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Sandwiched between the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the Lindbergh Bay, Saint Thomas’s Cyril E. King Airport is not short of spectacular landmarks. However, from September 14 inbound passengers will be greeted by another impressive sight: a 1,600-foot-long array of solar panels.
This summer, BaySolar put Trnovec nad Vahom on the solar map by installing a 900kW system in the tranquil village in western Slovakia.
On August 15, Tsumkwe, a small village in Northern Namibia, was able to receive its first, around-the-clock electricity supply in three years thanks to a hybrid solar system completed by juwi Solar. The 200kW system, consisting of a 1MW battery storage unit and three integrated diesel generators, is believed to be one of Africa’s largest off-grid solar systems and supplies Tsumkwe’s public buildings and 100 private households with electricity.
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 500kW PV plant on Farasan Island, Saudi Arabia.
Conergy has broken new ground by completing work on its maiden North American solar installation in Hawaii. The 320kW system is housed on the roof of Fujifilm’s regional office in Oahu and was developed in partnership with local developer 21st Century.
Solar Nation has installed and commissioned a 876kW solar power system on the rooftop of Sunham Home Fashions distribution center in New Providence, New Jersey.
Solar Rainbow Services will be installing a 1MW solar PV system at Omni Holdings’ South Plainfield, New Jersey facility. The first phase includes a 330kW system on 40,000 square feet of roof space.
HelioPower has started construction of its 516kW (DC) solar power system at the Giumarra Vineyards production and cold storage facility in Bakersfield, California.
Parity Solar has installed a built-in photovoltaics (BIPV) system at the New Area Court House complex in Zhenjiang, China. The crystalline and thin-film modules are being installed over the skylight on the complex’s roof and will have a power generation capacity of 200kW.
IKEA is planning to install solar panels on the roof of one of its U.S. stores. The 60,000-square foot rooftop array on the Swedish retail giant’s Centennial store will be installed by REC Solar and, pending government permitting, will be opened this autumn.
