Results for: solar

November 7 2014

JinkoSolar Delivers Salt-Resistant Panels to Seaside Japan Plant

The solar farm in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, is about 100 meters (328 feet) from the sea and uses panels designed to resist damage from salt and mist, JinkoSolar said in a statement today. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed.

November 6 2014

Trina Supplies 7.8 Megawatts of Modules for Siam Global Rooftops

Nathalin Welstar Energy Ltd. will install the panels for Siam Global House Pcl, Changzhou-based Trina said today in a statement. The modules will provide about 95 percent of the energy required at the home-improvement retailer’s facilities. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed.

November 5 2014

Aquion Gets $36.8 Million Funding for Saline Batteries

The funds will be used to expand production at its factory and increase marketing operations, Pittsburgh-based Aquion said today in a statement. Investors in this fifth round of venture capital also included units of Exelon Corp. and oil companies Royal Duth Shell Plc and Total SA.

November 5 2014

Abengoa Wins Order for $393 Million Belgian Biomass Plant

The 215-megawatt combined heat and power plant in Ghent will cost at least 315 million euros ($393 million) to develop, Seville-based Abengoa said today in an e-mailed statement. The facility will use wood chips and agricultural residue as feedstocks, it said.

November 4 2014

Energia solar estréia no Brasil com grande contratação a preço recorde

Preços negociados no leilão são um dos menores já vistos para energia solar no mundo; retorno para investidores provavelmente estará limitado a cifra de um dígito São Paulo, 4 de novembro de 2014 – Ofertas agressivas marcaram o primeiro leilão específico para energia solar no Brasil, que aconteceu na sexta-feira, 31 de outubro, resultando na […]

November 4 2014

Solar energy makes landfall in Brazil at record-setting low price

Auction prices are some of the lowest ever recorded for solar energy; Investors’ returns probably squeezed to single-digits São Paulo, 4 November 2014 – Extremely aggressive bidding at Brazil’s first-ever specific auction for solar power, held on Friday, 31 October, resulted in the awarding of 890MW AC capacity (1,048MW – total capacity) of contracts at […]

November 4 2014

SunPower to Build 160-Megawatt South Africa Solar Panel Factory

The facility also will include engineering and construction operations, the San Jose, California-based company said today in a statement. SunPower earlier this year completed two solar farms with a total of 33 megawatts of capacity in the country’s Northern Cape province.

November 4 2014

Abengoa Agrees to Buy BrightSource Stake in Solar Thermal Plant

Abengoa will become the sole owner of the Palen Solar Energy Generating Station and will scale down what was initially proposed as a 500-megawatt project, the Seville, Spain-based company said today in a statement. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed.

November 3 2014

Solatio, Renova and Enel Biggest Winners in Brazil Solar Auction

The three companies won contracts to deliver more than 70 percent of the solar capacity awarded in the event, the Sao Paulo-based electricity trading board CCEE said in an e-mailed statement today.

November 3 2014

BluEarth Gets C$81 Million for Renewable Energy Projects

Major shareholders Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and ARC Financial Corp. increased their investment in the company, Calgary-based BluEarth said today in a statement.