France: 120 MW of medium sized rooftop installations by 2015
France announced it will tender 120 MW of medium sized rooftop PV installations by 2015. The installations concern non-residential buildings with a roof surface ranging from 700 to 2000 sqm. Each project can have an installed capacity of between 100 and 250 kW.
S.A.G. Solarstrom completes UK project on time
S.A.G. Solarstrom managed to complete three ground-mounted projects in the U.K. on time by the end of March before the changes to the Renewables Obligation Certificate assessment were implemented. The projects have a total of 44 MWp.
US: Gehrlicher Solar EPC for 3.8 MW Massachusetts array
Construction began last month on a 3.8 MW solar array for the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, in the U.S.
Standard Bank announces $2 billion renewable energy fund for South Africa
Ten PV projects in South Africa will benefit from a US$2 billion funding support agreement between Standard Bank Group and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
Pakistan and CK Solar Korea to develop 300 MW park
The government of the Balochistan province in Pakistan and CK Solar Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 300 MW PV solar park near Quetta, Balochistan’s largest city.
New research suggests PV industry is a net electricity producer
According to new research from Stanford University, 2012 represented a turning point for photovoltaics. Indeed, the industry is now both a likely net electricity producer, and poised to pay off its energy debt no later than 2020.
Activ Solar adds 127.5 MW of PV in the Ukraine
Activ Solar has completed the construction of two photovoltaic plants in the Ukraine, thus adding 127.5 MW of installed capacity in the first quarter of this year.
JinkoSolar secures $58 million loan guarantee from CDB
JinkoSolar signed a 15 year loan agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) worth RMB 360 million (around US$58 million, 45.32 million) to finance the companys domestic photovoltaic projects.
Brazil receives requests for 300 MW of PV
Twelve requests for regulatory authorization to develop and operate photovoltaic plants worth a total of 300 MW have been received since mid-March, according to Brazils national electricity regulator.
Solairedirect to manufacture 120 MW of ReneSola modules
Under a toll manufacturing agreement, Solairedirect SA will produce 120 MW of China-based ReneSolas photovoltaic modules in South Africa over a period of three years.
