Power Plants

Battery maker Trojan claims its new proprietary ‘Smart Carbon’ technology can improve the cycle life of lead acid batteries by as much as 15%, through effective management of the cell in a partial state of charge.

EPC firm, Swinerton Renewable Energy has selected Array Technologies ‘DuraTrack’ HZ single-axis tracker system for a 40MW of Duke Energy Renewables owned PV power plants being built in Bakersfield, California.

The energy minister of Namibia, southern Africa, has called for greater deployment of solar to provide power in off-grid locations.

India’s domestic solar manufacturing sector will collapse by the end of the year unless the government adopts the recommended anti-dumping duties, according to the CEO of Tata Power Solar.

Financing company GE Energy Financial Services is set to invest in a 32MW PV plant located in Okayama, Japan. The plant, known as Kumenan, was developed by Pacifico Energy and will be completed in 2016.

North Sky CleanTech Alliance Fund, L.P. and NewWorld Environmental Infrastructure, L.P. will invest in a PV generation project portfolio that was developed by independent solar power producer Nautilus Solar Energy LLC through its subsidiary, Nautilus Solar Energy Canada, Inc.

The Spanish cabinet has approved a renewable energy bill that will retroactively cap the returns of PV investors.

German EPC firm IBC Solar is stepping up its attention on the Middle East market.

Global utility-scale solar developer SunEdison’s 100MW Amanacer solar power plant in Chile has been inaugurated.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has approved 300MW of solar development agreements.