Power Plants

A deal that would see Conergy’s sales operations sold and split from its PV module and mounting systems manufacturing operations has been signed between US-based financial investor, Kawa Capital Management, Conergy and the preliminary insolvency administrator of Conergy.

UK based EPC Solarcentury has a formed a joint venture with South African firm Momentous Energy to form Solarcentury Africa.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a 20MW plant proposed by South Korea-based renewable energy company, Mirae Asia.

The Chinese government is to introduce from next week provisional anti-dumping duties against solar-grade polysilicon imports from the United States and South Korea.

Gehrlicher Solar America has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 3MW PV power plant being built at a landfill site near the town of Scituate, Massachusetts.

Stefen Fischer has been awarded the Best Student Presentation Award at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) for his work to increase the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

Clenergy has announced that TÜV Rheinland has accredited its SPS three-phase grid-connected inverters.

Phoenix solar is extending the supposed largest ground mounted system in Saudi Arabia, at KASPARCH, Riyadh to 5.3MW.

The Netherlands is negotiating a new energy policy “Nationaal Energieakkoor” that could see up to 2 million household PV installed by 2023.

Chinese solar manufacturer and developer NARI has formed a partnership with solar mounting supplier Powerway Renewable Energy to jointly build PV projects in South Africa.