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Infocast`s 4th Annual Utility Scale Solar Summit 2011 Returns
Infocast's 4th Annual Utility Scale Solar Summit will take place from September 13-15, 2011 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA and the timing can't be better! The utility solar electric markets are on fire and continue to expand quickly nationwide, with the top utilities driving the bulk of the growth. With this backdrop of rapid expansion, the Summit's timing is impeccable and provides ...
By Infocast
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First Solar Announces 380 Megawatt Increase in Orders for 2011
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has signed agreements with seven key customers for a 380 megawatt increase in orders for 2011 over previously announced volumes. The expanded contracts are with existing customers and will serve predominantly European markets. “Our customers continue to expect robust growth in the market for solar electricity in Europe ...
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Delivering critical utility-scale solar PV projects in the Middle East
Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is launching the Utility Scale Solar Summit on 14-15 November 2017 in Beirut, which will focus on delivering critical utility-scale solar PV projects in the region. The Utility Scale Solar Summit will explore different solar and wind solutions to encourage renewable energy production. Excellent opportunities for the solar technology industry ...
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Largest Utility Scale Solar Projects in Midwest Approved
Recently (4/11) the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin authorized the construction of two utility-scale solar electric generation projects that will more than quadruple the state's solar capacity. Chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq and Commissioner Mike Huebsch unanimously approved the projects 2-0. The Two Creeks solar generation facility will have a capacity of 150 MW, and will be located ...
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Array Technologies Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”), a leading provider of tracker solutions and services for utility-scale solar energy projects, today announced it has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification from DQS Inc. as of January 22, 2021. ...
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SolarSTEP Group, Frontier Renewables Complete 1 MW Rooftop Plant
solarSTEP GmbH & Co. KG, a German engineering, procurement and construction company, and German-American utility scale solar project developer Frontier Renewables completed a 1 MWp solar PV plant in Braunschweig, Germany. The plant, known as Frontier-BS-Zwei, will generate enough electricity to power 300 ...
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Array Technologies and Big River Steel Sign Long-Term Supply Agreement
Array Technologies and Big River Steel have announced a long-term relationship between the two companies in which Big River will serve as a consistent provider of high-quality steel products used in Array’s industry-leading solar tracking equipment. Demand for Array’s solar tracking technology has grown consistently as interest in commercial and utility-scale solar projects has ...
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Lazard Releases Annual Levelized Cost of Energy and Levelized Cost of Storage Analyses
Lazard Ltd has released its annual in-depth studies comparing the costs of energy from various generation technologies and the costs of energy storage technologies for different applications. Lazard's latest annual Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 14.0) shows that as the cost of renewable energy continues to decline, certain technologies (e.g., onshore wind and utility-scale solar), which ...
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Utility-Scale Solar Plant Goes Online in Nevada
BOULDER CITY, Nevada (ENS) - Nevada Solar One, the first concentrating solar power plant in Nevada went on line on Saturday. Covering 250 acres of desert in the El Dorado Valley near Boulder City, this 64 megawatt concentrating solar plant is the first modern utility-scale solar electric power plant in the United States. It is the largest solar electric power plant to be built globally in the ...
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Solar Market Parity Europe
In light of our upcoming ‘Solar Market Parity Europe’ conference, we interviewed Michele Appendino, the Chairman and CEO of Solar Ventures, an Italy-based, but internationally operating, independent power producer. They developed, built and operated a large portfolio of solar assets in Italy, but also own and operate utility-scale solar plants in markets as diverse as France, Turkey, ...
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BluEarth Renewables to Purchase Four Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants From Canadian Solar
GUELPH, Ontario and CALGARY, Alberta, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has entered into a sales agreement with a BluEarth Renewables Inc. subsidiary ("BluEarth"), whereby BluEarth will acquire from ...
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Array Technologies Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”), a leading provider of tracker solutions and services for utility-scale solar energy projects, today announced it has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification from DQS Inc. as of January 22, 2021. “We are proud of our commitment to producing products of the highest quality,” said Stuart Bolland, Chief Operations Office at Array ...
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Energy Department Announces More than 90% Achievement of 2020 SunShot Goal, Sets Sights on 2030 Affordability Targets
November 15, 2016 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy yesterday announced a commitment for its SunShot Initiative to cut the cost of solar-generated electricity by 50% between 2020 and 2030. This new target is a reflection of the SunShot Initiative's leadership in helping the industry reach more than 90% of its established 2020 goal in five years. ...
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Suniva Powers Largest Utility Scale Solar Installation in Tennessee
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that the 5 MW West Tennessee Solar Farm in Haywood County is Powered by Suniva™. Designed and built by Signal Energy, and managed by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF), the West Tennessee Solar Farm is the largest ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Vistra Energy Supports Plan to Transition Illinois Coal Plants and Repurpose Sites for Solar and Energy Storage
Vistra Energy supports legislation to be filed in the Illinois General Assembly by State Senator Michael Hastings and State Representative Luis Arroyo, which the company views as a visionary and comprehensive transition plan for its subsidiaries' central and southern Illinois coal plants.The Illinois Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act of 2019 will help mitigate the uncertainty surrounding these ...
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Solea, OSP and Solar Provider form Joint Venture for Utility-Scale Solar EPC in the US and Canada
Solea AG (Solea), Ontario Solar Provider Inc. (OSP), and Solar Provider Group LLC (Solar Provider) have joined forces to form Solea SP Inc., a joint venture focused on utility-scale ground mounted solar farms in North America. The company is head-quartered in Toronto, Canada, with a satellite office in San Francisco, California. OSP and Solar Provider assume all responsibilities in sales, ...
By Solea AG
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Frost & Sullivan: With Competitive Costs, Solar Power Emerges from the Shadow of Conventional Energy in the U.S.
The adoption of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the United States is expected to accelerate during the next decade. The presence of high solar irradiance, along with continuous pressure from the government to implement renewable energy technologies, fuels demand for solar projects. As solar energy competes with conventional forms of electricity ...
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Great Response to EU PVSEC 2017 Call For Papers
Over 1250 abstracts have been received for the Call for Papers of the 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 25 - 29 September 2017. Arno Smets, General Chairman of the upcoming EU PVSEC 2017 commented, “I am very happy with the large number of abstracts submitted. The submissions demonstrate that the interest in ...
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First PPA Signed for Utility-Scale Solar PV Plant in Jordan
In December 2013, Phoenix Solar and Mustakbal Clean Tech signed an agreement for the contract of a 1MW PV plant for the Ma’an Development Company. This is the first-utility-scale project confirmed to go ahead in the country. Phoenix solar, an international EPC contractor, is the engineering lead and responsible for procuring components. It has also been confirmed that Trina solar modules ...
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Utility-Scale Solar Projections Now Exceed Pre-Tariff Forecasts
The latest data from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables shows a year-over-year dip for solar, but growth above pre-tariff levels on the horizon. Projections for utility-scale solar growth from 2020 to 2022 now exceed forecasts drafted before the Trump administration’s announcement of Section 201 tariffs, according to a new Solar Market Insight report from energy research and consulting ...
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