Power Plants

Indianapolis International Airport is to house what is said to be the largest solar farm at any US airport.

TUV Rheinland has awarded six energy storage certificates to Phono Solar, for the Phonocube all-in-one PV inverter and storage system.

Engineering firm Black & Veatch and renewable energy installer Brightergy have signed a US$100 million solar development deal.

German renewables project developer juwi has begun a joint venture in Dubai.

Canadian Solar Solutions, subsidiary of module manufacturer Canadian Solar has completed and sold two solar plants to TransCanada.

The cost of grid connections should not be an obstacle to large-scale expansion of solar energy in Europe, according to a new report developed by Imperial College London.

Module manufacturer JA Solar has won a contract to supply panels for a 5MW project in Israel.

Several obstacles to the installation of new solar power generating capacity in India must be overcome if the government’s ambitious renewable energy plans are to stay on track, according to Raj Prabhu, chief executive officer at clean energy consultancy and communications firm Mercom.

German Federal Network Agency figures show the 10,109 installations fell below the 300MW mark for the first time in four months.

Self-consumption and other new business models for PV “can reduce and ultimately suppress the reliance on dedicated financial support”, according to Marie Latour, senior national policy advisor at the European Photovoltaic Industry Association.