Projects

Major US utility Duke Energy has proposed multiple solar power programs to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) which would help expand the PV market within the state.

Renewable energy company SunEdison has reached an agreement with solar developer PermaCity to develop, construct and own 22MW of rooftop solar as part of the Beacon Bundled Solar contract that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) gave to SunEdison in July 2014.

Chinese tier one manufacturer Trina Solar will supply PV modules to ‘Marcovia Solar’, a 42.5MW solar farm in Honduras which is scheduled to go online during the second quarter of this year.

Plans by Apple to build a solar powered data centre at an Arizona facility once owned by First Solar have been welcomed by environmental advocacy group Greenpeace.

Kenyan independent power producer, Greenmillenia Energy, is planning a 40MW utility PV power plant in the East African country.

Major photovoltaic energy provider Canadian Solar has updated its ‘late-stage’ PV project pipeline heading into 2015.

Solar energy finance and investment firm Sol Systems is set to deploy over US$200 million in capital to finance at least 150MW of projects.

GCL New Energy Holdings has guided plans to build 2GW of PV power plant projects in China in 2015, increasing by 500MW per annum to reach planned installations of 3GW in 2017.

The African Development Bank is to back a 72MW PV project in Cameroon, pushing the country's solar pipeline close to 200MW.

US PV energy provider SunEdison has announced the prices for its offering of US$400 million principal amount of 2.375% convertible senior notes in a exclusive placement offering.