Switzerland's ABB has received a $25 million order to provide electrical and control systems for one of the world’s largest PV power plants with a single-axis tracking system.
The first phase of the five-phase 127MW Arlington Valley Solar Energy II project located in southwest Arizona, US, has officially opened and become live.
The supplier base for PV inverters continued to fragment in 2012, with the market share of the world’s 10 largest suppliers falling by 6%, according to a report by IMS Research.
Quantum Guam Power (QGP), an affiliate of power generation company Quantum Utility Generation, has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement with Pacific Green Resources.
Public Services and Utility Group (PSEG) has reached agreement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on plans to invest almost US$500 million in new solar capacity in the US state.
Advanced Energy Industries (AE) has started another round of restructuring aimed at taking advantage of the ‘fabless’ business model offered by recently acquired PV inverter company REFUsol.
Manufacturer Hanergy Solar Group has set up a new arm to help it break into the downstream solar market and maximise the application of its thin-film solar technology.
Plans for a 51MW solar project to be developed in the Spanish region of Murcia have been green-lighted by Murcia’s Ministry of Public Works and Planning.
