Category: Solar


K&Company and Matinee Energy building 40 MW solar plant in California

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

K&Company (South Korea) and Matinee Energy (US) have signed a pre-master agreement for the development of a 40 MW solar energy project in California, USA. The solar power plant will represent an investment of up to USD 200 million.

K&C will be joining with a group of partners – LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. of Korea, CHINT Group Corporation of China and Ilyang Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. of Korea. The partners will share technological solutions and localized for more efficient integration among themselves. Each company will supply products according to its specialty. The group intends to establish an engineering and product development center for rapidly extending product lines and features, to be available to a wider range of customers.

Matinee Energy is hoping to benefit from this newly formed alliance with Far East companies, who are bringing in their know how, competencies and valuable skills. Furthermore, local job creation is also being touted as a benefit of this collaboration.

[source: Metinee Energy]


MiaSole to supply juwi Solar with additional 8.5 MW of solar modules

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

MiaSolé, manufacturer of CIGS thin-film PV modules, has entered into a supply agreement with juwi Solar for an additional 8.5 MW of solar modules. The order is actually broken down into two supply deals, one for 7.5 MW of modules, to be installed on groud mounted installations in solar projects in Germany, while the other 1 MW of modules, for projects in both Germany and United States, in Texas, have already been delivered in Q2 2010.

MiaSolé anticipates a lont-term relationship with juwi Solar, involving large scale solar energy projects.

[source: MiaSolé]

W2 Energy becomes research partner of Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

W2 Energy's SteamRay engine (CAD model).

W2 Energy announced the company has become a research partner of the Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE). From now on, the company will be involved in cutting edge advanced solar technology research in concentrated solar power. The technology which will produce steam will be used in combination with W2 Energy's SteamRay Steam Engine.

Being located in Tucson, Arizona, and getting maximum exposure to sunlight, the AzRISE institute is an ideal place for the company to test new solar technologies. The company stated solar energy will be converted in other forms of energy in "lots of interesting ways".

[source: W2 Energy]

Bosch Solar Energy opens cell factory in Arnstadt

August 24th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Bosch Solar Energy announced the formal opening of the company's new solar cell production facility in Armstadt, Germany. The facility, once fully completed, will have production capacity of about 10,000 cells an hour, or about 90 million solar cells a year. Bosch Solar Energy is investing a total of EUR 530 million into this location, with the goal to integrate the production process to be able to output all solar products from ingots, to finished and assembled solar modules.

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ReneSola in 836 MW wafer supply deals with Taiwanese companies

August 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

ReneSola has signed two major wafer supply deals with two companies from Taiwan, totalling in 836 MW of capacity.

The first agreement, with Neo Solar Power Corporation, will require ReneSola to delivery 239 MW of multicrystalline wafers starting from July 2010 to December 2013, and another 141 MW of monocrystalline wafers from October 2010 to December 2013.

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12 MW solar project in Ohio dedicated by PSEG and state officials

August 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has officially started its 12 MW Wyandot Solar Farm, in Wynadot County, Ohio (USA). The power plant was officially dedicated by the state governor Ted Strickland.

The project features 159,000 ground mounted solar modules, and generates enough electricity to power about 9000 average Ohio households. It was completed in June 2010, and is the largest  solar power plant in Ohio.

All power produced at the power plant is exported to Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power Company under a long-term power purchase agreement.

[source: PSEG]

US State of Illinois getting 62 MW solar PV project and solar module manufacturing facility

August 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | Comments (1)

The State of Illinois (USA), has passed new legislation which enables a ramp-up of solar energy development in that state. The state government has approved a USD 4 million grant for the development of 62 MW of new solar energy capacity in Rockford, Illinois. This was announced at the opening of a solar panel manufacturing plant in Rockford, belonging to Wanxiang America Corporation.

The new solar project will be one of the lagest PV projects in the US, capable of generating enough clean electricity to supply about 10,000 average homes in the state. Additionally, this project will also create new jobs.

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enXco invests in Solaria – to receive modules over next five years

August 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

enXco, part of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has made a relatively small equity investment in Solaria, a solar module producer. The companies have also entered into a strategic five year agreement, under which Solaria is to supply enXco with solar modules for the companies solar energy projects in North America.

Solaria modules are especially designed for use on ground mounted tracking systems, which the company touts to be a low-cost solutions for PV energy projects.

[source: enXco and Solaria]

Trina Solar and SunEdison in agreement for solar module supply

August 19th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Trina Solar and SunEdison have signed a supply agreement under which Trina Solar is to deliver a total of about 35 MW of solar modules to SunEdison over the course of 2010. SunEdison will be using the modules for power projects in North America and Europe.

[source: Trina Solar]

Solarfun signs distribution agreement for Japanese solar market

August 17th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Solarfun, Chinese manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and PV cells, has signed a distribution agreement with Japanese Fujimi Fine Technology, for non-exclusive distribution of Solarfun products in the Japanese solar market for the period of one year.

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