Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy and sustainable technology specialist, is reportedly planning to inaugurate and connect its 100MW Shams 1 CSP project on 17 March.
A 145MW solar project located in Neuhardenberg, Germany, and owned by a number of unnamed financial institutions and investors has been completed and is set to connect to the grid on 8 March, 2013.
Chinese solar manufacturer Phono Solar and Symbior Energy, a Hong Kong-based renewable energy company, have signed a strategic cooperation to jointly develop a 40MW solar project in Thailand.
Solar developer Azure Power India has expanded its 5MW facility in Nagaur, Rajasthan, with an additional 35MW making it the largest project commissioned at a single location under India’s National Solar Mission.
Chilean PV project developer E-CL is seeking approval for its proposed 40MW PV plant in the Arica and Parinacota region in northern Chile and has put forward its plans to the Chilean environmental authority Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SEA).
Quanta Services has announced its subsidiary Quanta Power Generation has been awarded an EPC contract by Con Edison Development (CED) to develop two 20MW PV facilities.
Saibu Gas, a Japanese gas provider, has announced plans to construct two PV facilities in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, with a combined capacity of 3.2MW..
Two potentially emerging European markets, Serbia and Croatia are proving important enough for ‘fabless’ PV module supplier, Upsolar to team with a regional partner, Plan-net Solar to support the markets in 2013.
Lixil Corporation, a Japanese building materials supplier, is planning to construct a 6.35MW PV facility in the city of Sukagawa, in the prefecture of Fukushima, Japan.
