Power Plants

Major photovoltaic (PV) inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply Co has said the largest floating PV power plant with a capacity of 40MW had been grid connected on former flooded coal mining region in Huainan, south Anhui province, China.

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German developer Wirsol has bolstered its business activities by expanding into the Australian market and opening a new office in Sydney.

Construction has started on a 125MW PV project that is expected to be Queensland’s largest industrial solar project.

Georgia Power announced Wednesday that it plans to develop a new 139MW PV project next to the Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Minnesota governor Mark Dayton vetoed measure SF 1937 on Tuesday, which would have removed solar customer’s ability to have unfair fees reviewed by independent regulators at the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

Vietnam is set to build a brand new 30MW solar PV plant in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa.

Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG has officially completed its first five community solar projects in Minnesota, ranging from 3-5MW each.

Kyocera, Gaia Power, Kyudenko Corporation and Tokyo Century announced Tuesday that Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills — a PV company jointly established by the four companies — has started construction on a 92M PV project in Japan.

Norway-headquartered integrated PV module manufacturer REC Group has been officially approved to be able to bid on solar supply tenders in France, organised by the government after receiving the required low carbon footprint certification by French module testing and certification body, CERTISOLIS.