Power Plants

China-based monocrystalline wafer producer, Comtec Solar, is constructing a new wafer plant at the Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone in Malaysia.

French renewables developer Axuo Energy is teaming up with R20, the international environmental body set up by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to build 41MW of PV generation in Mali.

Chinese solar player Goldpoly has completed a 10.8MW PV project in the province of Fujian.

PV module manufacturer, Seraphim Solar System has been awarded ‘Thresher Certification’ from TÜV SÜD, the first company to do so.

Solar power producers are set to benefit from a $100 million investment in India’s clean energy sector backed by the US Agency for International Development.

Israeli fund, Econergy, has acquired 7MW of PV assets from Sorgenia located several regions of Italy that includes 10 PV plants that are both ground-mounted and rooftop.

Wide bandgap semiconductors based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) substrates are set to drive down the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) and boost margins on electricity sold, according to a new report from Lux Research.

Europe needs to intensify its support for the Desertec plan to import cheap solar and wind power from desert areas or face escalating energy prices, the body behind the initiative has warned.

EPC firm Gehrlicher Solar’s American subsidiary has been awarded a five-year preferred PV supplier contract with the US government.

PV inverter manufacturer KACO new energy has teamed with US-based Power Pro-Tech Services (PPT) to provide product support services in the US and Caribbean.