Power Plants

A contract has been signed for the first solar power plant to be built in the Gulf state of Kuwait, a 280MW solar thermal power plant in Al-Abdaliya.

The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has sent recommendations to the Ontario Ministry of Energy for boosting Ontario's PV sector, including a target for generating 5% of the province's energy from solar power by 2025.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has appointed the co-founder & vice president of products and strategic initiatives at Enphase Energy, Raghu Belur, to its board.

According to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC), 578MW of solar capacity from large-scale projects was added in the US during August 2013.

Major PV energy provider (PVEP), SunEdison, has received net proceeds from its recent share offering of approximately US$239.9 million.

Utility-scale renewables developer, Energy Capital Group (EGC), has announced the development of a 300MW plant in Millard County, Utah.

Commercial PV storage is set to grow by a factor of 700 by 2017 to become the largest segment in the solar storage market, projections by IHS suggest.

Inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar, has announced the conclusion of a process to reduce its headcount with an additional 400 voluntary job losses.

A 500kW rooftop photovoltaic power plant has been built by Turkish-German company KosiFrankensolar on the roof of beverage producer Sural in Antalya, Turkey.

The Czech Senate has approved controversial laws to end subsidies for renewable energy and to extend a tax levied on solar power plants, following a vote on Friday.