UK: Wirsol Energy connects 19 solar parks ahead of ROC deadline
The solar subsidiary of the German renewable energy developer Wircon GmbH has managed to connect 19 solar parks totaling 105.5 MWp of capacity at various sites across the U.K.
Sonnedix finalizes acquisition for 136 MW of Spanish solar capacity
The independent power producer is now the owner of the Vela Portfolio, which amounts to 136 MW of solar PV capacity across 43 Spanish sites, and has been sold by Centerbridge Partners.
India: Vikram Solar brings 130 MW of PV online in Rajasthan
The project, comprising two 65 MW solar farms at Bhadla, Rajasthan, has been built by Vikram Solar for India’s National Thermal Power Corporation. Azure Power, meanwhile, wins tender to develop 46 MW of rooftop solar for Indian Railways.
Morocco starts construction on 70 MW Noor Ouarzazate IV PV plant
The project is the fourth and final phase of the 580 MW Ouarzazate solar complex and part of the 170 MW Noor PV I Program for the development of solar PV. The plant is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018
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Trump declares war on clean energy, Tesla hurtles the other way down the fast lane towards a solar future, SolarWorld lays out its cost-cutting plans, and Algeria’s bold PV goals raise concerns.
World’s biggest solar + battery storage plant ready to build in South Australia
The world’s biggest solar and battery storage plant – and Australia’s biggest solar farm – could begin construction this year, after the project was formally launched in Adelaide on Thursday.
Array Technologies breaks into Australian market with 130 MW order
Contracts have been inked for the Albuquerque-headquartered manufacturer of solar tracking systems to supply Neoen Australia’s three recently announced solar power plants with a combined 130 MW capacity.
IRENA: more solar than wind added in 2016 in strongest ever year for renewables
2016 was the strongest year ever for global renewable additions, reveals the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), with the growth of solar particularly dominant.
Fonroche Solaire changes name to Reden Solar, announces plans to deploy more PV plants in France and Puerto Rico
The French solar developer, which is owned by France-based investment companies Infravia and Eurazeo, aims at installing over 80 MW of new PV plants annually over the next three years.
Tien Ching, UMILE to invest in 49 MW floating PV in Malaysia
The Taiwanese company has agreed to start a feasibility study next month on the possibility of developing the country’s first floating solar array, in cooperation with UMILE Ltd Liability Partnership.
