Ontario: United Solar to open thin film facility
United Solar will open its new USD$12 million, 15 megawatt (MW) thin film facility in LaSalle, Ontario today. Up to 80 new jobs are expected to be created.
SunPower completes 3.5 MW Macy's solar system
SunPower Corp. has completed a 3.5 megawatt (MW) solar system for department store Macys, Inc. The rooftop system is located atop the retailers online fulfillment center in Goodyear, Arizona.
PVN plans to install PV atop New Yorks landfills
PV Navigator (PVN) has announced its intentions to participate in New York’s plan to install photovoltaic systems on the citys abundant landfill space.
SPG Solar completes solar installation for Californian dairy farm
SPG Solar has installed an 891 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system for California-based Lakeside Dairy. It is expected to generate over 1.7 megawatt hours of electricity annually.
Phoenix Solar inaugurates two German solar parks worth 18 MW
German photovoltaic integrator Phoenix Solar has inaugurated two solar parks on a former military airbase, which are expected to supply energy to more the 4,300 households.
New Jersey: Tioga Energy starts work on 44 solar projects
Tioga Energy has begun development on 44 solar projects in New Jersey, worth 3.4 megawatts (MW). The systems are being installed at facilities owned by local government agencies in the states Union County.
Work to begin on 5 MW solar project at AWC
Main Street Power Company Inc. will begin construction on a five megawatt solar project tomorrow, May 24 at the Arizona Western College (AWC).
German Green Party anticipates deeper solar subsidy cuts
The ministerial draft bill on the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) amendment is currently awaiting departmental approval at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, as well as the German Federal Ministry of Finance. The photovoltaic industry will presumably have to cope with even greater restrictions at the turn of the year. This at least is expected by the German Green Party.
PV Legal: Positive PV progress made in legal and administrative barriers
The results of PV Legals two year project have found that, overall, “real progress” has been made in removing both legal and administrative photovoltaic barriers. There are still a number of hurdles in place though.
SolarReserve awarded $737 million DOE loan guarantee
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded SolarReserve a $737 million conditional commitment loan guarantee for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes solar energy project to be built in Tonopah, Nevada.
