest growth figure of any significant economy in the world. [...]
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