Power Plants

Chinese module manufacturer Yingli has broken ground on a 50MW project on a former mining site in eastern China.

Xcel energy has agreed to purchase 140MW of photovoltaic solar energy from two planned solar developments near Roswell, New Mexico.

SolarWorld is planning to add a total of 500MW of monocrystalline ingot production at the former Bosch solar manufacturing facilities in Arnstadt, Germany, and upgrade all 700MW of solar cell production at the site to next-generation PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) technology.

Texas will have an additional 10GW capacity of solar by 2029, according to a report by Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA).

AGL Energy’s 102MW Nyngan Solar Plant in western New South Wales is expected to begin its first generation next month, and be fully operational by July 2015.

SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy developer is to purchase diamond wire saw technology from tool maker Meyer Burger.

Kyocera is targeting the German market for self-consumed solar electricity, with the Japanese company preparing to launch a home energy storage system in May.

Renewable energy firm, Enel Green Power (EGP) has started construction in South Africa of three PV power plants in South Africa, totalling 231MW.

Major institutional investors have warned politicians that interfering in solar support schemes could spook the market and lead to large amounts of investment being lost.

Leading US installer SolarCity has partnered with power company MP2 Energy on a programme to increase access to solar power in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.