ZacSol, alarge-scale PV project, has been announced in Mexico, as part of an ‘innovation partnership’ deal between Mexico and the US state of Massachusetts.
Community solar developer Clean Energy Collective has appointed RGS Energy as the contractor for the construction of two community-owned PV projects in Massachusetts.
PV provider Scatec Solar has been given final approval on its plans to construct an 80MW PV plant in Iron County, Utah. The project, known as the Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park, was approved by the state's Public Service Commission and the Iron County Community Development and Renewal Agency.
SunEdison has announced financial close on a 50MW solar plant in Chile, which it claims is Latin America’s largest operational PV plant and also one of the biggest PV projects in the world operating without subsidies.
Portuguese renewable energy developer, EDP Renováveis (EDPR), has secured €30 million (US$41 million) in project finance for 50MW of Romanian PV, despite recent cuts to the county's solar incentives.
US conglomerate General Electric (GE) will invest in the running of Japan’s largest solar power plant, an ¥80 billion (US$777 million) scheduled for completion in 2018, according to reports in Japanese and international media.
