International PV developer Sonnedix, via its Japanese operator Nippon Solar Services (NSS), has partnered with solar investor firm GSSG Solar to develop 170MW of PV plants in Japan.
Solar independent power producer Etrion has connected the first half of its new Aomori solar project in Japan that will be 9.5MW in capacity upon completion.
Global grid-connected solar PV additions reached 75GW in 2016, a 50% year-on-year growth from 50GW in 2015, according to the PV Market Alliance (PVMA).
India’s expected four-fold rise in energy demand over the next 15 years will open “immense business opportunities” for Japan in the sector in India, according to Indian energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal.
Sweden announces effective abolition of its solar tax, Etrion and Hitatchi High-Technologies partner on a 13.2MW project in Japan, Wynnertech supplies 20MW of inverters to a project in Iran, and Enel North America and GE Energy enter a JV.
Ultor, a 50:50 joint venture between Enel Green Power and Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture (F2i), has signed an agreement to purchase the 60MW Italian solar portfolio of Etrion Corporation.
Fully-integrated solar project developer ReneSola announced Tuesday that it has provided 10.4MW of its high-efficiency polycrystalline PV modules to Saferay for a ground-mounted solar installation in Japan.
GE Energy Financial Services and energy developer Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operation on the jointly-owned 42MW Mimasaka Musashi solar project in Okayama, Japan.
