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2013/09/13
Direct Energy and SolarCity Sign $124 Million Deal to Provide Solar Electricity to Businesses
Sept. 10, 2013 - Direct Energy and SolarCity have undertaken a broad agreement to provide solar electricity directly to businesses. The two companies have created a dedicated investment fund capable of financing up to $124 million in solar projects for Direct Energy's commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, which is partially funded with up to $50 million from Direct Energy. Through the arrangement, eligible Direct Energy C&I customers will be able to utilize solar power with little or no upfront cost, depending on the customer's choice of plans. Customers will be given a choice to pre-pay for their solar electricity or pay a monthly payment, with installation, insurance, repairs and monitoring service included. -
2013/09/13
JinkoSolar 30MW PV Projects Connected to the Grid
Sept. 12, 2013 - JinkoSolar today announced that its 20MW solar PV power plant project in Shaya, Xinjiang Province and 10MW solar PV power project in Gonghe, Qinghai Province have been passed the acceptance inspection conducted by the national grid. -
2013/09/13
Soitec Launches New CPV Module Featuring 31.8% Efficiency
September 12, 2013 - Soitec today announced its newest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module featuring a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8 percent. -
2013/09/12
JA Solar to Supply 96MW PV Modules for Projects in China's Qinghai Province
Sept. 10, 2013 - JA Solar today announced that it will supply 96MW of solar modules to CPI Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., for use on two solar projects in China's Qinghai Province. Delivery of the modules has already commenced and will be completed later this month. -
2013/09/12
SunEdison Closes $212.5M Project Financing Arrangement for 100MW Solar Power Plant in Chile
Sept. 10, 2013 - SunEdison today announced the closing of a $212.5 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The debt proceeds will be used to finance the construction of a SunEdison owned 100MWp solar power plant in the Atacama Desert, Chile. SunEdison expects to complete construction of this power plant in Q1 of 2014. -
2013/09/12
Yingli Green Energy to Supply 28MW PV Modules for the State Grid Corporation of China
Sept. 11, 2013 - Yingli Green Energy today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited ("Yingli China"), will supply 28MW of multicrystalline YGE Series PV modules to the State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC"). -
2013/09/12
India's First Green Building Features SunPower Solar Solution
Sept. 11, 2013 - SunPower today announced that Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure has completed the installation of a 930-kilowatt (KW) SunPower solar system on the rooftop of the Indira Paryavaran Bhavan building in New Delhi. SunPower's solar solution was chosen for the project given its energy generation requirements and the limited rooftop area. -
2013/09/11
JinkoSolar to Supply 274MWp Modules to Acciona
Sept. 10, 2013 - JinkoSolar today announced that it entered into agreements for the supply of photovoltaic modules in total amount of 274MWp with Acciona. -
2013/09/11
Solectria Renewables' SGI 500XT Inverters to Power 2.3MW Solar Farm in North Carolina
September 10, 2013 - Solectria Renewables announced today that its SGI 500XT's, 500KW external transformer inverters, have been chosen by Argand Energy Solutions to power the 2.3MW Franklin County Solar Farm in Louisburg, North Carolina. -
2013/09/11
ReneSola Polycrystalline Modules to Power over 3.4MW of Panasonic Projects
Sept. 10, 2013 - ReneSola today announced that it will supply polycrystalline modules to provide over 3.4MW of solar power to multiple PV projects developed by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America.