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Tonga Power’s General Manager, John van Brink, advised that the country’s first solar farm is expected to be in full operation by August. Developed by Meridian Energy, the 1MW Popua Solar Farm is the first renewable power station for the Tonga and will provide around 4% of the energy requirements for the main island of Tongatapu.
The former BP Solar module assembly plant, originally closed in 2009 but resurrected by Silex Systems to provide modules in the Australian market has also closed the facility. The company said that it couldn’t operate the facility on a profitable basis as market demand in Australia had waned.
Azure Power has received a US$70 million loan from the US Export Import Bank to construct a 40MW PV plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. The project will be an expansion of Azure’s already existing 5MW plant in Nagaur. The PV plant, which is expected to be the largest plant in a single location that is part of the National Solar Mission, is expected to commence commercial operation in February 2013.
China’s Chamber of Commerce Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) has released details on why the US Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination is false and unwarranted.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has identified six renewable energy initiatives in the US that the Chinese government believes is flouting World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on subsidies and countervailing measures in addition to the 1994 GATT Agreement.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has entered a strategic agreement with BYD, the company has announced. The official ceremony inducting the agreement was attended by BYD Chairman and president Chuanfu Wang as well as UL vice president and general manager of the company’s global energy and industrial system department, Jeff Smidt. Under the agreement, BYD New Energy Monitoring Center will become a UL certified testing center.
Profitability remains tantalizingly elusive at Suntech Power Holdings, having reported a first quarter GAAP loss of US$133 million on the back of certain one-time issues, 27% lower quarterly shipments and 10% price declines. Although management stuck to previous guidance for the year, indicating strong shipments in the second-half of the year, analysts raised concerns over Suntech’s ability to repay a US$540 million convertible note due next year.
Almost a week after the preliminary determination announcement from the US Department of Commerce, organisations and corporations continue to make statements.
Sunways has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Solar Energy Australia (SEA) to distribute Sunways inverters in Australia. In the partnership, SEA is the exclusive distributer of Sunways inverters in Australia as well as provider of customer service.
centrotherm photovoltaics advsied that it had begun industrial-scale production of its high-efficiency centaurus solar cell for customers in China and Europe. Over 50MW of the centaurus technoloy are in ramp-up mass production with the company noting that it has received interest from various of its existing customers.
