PV project developer SunEdison and Chilean mining and steel group CAP have signed an agreement to develop, they claim, the largest PV plant in Latin America.
Arizona-based Solar Bankers and its German affiliate Apollon have developed a new CPV module which, the companies claim, has low production costs and a 28% conversion rate.
Inti Pacific 2, an affiliate of Spanish renewable energy developer Nexer, is seeking approval for its proposed 54MW PV project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile and has submitted plans to the Chilean environmental authority, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SEA).
Geenex, a renewable energy company which aims to draw upon “German excellence, expertise and reliability”, has announced it will invest US$200 million in PV projects in North Carolina over the next two years.
Canadian developer Atlantic Wind & Solar and its affiliate Atlantic Energy Ecuador have received approval from the National Electricity Council of Ecuador (CONELEC) for two proposed PV plants.
BASF Corporation and utility provider SolarCity have signed an agreement whereby solar electricity will be offered from SolarCity to power new builds constructed under BASF’s Beyond High Performance home programme.
Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC), a member-owned electric utility serving 84,000 member-owners in Kent and Sussex County, Delaware, has started to construct a 4MW solar farm on an 8 hectare site located in the west of Georgetown, Delaware.
