A subsidiary of US online retail giant Amazon will back the construction of an 80MW solar farm in Virginia to power its data centre. The Amazon Solar Farm US East will be the largest in the state.
Distributed solar energy provider Vivint Solar and construction firm Brahma Group have entered into an agreement for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of solar energy projects for commercial and industrial businesses and organizations across the US.
Tier-one PV module manufacturer JinkoSolar has supplied 33.67MW of PV modules to Chilean renewable energy company Rijn Capital for the San Pedro III PV Plant Phase I project in Chile.
PV tracker developer NEXTracker has completed tracker commissioning for SunEdison’s solar PV plants at Pacifico and Choluteca in Honduras with a combined 82MW capacity.
Equipment specialist GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) said it was assessing fire damage to the former Apple sapphire making equipment housed in the Arizona facility that caught fire last week due to a potentially faulty PV rooftop array.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the landmark Aurora Distributed Solar Project, which was selected over a number of gas proposals in a landmark ruling in 2014.
Renewable energy development company SunEdison has signed off on deals with five municipal groups on Long Island, New York, to build seven solar installations for a total of 14MW.
