Suntech Power has signed a sales agreement with Krannich Solar under which Suntech is to delivery a total of 120 MW of solar panels during 2012. The two companies will continue to supply solar equipment to resellers and installers in the European and Australian solar market.
[source: Suntech Power]
REC Systems, business unit of REC, has sold its 6 MW solar power plant in Bitterfeld, Germany, to two investment companies, part of the Chorus Group. The project was originally developed by Grüne Energien (Germany), but REC took full ownership of the project in autumn 2011, with more than 50% of the project left incomplete.
SunEdison, subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, recently announced the activation of a 25 MW solar power plant in Gujarat, India. The solar park features 89,000 solar PV modules, and was completed after four months of construction.
Enel Green Power and Sharp have added a total of 14 MW of new solar capacity in Italy by the end of March this year. The two companies operate in Italy under an equally shared JV called ESSE (Enel Green Power and Sharp Solar Energy). A total of five new PV plants were put into operation.
Reliance Power has awarded Areva Solar the contract to build a 250 MW CSP project in India. The project will easily become the largest CSP project in Asia, once completed. It is being built as part of India's solar development program, which calls for 20 GW of solar capacity by 2022.
Siemens has been awarded the contract to supply UVAC 2010 solar receivers to India, to be installed at the Megha parabolic trough solar power plant, which is being developed in Andhra Pradesh. This is the second CSP project in India to use Siemens universal vacuum air collectors (UVAC).
Abengoa and JGC Corporation have brought their second jointly developed and built CSP plant online, the Solacor 2. The power plant is part of the El Carpio Solar Complex, in Cordoba, Spain. Abengoa will continue to hold a 74% stake in both projects at the complex, as well as maintain their operation.
Siemens has received an order for its UVAC 2010 solar receivers for a CSP plant being developed in Rajasthan, India. The power plant will use parabolic troughs, for which Siemens will supply a total of 17,000 receivers. The facility will have 50 MW of installed power generating capacity.
DuPont and Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar) have ented into a USD 100 million strategic agreement for PV materials, which will help speed up the adoption of solar energy in the global energy market. Under the agreement, DuPont will supply Yingli with critical, high-quality materials, as well as collaborate with the company on further technological advancements.
JinkoSolar, based in China, has added a new subsidiary in Australia. JinkoSolar Australia is based in Queensland, and will serve as a sales and delivery hub for the Australian market, housing about 5 MW of modules for the region.
