Power generation contractor Blattner Energy has chosen solar energy solutions provider SunLink as a project partner for a 148.5MW PV portfolio that is currently under development in the southeastern United States.
North Carolina, ranked fourth among US states for installed PV capacity, is set to get another 33MW of utility-scale PV through locally-headquartered developer FLS Energy.
Japanese electronics firm Kyocera has partnered with a Brazilian engineering company to provide solar-powered lighting to 73km of highways in Rio de Janeiro, in a project funded by local authorities.
Renewable energy development company SunEdison has signed off on a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Rialto Unified School District in California for 8.4MW of solar energy.
Solar panel developer and manufacturer SunPower plans to spend around US$1.5 billion on 1GW of solar projects in Chile over five years, the company has confirmed.
In its new Q2 2015 Latin American PV Playbook released on Tuesday, GTM Research noted that 363MW of new operational capacity for utility-scale PV came online in Latin America during the second quarter of 2015.
