PV module plant planned for Montenegro
The Silicon Mine (TSM), a silicon manufacturing facility under development in the Netherlands, has unveiled plans to install a photovoltaic module plant in Montenegros former capital, Cetinje.
Brazil: PV must become more affordable
Photovoltaic energy could have a more robust role to play in Brazils energy sector if the cost of this technology continue to fall, according to the new Decennial Plan for Energy Expansion until 2021, published by Brazils state-run energy research company (EPE).
SunEdison sells 30 MW Nevada project
A deal that will see the 30 MW Spectrum Solar project, in Clark County, Nevada, sold to the Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy has been announced by SunEdison. Construction will begin on the project in October and is scheduled to be completed by Q2 2013.
50 MW PV project planned for Kenya
China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic & Technical Co, Ltd. (CJIC) will develop a 50 MW photovoltaic project in Kenya. JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd will provide the necessary modules and technical support.
First Solar to build 4 PV plants in New Mexico
First Solar, Inc. will build 4 photovoltaic plants worth 20 MW in New Mexico. It is hoped they will be operational by the end of 2013.
UK: CSUN signs 50 MW solar MOU
Marking its solar expansion in the U.K., CSUN has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an unidentified investor worth 50 MW.
SoloPower opens US CIGS manufacturing facility
SoloPower has officially opened its new CIGS thin film photovoltaics manufacturing facility in Portland, Oregon. It is targeting 400 MW of annual capacity.
Smart work by Kyocera in Los Alamos
Japan’s Kyocera Corporation has opened the first international smart grid demonstration project on U.S. soil at Los Alamos in New Mexico.
44 MW Thai PV park grid connected
A 44 MW crystalline silicon photovoltaic park has been grid connected in Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya, near Bangkok. The Sunny Bangchak project is said to be the largest of its kind in SE Asia.
Updated: Isofotón unveils 300 MW Saudi PV plans
Isofotón and Industrial Systems Corp (INDSYS) have signed a joint venture agreement to install 300 MW of photovoltaics in Saudi Arabia. The two parties will also develop projects across the Middle East, North African (MENA) and Indian regions.
