Power Plants

Vistra Energy has purchased the 180MW Upton County Solar 2 PV project in West Texas, which has yet to be constructed.

India has proposed an 18% sales tax for solar cells and modules.

North Carolina’s Duke Energy has completed a 17MW solar plant at the US Navy’s Support Activity (NSA) Crane facility in Indiana.

Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar have agreed to a partnership to bring Mercedes-Benz home energy storage systems to the US.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, officially switched on the first PV system responsible for powering a refugee camp in Azraq, Jordan.

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.

News in Brief: NV Energy partners with CLEAResult for a low-income solar pilot programme, San Jose green lights California’s largest community choice programme, Crius Solar partners with Solar Alliance and Campbell's Soup gets a 4.4MW solar array.

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.