ENN Solar Energy has won the bid to supply 5.7m2 tandem-junction silicon thin-film modules for a utility-scale photovoltaic power plant. Once complete, the project will be the largest thin-film photovoltaic project in China, and one of the largest in the world to utilize tandem-junction silicon thin-film technology.
Gadot Solar Solutions and SolarEdge have signed a joint agreement for the global distribution and installation of SolarEdge solar power harvesting systems. By signing the contract, SolarEdge takes advantage of Gadot Solar's European market presence.
The Minister for Environment and Climate Change in Victoria, Australia, has announced a AUS$3 million investment in solar cell R&D technology development in Melbourne. The venture is a direct result of collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and China's Suntech Power Holdings. The Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility at Swinburne has been established through a grant of $3 million from Victoria's Science Agenda Investment Fund.
The government of Western Australia has finalized the long-awaited feed-in tariff. Energy minister Peter Collier has announced State Budget funding of AUS$23million to introduce the residential net feed-in tariff scheme, providing a subsidy to householders with new and existing photovoltaic, wind and micro-hydro systems. The scheme, which will pay out over a period of 10 years, will open for applications from July 1, with payments to be made from August 1.
Suntech has received official certification under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for its modules. The British Board of Agreement (BBA) certifies that Suntech's modules meet or exceed relevant standards for sales in the UK.
Product Briefing Outline: KACO new energy has launched new inverter models within its XP series. The new Powador XP200-HV and Powador XP250-HV TL central inverters complement the 100 and 350-kilowatt inverters currently on the market. These two new models have output power ratings of 200 and 250 kilowatts. Two XP250 units can be integrated into a lightweight steel enclosure for the new 500-kilowatt station.
(Updated) Victor Valley College and SolFocus have officially opened the college's CPV solar power plant, a 1MW (AC) system located in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles that is said to be the largest of its kind in North America. The system will produce approximately 2.6 million kilowatt-hours annually, contributing 30% toward the college's electricity demand. The six-acre site, located on the college's main campus in Victorville, consists of 122 SolFocus SF-1100S dual-axis-tracking 8.4KW CPV arrays, featuring 3416 panels incorporating tens of thousands of III-V concentrator-cell assemblies supplied by Boeing Spectrolab.
Meyer Burger has successfully won a contract worth more than CHF30 million for the supply of high-tech wire saws with a customer in Asia. The equipment will work towards ensuring a best in class wafering process.
Khosla Ventures has formed a partnership with Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's company, Tony Blair Associates. The partnership is aimed at helping Khosla's clean technology companies maximize effectiveness in achieving environmental goals. As part of the relationship, Blair joined Vinod Khosla on May 23 to tour the Calera green cement demonstration plant in Moss Landing, Calif.
Vinci Energia is in the process of commissioning the Luter power plant, one of the first pre-commercial CSP Stirling projects from a concentrating system formed by a patented optical system integrated in Titan Tracker Precisión.
