Power Plants

Italian renewable energy firm TerniEnergia installed eight PV plants in Greece in the fourth quarter of 2012 which have a combined capacity of 23.1 MWp.

Building on the success of its 10MW feed-in tariff pilot scheme, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Water and Power Commissioners has approved a 100MW FiT programme.

Major polysilicon producer Hemlock Semiconductor has cited unresolved trade disputes, notably with China, as a key factor behind the decision to lay off approximately 400 employees, while reducing polysilicon production and delaying the ramp of its new plant in Tennessee.

German PV module manufacturer Solar-Fabrik has announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer Martin Friedrich.

Canadian Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of PV manufacturer Candian Solar, has entered into a 10MW module supply agreement with Algonquin Power.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has presented its global renewable energy roadmap called REMAP 2030 for discussion at the third session of the IRENA Assembly held in Abu Dhabi on 13-14 January.

Chile’s energy minister Jorge Bunster has inaugurated the country’s first solar plant connected to the Central Interconnected System (SIC).

EDF Energies Novelles Israel, the Israeli subsidiary of French renewable energy firm EDF Energies Nouvelles, is reportedly planning to install three solar plants in Israel.

Tier 1 module manufacturer and PV project developer, SunPower Corporation said it expected to incur higher direct cash restructuring costs than previously guided when reporting fourth quarter results in early February, 2013.

Centurion in South Africa will be the lucky recipient of manufacturer DEGER’s 50,000th German-made tracking systems.