photovoltaic plant construction News
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PV plants under construction in Chile grow 184% from last year
The photovoltaic industry in Chile has seen a considerable change from 2013 to 2014 with a growth of 184% in plants under construction. PV Insider published a free roadmap that includes maps of plants in operation and construction as well as profiles of each developer with activities in the country. Last October 2013 Chile approved the Law to Encourage the Generation of Non-Conventional ...
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T-Solar Consolidates its International Expansion With New Photovoltaic Projects in the United States and Puerto Rico
Two new projects will contribute 100 GWh a year to the electricity grid upon coming online in 2H 2013 The T-Solar Group manages 283 MW under operation and construction in Spain, Italy, India, Peru, the USA and Puerto Rico The company has a further 400 MW under development The T-Solar Group, one of the major independent power producers in the solar photovoltaic electricity ...
By T-Solar
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Feed in Tariff instability promotes Engineering innovation across Europe’s PV market
There is 28GW of total PV installed capacity in Europe, which equals the electricity consumption of approximately 10 million households. With the Feed in Tariff instability across Europe it means the speed of future PV installations will see a slower growth rate, as investors reconsider and recalculate their ROI. This means now more than ever, the European solar developers and EPCs are focusing ...
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ET Solar Executes 12.6MW PV Plant Construction in Germany
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), one of the globally leading solar PV one-stop solution providers, today announces construction execution of two ground-mounted PV power plants in Germany with total installed capacity of 12.6MW. ET Solutions AG, ET Solar's wholly owned subsidiary, is the EPC contractor for the 7.6MW and 5MW PV plants that are located in Hohen Wangelin (150 kilometers north ...
By ET Solar
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ET Solar Executes 10 MW PV Plant Construction in Germany
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), one of the globally leading solar PV one-stop solution providers, today announces construction execution of a 10 MW ground-mounted PV power plant in Germany. ET Solutions AG, ET Solar's wholly-owned subsidiary, is awarded as the EPC contractor for a 10 MW PV project that is located in the town of Gefell in Thuringia. The project is about 180 kilometers west of ...
By ET Solar
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LA County Approves First Solar to Start Module Installation at AV Solar Ranch One
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) have reached an agreement on the installation of solar modules at the Solar Ranch One photovoltaic (PV) power plant currently under construction in the Antelope Valley. The agreement enables First Solar to continue construction activities of the 230-megawatt power plant that, when ...
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Natcore Technology Tapped as Project Manager For 200 MW Solar Park in Vietnam
Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a European developer of international renewable energy projects and a Vietnamese consortium under which the organizations would form a separate company to develop a 200 MW solar energy project in Vietnam. The projected cost of the project is approximately US$300 million, which includes all the costs ...
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EnviTec Biogas brings first PV array online in Bioenergiepark Forst
Premiere at EnviTec Biogas: A ground-mounted photovoltaic plant (PV facility) has just been brought online on the grounds of Bioenergiepark Forst in Brandenburg, Germany. Würzburg-based STEAG Solar Energy Solutions GmbH (SENS) worked with the biogas all-rounder from Lower Saxony as a joint partner in this project. “Effective immediately, the 750 kWp solar facility will produce solar ...
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India’s Burgeoning Solar and Wind Energy Markets to Boost Employment, Finance a Concern – Mr. Suresh Prabhu
Mr. Suresh P. Prabhu, head of the Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, and former Union Minister, released a series of reports on Renewable Energy Jobs and Finance published by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi today. These reports are the first independent, external analysis ...
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First Solar Installs 10 Millionth Power Plant PV Module
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) team has installed its 10 millionth solar photovoltaic (PV) module in a utility-scale solar power project. The installation took place at the 550 megawattAC (MW) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm solar project that the company is constructing for NextEra Energy ...
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Giant Nevada solar project set for federal approval; Global PV installs forecast to rise 14%
Nevada solar plus storage project clears environmental hurdle The 690 MW Gemini solar plus storage project in Nevada looks set to receive federal approval after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a favorable Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) December 30. BLM will close its final comment period on January 27 and will issue a Record of Decision in the Federal Register by ...
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K&S performs Solarpark supervision in Japan to secure high quality standards
The team of K&S technical experts perform independent technical inspections of the photovoltaic system and clarifies technical issues. The advisory service begins even before the actual construction of the photovoltaic power plant - in the design and contract review. It is ensured that all the requirements of the building permit of the relevant Japanese authorities are fulfilled and the ...
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Enel Green Power Has Begun Construction on Two Photovoltaic Plants in Chile
Lalackama, with an installed capacity of 60 MW, is expected to be the Group’s largest photovoltaic plant. Once built and fully operational, the plant will be capable of generating up to 160 GWh per year, equivalent to the electricity needs of about 90 thousand Chilean households, and will avoid the emission of over 100 thousand tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. The new plant is expected to ...
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52MW PV Solar plant gets PPA in Jordan
First Solar, a major shareholder of Shams Ma'an Power Generation PSC announced last week that it is able to develop and construct a 52MW photovoltaic plant thanks to the signing of a PPA with the National Electricity Production Company (NEPCO) This is the country’s first utility-scale photovoltaic plant to have a PPA closed with NEPCO. Several more PPAs are expected to be signed with ...
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Third-Party Construction Supervision of Photovoltaic Power Plants in Japan
Most of technical challenges can be avoided with professional construction supervision by a reliable independent third-party engineering company. This monitoring generally will be done throughout the installation and commissioning of a photovoltaic power plant. The planning and installation of a free-field photovoltaic power plant is technicaly complex. This is due to the coordination of the ...
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Statkraft opens first solar park in Italy - announces agreement for more solar parks
Norwegian power generator Statkraft has opened its first solar power plant, Casale in Aprilia, Italy. Statkraft also announces an agreement with Siemens Energy to build more solar power plants in Italy. With a total capacity of 3.3 MW and an annual power production of 4.5 GWh, the Casale solar park will supply approximately 1200 Italian households with renewable energy. 'Developing solar power ...
By Statkraft
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Abengoa celebrates start of construction for its photovoltaic plant in Atacama 1, the largest solar complex in Latin America
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, celebrated today the start of the construction of the photovoltaic plant that will be part of Atacama 1 solar complex, located in the north of Chile (Comuna de María Elena, Segunda Región). The event was attended ...
By Abengoa
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Winds of change for Spanish PV inverters
Since the middle of 2009, fitters have increasingly installed PV plants on industrial roofs in Spain , a set up which demands smaller inverters. The new Royal Decree, RD 1578/2008 caps the additional construction of photovoltaic plants and, in particular, reduces the number of large free-standing systems. “We have a large spectrum of inverters with outputs from 1.8 kilowatts up to 1 megawatt and ...
By Solar Max
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OPDE Group surpasses the EUR 160m turnover mark in 2007
• In the first quarter of 2008, the solar photovoltaic group’s surpassed the 130 million euro turnover mark, making this year’s forecasted turnover at 320 million Euros: doubling last year’s figures.• The Group’s progress since its official establishment four years ago has been noteworthy, having reached a total power of 53 Mw, in promotion and construction, by the end of 2007, which is 18% of ...
By Mecasolar
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SMA Powers the American Southwest
SMA America is proud to power what is expected to be the largest operational photovoltaic (PV) plant in the world upon completion. Construction on the 290 MW Agua Caliente solar project in Yuma County, near Dateland, Ariz., is under way, with completion expected in 2014. Built by First Solar, Inc., Agua Caliente will generate enough clean solar energy to serve the needs of about 100,000 average ...
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