c one of the world's largest solar companies, has supplied 8 MW of solar modules to a solar power plant constructed by EOSOL Energies and the Caisse des depots et consignations in Villeneuve de Marsan, Aquitaine, France. The new solar power plant, inaugurated on April 18th is expected to provide the equivalent, in terms of production capacity, to the average annual electricity consumption of ...
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 ...
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that the Company has supplied 8 MW of solar modules to a solar power plant constructed by EOSOL Energies and the Caisse des depots et consignations in Villeneuve de Marsan, Aquitaine, France. The new solar power plant, inaugurated on April 18th is expected to ...
Attendees of CSP Today USA 2013 (26-27 June, Las Vegas) will be given a unique opportunity to visit the 392MW Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, the largest CSP plant under construction in the world. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is set to be commissioned in 2013 and delegates will be able to get an exclusive first look at the facility on the morning of 25 June. Jack Ahearne, the ...
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that the Company has supplied 8 MW of solar modules to a solar power plant constructed by EOSOL Energies and the Caisse des depots et consignations in Villeneuve de Marsan, Aquitaine, France. The new solar power plant, inaugurated on April 18th is expected to ...
Guardian Industries today announced that the company's EcoGuard Solar Boost mirrors are being installed at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in California's Mojave Desert. The project, a partnership between NRG Solar (a subsidiary of NRG Energy), Google and BrightSource Energy, will nearly double the amount of solar thermal energy produced in the U.S. today. Guardian ...
The expansion will enable Evonik to triple production of ultra-pure chlorosilanes, raw material in the production of photovoltaic (PV) silicon. PV silicon is the substance from which solar-grade silicon wafers are made, which are the key components in solar cells and solar power systems. Evonik is the world’s leading supplier of ultra-pure chlorosilanes, and the only company to operate dedicated ...
The solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 in Andalusia, southern Spain, for the first time produced solar generated steam during a test phase in which the rows of parabolic mirrors were aligned with the sun. This test is another successful step on the way to completing and commissioning the solar power plant which will generate 50 megawatts. Andasol 3 is due to begin commercial operation in ...
The largest operational solar power plant in the Philippines will start construction this year in Ilagan City, Isabela. A 100.0 MW Solar Power plant is expected to be built by a German Group of Companies, LP4P, thru its Manila-based company Living Projects 4 People Philippines Inc. Ruth P Briones, the President /CEO of the LP4P Philippines announced the approval by the Department of Energy ...
The construction of Kathu solar plant is coming to end (just Performance Ratio remaning) as a result of almost a year and a hlf of work by Energía Ercam. This solar plant is the largest one ever built by Ercam. It has a capacity of 82 MW of power, as a comparision it is approximately six times bigger than “La Robla” solar plant (the bigger one built by Ercam in Spain). ...
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States wants to help Chile build Latin America's largest solar power plant. Obama touted the project during an Oval Office meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who has returned to office after winning election in March. Obama said Chile has been a model democracy in Latin America and he wants to deepen cooperation between the two ...
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has visited today two successful demonstration projects in the field of concentrating solar power and photovoltaics that the European Union has supported with its Research Programmes. The PS10 concentrated solar power and Sevilla PV, with a capacity of 11MW and 1.2MW, are located near the southern Spanish city of Seville and have benefited from €7,8 million ...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Canadian Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:CSIQ) (Kitchener, Ontario), a designer and manufacturer of solar products and one of the world's largest solar module producers, reported significant gains in the second quarter of 2011 as worldwide shipments and brand recognition continued to grow. Net income for the quarter was reported to be ...
Along with its partner Ikratos Africa, based in Burkina Faso ’s capitol Ouagadougou , Phaesun GmbH from Memmingen, Germany ,is constructing ten solar power plants in Koudougou Region in Burkina Faso , to be finished at the end of March. The solar modules will produce electricity for telecommunications plants. The contracting party is the telecommunications company Telecel Faso, which has been ...
The Solar Panel Manufacturing industry has experienced a rapid rise and fall in the five years to 2013. “Government incentives for downstream customers fueled strong growth early in the period,” according to IBISWorld industry analyst David Yang. “Tax credits lowered the cost of solar panels for customers, making them more affordable for consumers and businesses.” But as ...
Siemens Power Generation (PG) has received major orders from Spain to supply wind turbines as well as key equipment for solar thermal power plants. ACS, Spain’s largest construction company, has ordered 50 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each to be erected in four wind farms in Andalucía. ACS has also ordered an industrial steam turbine for the solar-thermal power plant ...
Efforts to raise the efficiency of thin film are not confined to the research lab – the focus has also shifted towards refining manufacturing and installation processes. Day two of the 3rd Thin Film Solar Summit Europe (March 3-4, Berlin) will take a detailed look at the issues related to competitiveness and efficiency for the industry. Participating in the debate will be Gehrlicher ...
The oil group Total announced it has been selected for a project to build an on-ground solar power plant, with a total capacity peak of 86 megawatts (MWp), by the South African Ministry of Energy in the third invitation to tender for the development of production capacity of renewable energy. This on-ground solar project of 86 MWp plant is located in Prieska, in the North- Eastern Cape province ...
Duke Energy Florida this week announced the installation of its one-millionth solar panel in the state at the company’s Columbia Solar Power Plant in Fort White, Fla. Duke Energy Florida plans to install a significant amount of additional solar energy over the next 10 years across the state. “This is an exciting announcement as we increasingly deliver cleaner, more reliable energy ...
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced agreements to construct four solar power plants totaling 20 megawatts (MW) AC of generating capacity for PNM Resources, Inc. First Solar will provide engineering, procurement and construction services, using its advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. PNM has the option to expand the agreement to a total of ...