China installed 24.4 GW of solar in first half of 2017, shows official NEA data
The statistics, published over the weekend, reveal that June alone accounted for more than half of that total figure, increasing 16% against June 2016.
Lightsource planning 70 MW solar farm in Ireland
The U.K.-headquartered renewable energy developer hope to invest €60 million on developing the large-scale solar far on a 129-hectare plot of land in County Meath. Planning permission has already been submitted.
Mexico City’s new airport will be powered by solar
The project includes the construction of $21.8 million solar plant and several green buildings powered by renewable energies.
Xinyi Solar posts $160.5 million profit in H1
Chinese PV developer and EPC specialist Xinyi Solar recorded a net profit of HK$1,254.9 million ($160.5 million) in the first half of 2017, up 12.5% from the preceding year, as its downstream unit’s cumulative installed capacity passed the 1 GW mark.
BREAKING: Equis Energy secures approval for 1 GW Australian solar farm
The massive utility-scale PV plant will be built by the Singapore-based developer in Queensland Western Downs, near Wandoan, for an estimated investment of up to AU$2bn. Storage component likely to be added at later date.
Huawei begins string inverter installation at 50 MW Malaysian solar farm
The project will become the largest single solar site in Malaysia once completed. Chinese inverter company Huawei is installing its SUN2000-42KTL string inverters at the plant.
JRE finishes 22 MW in northern Japan
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) has completed a 22.09 MW solar array in Japan’s Tohoku region.
Mexico: 22.5 MW solar park comes online in Coahuila
The solar plant will provide several municipalities of the state of Coahuila and the state government with power, under a 15-year PPA. The project is owned by a fund of Australian investment bank Macquarie.
ContourGlobal agrees to buy 20 MW of solar plants in Italy
The PV plant portfolio will be acquired from Italian renewable energy company ErgyCapital for €68 million.
Italy’s Enertronica signs 200 MW solar supply and service deal in Spain
Two memorandums of understanding have been signed between Enertronica Group and Spanish EPCs for the shipment of 200 MW of inverters and SCADA and power plant controllers.
