Projects

Major PV energy provider Canadian Solar has been selected to supply 43MW of its CS6P255P modules to the second largest solar power plant project in Japan, according to the company.

Tracking manufacturer Array Technologies (ATI) has installed four systems in California customised to withstand high wind speeds.

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International is planning to issue convertible bonds totalling US$296.6 million to support its PV project business plans.

Dubai’s state utility company has opened the tender process for 100MW solar PV generating capacity.

Tenaska Solar Ventures has opted to use only conventional PV modules at its planned 150MW PV power plant in Imperial Valley, California cancelling plans to use Soitec’s concentrated PV (CPV) technology for part of the original project.

Kyocera has installed a solar powered recharging station for electric vehicles, aimed at increasing clean energy generation and providing energy security in the event of disaster.

Croatia has an installed solar capacity of 23.8MW as of the end of March according to the Mediterranean country’s energy market operator, HROTE.

The solar power division of Japanese consumer electronics and engineering firm Hitachi will act as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner on a 43MW ‘megasolar’ PV project in Gunma prefecture, Japan.

A total of 6.7MW will be installed across 22 sites in the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD).

PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has begun on two ground-mounted PV plants in Hebei Province, China.