Power Plants

Renewable energy developer Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has dedicated the first phase of Arizona's Mesquite solar project, expected to become one of the largest PV plants in North America.

PV projects in Thailand as well as strong demand in select European countries saw Conergy post its highest ever first quarter shipments.

South Africa has inked agreements with the preferred bidders for nine solar projects under the second round of its national renewable energy procurement programme.

China Merchants New Energy Group Limited has inked a joint venture agreement with state-owned Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Investment Co which seeks to invest and build a 300MW PV plant in China.

Construction of the 160MW Noor 1 CSP project has officially started following a ground breaking ceremony held on 10 May attended by King Mohammed VI.

The Heraeus Photovoltaics business unit, part of German technology firm Heraeus, has upgraded its PV laboratory in Shanghai, China, in order to increase its local support to Chinese cell manufacturers.

PV developer SolarCity has installed a total of 1.5MW of PV capacity at two water treatment plants in Sacramento, California.

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is continuing to expand its solar footprint in the US and has announced the completion of its 38th solar project at its store in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) has launched an online database enabling users to track renewable energy-related legislation across all 50 US states.

The governing body of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved a modified plan that will see Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia install over 1.1GW of concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity in the region.