Projects

Seven Japanese companies have been celebrating the ground breaking of their solar and wind power project at a ceremony held today at the project site in Midorigahama, Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan.

French CPV manufacturer Soitec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Africa’s public utility Eskom for its planned 44MWp Touwsrivier power plant.

Algerian state-owned utility Sonelgaz is planning to build 4.2GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 in a move designed to meet future domestic demand and establish an export market for electricity.

China Sunergy (CSUN), a solar cell and module manufacturer, has announced it will develop its first two solar projects in the UK.

Southern Solar is build a 100MW solar farm in phases, in Tamil Nadu, India, according to reports.

Schott Solar has completed delivery of over 17,000 of its PTR 70 receivers to Godawari Green Energy.

The Osaka Hikari-no-mori Project (Osaka Forest of Light Project) has now commenced following the announcement that it will be supported by a consortium of seven Japanese companies, namely Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Daihen Corporation, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Rengo Co. and NTT Facilities.

Solar Planet Power, PV installers based in Ohio, US, has commissioned several ground-mounted and rooftop PV projects at elementary and high schools located in West Jefferson and Blacklick, Ohio.

EPC specialist Enerparc has finished building and connected a 52.7MW solar park in Brandenburg, Germany. The construction took just three months to complete.

The first phase of Catalina Solar, EDF Renewable Energy’s 143MWp solar plant in Kern County, California, is to begin operation in December.