Power Plants

Struggling inverter manufacturer SMA has purchased Phoenix Solar’s European operations and maintenance business.

A 40.4MW solar power plant fitted with an observatory deck and visitor centre has been completed by Mitsuuroku Green Energy and its partners in Chiba, near Tokyo, Japan.

US thin-film manufacturer, First Solar is to build a 45MW solar power plant in the state of Telangana, India.

Vivint Solar has made a confidential filing for an initial public offering (IPO) through its parent company Vivint Inc, according to a report by news agency Reuters.

First Solar announced lower than expected revenue and profit for Q2 on the back of project delays. The company also revealed a decision on a yield co would be made before Q3 results were announced.

All states in the US should emulate the country’s solar top performers and adopt “aggressive” policies to drive PV deployment, according to a report.

The Chinese government has announced a target of 13GW of installed solar power capacity for 2014, according to the state news agency.

The Massachusetts state legislature broke for the summer without approving a raft of new solar policies. An extension to the state’s net metering programme offered scant consolation.

Italian energy and waste management company TerniEnergia has signed a deal to develop two solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 148.5MWp in South Africa.

The Canadian province of Ontario is preparing to install a variety of new energy storage technologies after finalising details of a 34MW grid storage trial.