BISOL’s polycrystalline and monocrystalline PV modules have been officially accredited by the Australian Clean Energy Council to meet with the requirements to be sold in Australia. The modules comply with the Australian Standard AS5033.
Kyocera has supplied 34MW of PV modules for a 127MW utility-scale PV plant in south western Arizona, the company has announced. The company will provide further modules, manufactured at its San Diego facility, for the project, producing through to 2013.
Soventix has announced the founding of a subsidiary in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The company is dealing with the preliminary application for insolvency proceedings of Sovello and possible impacts on its business. The company is positive, though, that Sovello’s insolvency will have no impact on Soventix’ operations as the company has been independent from former minority shareholder Sovello since 2011. Soventix will bid in the next round of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Program (IPP) in August for a 75MW project that could be expanded to 300MW.
American-based company Petra Solar has announced that it will install 5MW solar energy across a number of locations in Bahrain. The company is collaborating with the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), Caspian Energy Holding and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).
SolarEdge Technologies has announced that it has shipped an excess of 1 million of its solar power optimizing and monitoring solutions worldwide. The company ships its optimizers to over 30 different countries.
Ascent Solar has entered into a development agreement with Shenzhen Radiant Enterprise and the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute (TSDI), the company has announced. Under the agreement, the three companies aim to install Ascent solar panels into already existing as well as future railway stations in China. TSDI has been involved in designing over 50,000km of Chinese railways, as well as the design of the Beijing South railway station.
American-based Fluor Corporation has finished constructing one of LDK Solar’s polysilicon plants in China, the company has announced. Fluor provided EPC services for the plant in Xinyu City, China.
Qatar Solar Technologies and Qatar Electricity and Water have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop solar power in Qatar. QST is currently constructing a US$1.1 billion polysilicon manufacturing plant in the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.
German-based manufacturer of metallization pastes Heraeus is constructing a new manufacturing site in Taiwan, the company has announced. The production site is expected to commence operation in the last quarter of 2012 and is intended to meet the demand of the Taiwanese market with local production and technical services. Heraeus produces silver pastes for polycrystalline solar cells.
Satcon will supply 30MW of its Equinox Prism Platform to Western Wind and Lord Electric. The inverters will be installed at a solar power park in Puerto Rico, the company has announced.
