Canadian Solar has secured its largest EPC contract to date with the signing of an agreement to build a 130MW PV power plant in Ontario, Canada for Samsung Renewable Energy.
The first of a planned 80 rooftop projects on agricultural facilities in Japan has been started by JAMC Solar Energy, a joint venture firm between Mitsubishi Corporation and the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations.
Mexican PV developer Sonora80M Group has signed an agreement to deliver 15% of energy generated at its 20MW solar park in Mexico to Ford Motor Company.
Japan's Shinsei Bank has signed a project financing agreement with Japan Renewable Energy to provide a ¥10 billion (US$97 million) loan to fund the development of 40MW worth of PV projects.
Empower Energies, a renewable energy company, has completed the installation of four PV arrays at the General Motors Warren Technical Center campus in Warren, Michigan, US.
SGI-Mitabu, a company formed by two Australian firms The Solar Guys International and Mitabu Australia, has entered into a partnership with the government of South Sumatra, Indonesia to develop megawatt-scale solar power projects.
Renewable energy developer Japan Asia Group is reportedly readying a pipeline of 500MW of PV projects in Japan as it considers reducing its European operations.
German module provider Conergy and Spanish renewable energy supplier Gamma Solutions have formed a partnership to install solar systems on nine public buildings in Spain.
