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Delivery of Photovoltaic Projects in Indonesia

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services) of Indonesia today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the delivery of 100 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar power plants in Indonesia in order to address the growing energy demand in the country. “Indonesia has an increasingly urgent need … Continue reading Delivery of Photovoltaic Projects in Indonesia

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Mexican president inaugurates solar power plant

The plant is “the first in Mexico, the first in all of Latin America,” the president said, adding that it will serve as an experimental model for state-owned electric utility Comision Federal de Electricidad in its drive to develop renewable energy. Mexican President Felipe Calderon inaugurated a solar power plant that he touted as the … Continue reading Mexican president inaugurates solar power plant

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Interior Department Rolls Out New Solar Power Program

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed a record of decision establishing a brand new program for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will provide a comprehensive framework for managing the solar resources found on the public lands in six southwestern states. This is a remarkable accomplishment as few Interior Secretaries have established original initiatives without … Continue reading Interior Department Rolls Out New Solar Power Program

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Obama Administration Approves Roadmap for Solar Power on Public Lands

Federal officials on Friday approved a plan that sets aside 285,000 acres of public land for the development of large-scale solar power plants, cementing a new government approach to renewable energy development in the West after years of delays and false starts. At a news conference in Las Vegas, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the … Continue reading Obama Administration Approves Roadmap for Solar Power on Public Lands

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China firm to build 30-MW solar power project in Nepal

It would be the largest ever solar energy project in Nepal. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese solar energy firm Hunan Yueer Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd. for installing a 30-Megawatt solar station in the country. The MoU stated that that a solar company would be established in … Continue reading China firm to build 30-MW solar power project in Nepal

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Brazil Braxenergy to install two 30 MW photovoltaic solar power plants

Brazilian renewable energy developer Braxenergy filed a request with local energy sector watchdog Aneel for the installation of two 30 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar plants, Juazeiro I and Juazeiro II, and their respective transmission systems. Braxenergy plans to install the ventures in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state.  Aneel has also received a request for the installation … Continue reading Brazil Braxenergy to install two 30 MW photovoltaic solar power plants

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Suntech, EDP Renovaveis enter 39 MW PV solar power supply agreement

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest producer of solar panels, and EDP Renovaveis have signed a contract for Suntech to supply 39 megawatts (MW) of polycrystalline solar panels. The Suntech solar panels will power four new photovoltaic projects under construction in Romania that will be connected between late 2012 and early … Continue reading Suntech, EDP Renovaveis enter 39 MW PV solar power supply agreement

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24 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Puerto Rico

AES Solar and Met Life Announce the Financing and Start of Construction of its Ilumina Project – a 24 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Puerto Rico –The First Utility Scale Solar Project on the Island. AES Solar, a joint venture between The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) and Riverstone Holdings LLC, announced today that one … Continue reading 24 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Puerto Rico

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First Solar Partners with Kiran Energy and Mahindra Solar One on 50 MW of PV Projects in Rajasthan

The two adjacent solar power projects, which together will be one of India’s largest PV installations upon completion, are part of the second batch of utility-scale solar projects concluded under India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM). The NSM aims to install 20,000 MW of new solar electricity generating capacity by 2022. First Solar, Inc. … Continue reading First Solar Partners with Kiran Energy and Mahindra Solar One on 50 MW of PV Projects in Rajasthan

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Iran inaugurates 17 solar power plants

Iran has inaugurated 17 solar power plants simultaneously in different cities. Back in May Iran approved the allocation of €500 million from national development fund for renewable energy projects. Currently fossil fuels provide 78% of the world’s energy, this is while, 1 9% is supplied through renewable energy and 2.8% through nuclear energy. In 2010, … Continue reading Iran inaugurates 17 solar power plants

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Micro combined heat and solar power plant installed at ArrowPharm (Malta)

A three-year, EU-funded research project, dubbed DIGESPO, an acronym for ‘Distributed CHP Generation from Small Size Concentrated Solar Power’, has just completed the installation of a pilot micro Combined Heat and Power (m-CHP) plant, based on innovative Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Stirling engine technology, in Malta. The solar power plant is designed and built … Continue reading Micro combined heat and solar power plant installed at ArrowPharm (Malta)

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EBRD to finance its first solar power project in Ukraine

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a loan to Rengy Development to build and launch solar power facilities in Vinnytsia region. EBRD Principal Advisor for External Affairs Anton Usov told Interfax-Ukraine that this would be the first project on the financing of alternative energy such as solar energy in the … Continue reading EBRD to finance its first solar power project in Ukraine

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Gestamp Solar and Kankyo-Keiei to Partner for Roof-top solar power projects all over Japan

Gestamp Solar, the photovoltaic solar division of Gestamp Renewables, announced today the partnership agreement with Kankyo – Keiei to develop roof-top solar projects all over Japan. The agreement will focus on the permitting and O&M of Megasolar in different locations, starting with 30 MW. “Kankyo Keiei and Gestamp Solar will work closely to identify the … Continue reading Gestamp Solar and Kankyo-Keiei to Partner for Roof-top solar power projects all over Japan

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Epuron acquires Australia’s largest tracking solar power plant from SunPower

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) and Epuron today announced that Epuron has acquired the 1-megawatt Uterne solar power plant operating in Alice Springs, Australia. Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services, has provided project financing, making it the country’s first major bank to support a solar project of this size. The project … Continue reading Epuron acquires Australia’s largest tracking solar power plant from SunPower

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Altairnano Selected for Puerto Rico 26 MW San Fermin Solar Power Project

Altairnano will provide a 2 megawatt (MW) ALTI-ESS Advantage advanced energy storage system to provide frequency regulation and ramp-rate control. The system will satisfy the technical requirements established by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). Altairnano will deliver, install and commission the system before Dec. 31, 2012. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI) today … Continue reading Altairnano Selected for Puerto Rico 26 MW San Fermin Solar Power Project

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US-Poll Reveals Strong Support for Solar Energy

92 percent of voters believe it’s important for the U.S. to develop and use more solar energy. 85 percent of voters view solar energy favorably (60 percent very favorable). 78 percent of voters say government should support growth of solar energy with incentives. Likely voters in the 2012 election cycle overwhelmingly support solar energy and … Continue reading US-Poll Reveals Strong Support for Solar Energy

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Solar challenge road race completed

Wind energy has been allocated 8,400 MW, conventional solar 8,400 MW and concentrated solar power (CSP) 1,000 MW. The third round of bidding for renewable power projects is expected to take place during the second quarter of 2013. The Sasol South Africa Solar Challenge, which started on the 18th of September 2012 concluded on the … Continue reading Solar challenge road race completed

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U.S. photovoltaic solar power shipments set record in 2011

Total U.S. shipments of photovoltaic modules increased from 2, 644,498 peak kilowatts in 2010 to 3,772,075 peak kilowatts in 2011, a nearly 43-percent surge, according to the report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic modules reached a record high last year, despite declining prices for solar technology and photovoltaic cells, … Continue reading U.S. photovoltaic solar power shipments set record in 2011

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Mecca to establish SR 2.4 billion solar power project

“The solar power project will be established on an area of about two million square meters. About 20 international consortiums consisting of about 100 companies will compete for the execution of the project,” Mayor Osama bin Fadl Al-Bar told business daily Al-Eqtisadiah on Wednesday. Makkah municipality (Mecca) will establish a mega solar energy project, costing … Continue reading Mecca to establish SR 2.4 billion solar power project

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