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January 29, 2010 Japan

Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera to Supply Kyushu Electric Power Solar Plant. Kyocera will supply 3 megawatts of solar modules for the Omuta mega solar power plant (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) planned by Kyushu Electric

January 15, 2010 United States/China

Boston, MA, USA: Satcon Supplies 23 MW of Inverters to China. Satcon Technology has delivered 23 megawatts of its PowerGate® Plus 500kW solar PV inverters to GCL Solar Limited for its 20 megawatt Jiming Hill Xunzhou solar plant and its 3 megawatt Yancheng Guoneng rooftop installation.

January 14, 2010 China

Shanghai, China: Suntech Powers Shanghai World Expo with 3MW Solar Systems. Suntech Power has complete the grid connection of two solar systems on the China Pavilion and the Theme Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

January 4, 2010 India

Gujarat, India: Topsun Plans 5 MW PV Power Plant in Gujarat. Topsun Energy Ltd., a solar modules manufacturer and turnkey SPV power plant solution provider company is planning to set up a 5 MW grid connected power plant in state of Gujarat, India.

January 1, 2010 China

Hong Kong, China: GCL-Poly Completes Construction of 20 MW Photovoltaic Power Station. GCL-Poly Energy has announced that its wholly-owned 2 0MW photovoltaic power station, operating as the Xuzhou GCL Solar Energy Company Limited, has completed construction and successfully connected to the grid.

December 15, 2009 India

Hyderabad, India: Azure Power Commissions Photovoltaic Project. The first privately operated, utility scale, solar power plant in India was today inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdulla, Honorable Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India in Awan (Punjab).

December 15, 2009 Japan

Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera Solar to Supply 13 MW of Modules to TEPCO Project. Kyocera will provide approximately 13 megawatts of solar modules for the Ohgishima Solar Power Plant "Mega Solar System," planned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

December 7, 2009 Australia

Alice Springs, Australia: Alice Springs Shops Nationally for Bulk Solar Deals. Bulk rooftop solar packages are being sought from across Australia by Alice Solar City, to cater for more than 400 Alice Springs residents who have expressed interest in installing a rooftop solar system.

December 4, 2009 China

Shanghai, China: Solarfun Signs Agreement to Build 100MW PV System. Solarfun Power has signed an agreement with the government of Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, under which Solarfun agreed to build a 100MW solar power plant.

November 30, 2009 Japan

Tokyo, Japan: Hitachi Wins Order For 13MW PV System. Hitachi said Monday that it has won a contract to build what would be Japan's largest photovoltaic system, with this to be the centerpiece of a huge power plant planned by Tokyo Electric Power.

November 30, 2009 Japan

Tokyo, Japan: TEPCO Awards 7MW Photovoltaic System Contract. Toshiba Corporation has won a major contract to develop a mega solar power generation project for Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

November 24, 2009 United States/India

Norcross, GA, USA: Suniva Technology Powers 1MW Indian Solar PV Project. Suniva, a US manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and supplier of Suniva-branded solar modules, has completed its collaborative project with Titan Energy Systems.

November 20, 2009 China

Hong Kong, China: Jiawei to Supply Modules to 3.5MW of Golden Sun Projects. Jiawei has announced that their modules have been chosen for China’s Golden Sun Project. 3.5 megawatts of Jiawei solar modules will be supplied to two electrification projects in Wuhan.

November 19, 2009 China

Hong Kong, China: Solargiga Energy Awarded 13.5MW Pilot Project. Solargiga Energy has been granted a tender for 13.5MW photovoltaic power generation pilot project under the "Golden Sun programs to be implemented by the Chinese government.

November 17, 2009 China

Beijing, China: First Solar 2GW Chinese Project Takes Next Step Forward. First Solar today announced a Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Chinese government that takes another critical step towards the realization of the world’s largest solar power plant in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, China.

November 12, 2009 Italy

San Polo D’Enza, Italy: Greenvision Ambiente and the Marseglia Group Plan 13MW Solar Park. Greenvision ambiente and the Marseglia Group have, through their respective subsidiaries, Greenvision ambiente Photo-Solar and KM Energy, signed a letter of intent for the construction of a 13 MW photovoltaic park in Calabria.

November 12, 2009 China

Hong Kong, China: Solargiga 300kW Photovoltaic Pilot Project Commences Power Generation. China monocrystalline silicon solar ingots and wafer manufacturer, Solargiga Energy announced that its 300kW photovoltaic pilot project has commenced power generation successfully.

October 19, 2009 United States/Israel

Reno, NV, USA: Ormat Signs Joint Venture Agreement for 36MW in Israel. Ormat Technologies, Inc. , announced today that its Israeli subsidiary, Ormat Systems Ltd., has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Sunday Energy Ltd., an Israeli private company to develop, construct and operate solar-photovoltaic energy systems in Israel with a total capacity of 36 MW.

October 15, 2009 China

Wuxi, China: Suntech Collaborates with AEDB to Deliver Solar to Pakistan. Suntech Power has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakistan's Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) to work towards the widespread use of solar energy technologies to meet the energy shortage in Pakistan.

Europe
January 27, 2010 Italy

Rome, Italy: ENEL to Install 4 MW PV System. Enel Green Power and the Marcegaglia Group have signed an agreement for the installation of a photovoltaic system with a capacity of more than 4 MW on the roof-tops of the industrial facilities of the Marcegaglia Group.

January 26, 2010 Italy

Lecce, Italy: Green Energy Solution Inaugurates Two MW of PV Tracking Plants. Green Energy Solution Inaugurates 2 MW of photovoltaic mono-axis trackers system plants in Sanarica and San Cassiano Green Energy Solution s.r.l.

January 25, 2010 Italy

Correggio, Italy: Kerself Inaugurates 9 MW of Photovoltaic Projects in San Severo. KERSelf S.p.A., a company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange’s STAR segment and a leading player in Italy’s photovoltaic industry, has opened three 3 MWp photovoltaic solar fields in San Severo (in the Italian region of Puglia).

January 25, 2010 Germany

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom Concludes Financing for 4.6 MW PV System. Freiburg based, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG has now included a 4.6 MWp system the company installed on the roof of the Dehner Garden Center in Rain am Lech in their own financing portfolio.

January 22, 2010 Germany

Hamburg, Germany: Berlin's Mayor Inaugurates PV System. Yesterday, Berlin's acting mayor Klaus Wowereit officially put into service the solar system on the roof of the Max-Schmeling-hall in Berlin.

January 21, 2010 United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom: NextPower 1 Connects Two Solar Power Plants to the Italian Grid. Zouk ventures and NextEnergy Capital have announced that their joint company NextPower 1 (“NP1”) has completed two power plants of 1MWp each, in Puglia - Southern Italy.

January 20, 2010 Italy

Catania, Italy: Broosha Solar to Install Three Thin Film PV Systems. Today, AmpleSun and its Italian partner Broosha Solar Italia have reached an agreement with R.&T.I.A. srl (Research and Technological Innovation Agency), a system integrator, for the supply of 500KWp of thin-film modules ASF Series.

January 18, 2010 Germany

Freiburg, Germany: Solar-Fabrik Inaugurates 3.45 MW Solar Plant. The largest solar power plant in Schleswig-Holstein set up through community involvement was inaugurated last week in Nindorf (near Meldorf), Germany.

January 18, 2010 Canada/Germany

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy Completes 2.4 Megawatt Solar Electric Power Plant. Day4 Energy has completed the delivery of a turnkey 2.4 megawatt roof-mounted photovoltaic power plant for Gunther Heiss Solar Gmbh & Co. KG in Germany.

January 14, 2010 Spain/Italy

Valencia, Spain: Siliken to Build One of Largest Photovoltaic Plants in Italy. Siliken has reached an agreement with the Italian company Alerion Cleanpower to set up a photovoltaic plant of 14 MW in the Italian town of Castellaneta (Taranto, Puglia).

January 13, 2010 Netherlands

Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Uni-Invest Makes 240 Roofs Available for Solar Installations. Uni-Invest, owner and lessor of some 240 office buildings in the Netherlands, will make the roofs of its buildings available for installing solar panels.

January 8, 2010 China/Germany

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Completes 1.48 MW PV Power Plant. ET Solar, a Nanjing-based PV system turnkey solution service provider and integrated manufacturer of downstream PV products announced completion and grid connection of a 1.48MW ground mounted PV power plant.

January 6, 2010 Germany

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom Secures €20 million Toward 13.6 MW Czech Project. S.A.G. Solarstrom AG received a bridging loan of €20 million for their 13.65 MWp photovoltaic project in Stribro, Czech Republic at the end of 2009 via their project company Solar Stribro s.r.o.

January 4, 2010 Spain

Fustiñana, Spain: OPDE Secures €100 Million in Project Financing. Spanish multinational OPDE, dedicated to the promotion, development, construction, operation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic plants, has just signed one the largest project finance deals in Spain for solar photovoltaic projects.

December 29, 2009 Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic: Photon Energy Connects 2.66 MW of PV Systems to the Grid. Photon Energy a.s., has successfully constructed four photovoltaic plants across the Czech Republic and has connected them to the electricity grid this month.

December 29, 2009 Germany

Braunschweig, Germany: Frontier Renewables Completes 1.1 MW Solar PV Rooftop Plant. Frontier Renewables, a German-American independent power provider, completed a 1.1 MWp solar PV plant in Braunschweig, Germany.

December 22, 2009 Germany

Hamburg, Germany: Colexon Energy Hands Over 2.4 MW of Solar Power Plants. Colexon has commissioned three solar power plants on the rooftops of 'BMG Baugruppen-und Modulfertigung GmbH Glauchau'. The total capacity of systems is 2.4 MWp.

December 22, 2009 Germany

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom AG Implements 9.7 MW Project for GPR Global Power Resources. S.A.G. Solarstrom, Freiburg, is installing altogether 10 photovoltaic systems with a total output of 9.7 MWp in the South Italian province of Brindisi for GPR Global Power Resources.

December 21, 2009 Switzerland

Biel, Switzerland: Sputnik Commissions 8.6 Megawatt Plant. The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering has commissioned its largest PV plant to date in Germany in the town of Gerwisch near Magdeburg.

December 18, 2009 Japan/Spain

Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera Modules Installed in Two Spanish PV Projects. Kyocera Corporation has supplied around 190,000 solar modules, equivalent to approximately 40 megawatts for two newly completed large-scale solar power plants in Spain.

December 17, 2009 China/Belgium

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar and Invictus Inaugurate 40 MW Roof Top System. Trina Solar today announced the inauguration of the largest rooftop solar system in Europe with a capacity of 40 MW.

December 17, 2009 France Paris, France: EDF Energies Nouvelles and European Investment Bank Sign €500M MOU for First Solar Projects. EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up an innovative financing structure for a solar photovoltaic projects portfolio of EDF EN in France and Italy.
December 17, 2009 Germany

Bad Staffelstein, Germany: IBC Solar Connects 8 MW Solar Power Plant in Neustrelitz to the Grid. German system integrator, IBC Solar has put its solar park in Neustrelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania into operation.

December 16, 2009 Italy

Rome, Italy: SunRay Renewable and SunPower Connect 24 MW PV System. SunRay Renewable Energy, a leading independent solar power producer, and SunPower Corporation today announced that the Montalto di Castro solar photovoltaic power plant

December 16, 2009 China/Italy

Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Partners with Uni Land S.p.A. to Develop and Construct PV Plants in Italy. LDK Solar has signed an agreement with Uni Land S.p.A., an Italian company listed on the Italian Stock Market with operations in land banking, real estate development and renewable energies, to develop and construct PV plants totaling 20 megawatts in 2010 and 2011.

December 15, 2009 Germany

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar Constructs Photovoltaic Carport at Police Department. Phoenix Solar has been building Germany's largest photovoltaic power plant on a carport in Berlin over the last weeks. Moreover, this is currently Berlin's largest photovoltaic power plant.

December 14, 2009 United States/Spain

Rochester Hills, MI, USA: Energy Conversion Devices Announces 3 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Spain. Energy Conversion Devices has signed an agreement with Endesa in Spain to install 3.0 MWp of UNI-SOLAR® photovoltaic (PV) laminates on the rooftops of two Coca-Cola Company buildings.

December 14, 2009 Germany

Hörup, Germany: Conergy Inaugurates 4.2 MW Solar Park. Conergy Germany GmbH last week, together with Jost de Jager, Minister for Science, Economics and Transport in Schleswig-Holstein, opened a 4.2 megawatt solar park in Hörup near Flensburg, the largest solar park in northern Germany.

December 14, 2009 Italy

Prato di Correggio, Italy: Kerself Connects Another 5 MW of Photovoltaic Systems. Italian system integrator, Kerself S.p.A., says its Saem subsidiary has connected an additional 5 MW of photovoltaic fields in the region of Puglia: 4 MW for Italian municipal utility Acea and 1 MW for Avelar Energy.

December 10, 2009 Italy

Rome, Italy: Enel Awarded Contract for 25MW Thin Film Photovoltaic Roof. Enel Green Power, Centro Ingrosso Sviluppo Campania (CIS) and Interporto Campano today signed an agreement for the installation, in Campania, of a 25 MW photovoltaic plan

December 9, 2009 Germany

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: Q-Cells Celebrates Topping Out of 5.4 MW Solar Park. Q-Cells SE is celebrating the topping-out of its 5.4 MWp (megawatts peak) solar power park in Bitterfeld-Wolfen.

December 8, 2009 Netherlands

Schimmert, The Netherlands: New Energy Systems and Scheuten Solar to Construct 300kW PV System. New Energy Systems, a photovoltaic system design and installation company, and Scheuten Solar, a global player in the area of photovoltaic solar module design, manufacture and installation, have been commissioned to build one of the Netherlands’ largest PV facilities

December 3, 2009 Italy/Cyprus

Milan, Italy: Anel Group and Enerqos Awarded Construction of 1.3MW PV System in Cyprus. The EU tender commission has awarded a joint venture between Anel Group and Enerqos spa the construction of a 1.3 MW photovoltaic plant in the Turkish part of Cyprus

December 3, 2009 Czech

Prague, Czech Republic: Photon Energy Completes Financing for 795kW PV Project. Photon Energy a.s., an integrated solar power development company, has signed a framework agreement with Photon SPV 3 s.r.o. (“SPV 3”) and Raiffeisen - Leasing Real Estate, s.r.o. (“RLRE”)

November 27, 2009 Italy

Vicenza, Italy: Silfab Inaugurates Five New Solar Farms. Earlier this month, Silfab opened the first five next-generation solar farms near Bari and Taranto.

November 26, 2009 Spain/Czech

Barcelona, Spain: Sustainable Energy Technologies Supplies Inverters to 1.8MW Czech Project. Sustainable Energy Technologies has begun deliveries of its solar power inverters to Tejados Industriales de Fotovoltaica, S.L., ("TIF") a leading Spanish EPC company for a 1.8 MW solar power plant located in the Blizkovice region of the Czech Republic.

November 25, 2009 Spain

Madrid, Spain: Isofoton Provides 1MW PV System for Reis Robotics. Isofoton has installed a one megawatt of photovoltaic modules at the headquarters of Reis Robotics based in Obernburg am Main.

November 25, 2009 Czech Republic

Brno, Czech Republic: Nobility Solar Commissions 3.2 Megawatt Project in Czech Republic. By the end of 2010, Nobility Solar Projects plans to more than double the amount of PV output it has already installed in the Czech Republic.

November 25, 2009 Spain

Madrid, Spain: Abengoa Solar and E.ON Partner on Two 50MW CSP Plants. Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables have today formed a partnership that will see them jointly own and operate two 50MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants.

November 24, 2009 Germany

Hamburg, Germany: Centrosolar Inaugurates Photovoltaic System On Its Own Factory Roof. Centrosolar Group AG has installed a photovoltaic system with a peak capacity of 300 kWp on the roof of the solar power plant Sonnenstromfabrik in Wismar.

November 23, 2009 United States

El Dorado Hills, CA, USA: Premier Power Breaks Ground on 1MW Project in Southern Italy. Premier Power Renewable Energy has broken ground on an additional 1.0 megawatt solar project in Italy. The project is located in the Puglia region of southern Italy and is part of the series of solar projects, valued in excess of $100 million.

November 19, 2009 United States/Italy

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Signs Contract for 4MW of Italian PV Installations. Geneva, Switzerland based energy company Etrion Corporation and SunPower Corporation have agreed to build four solar power plants, totaling four megawatts, in the Puglia region of southern Italy.

November 19, 2009 Italy

Puglia, Italy: Soltec Completes Tracking PV System in Puglia. Soltec Renovables has announced the recent completion of its latest photovoltaic plant.

November 19, 2009 Germany

Erfurt, Germany: Bosch Solar Energy Enters Partnership with Allianz Climate Solutions. Bosch Solar Energy AG and Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH have entered into a partnership for the planning, financing, and turnkey construction of photovoltaic power stations.

November 19, 2009 China/Czech

Dongying, China: CNPV Signs 100MW Module Supply Contract with Czech's STAND-BY Europe. CNPV, a solar company that produces ingots, wafers, cells & solar modules has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with STAND-BY Europe, a well-known Czech Project development and distribution company.

November 18, 2009 Japan/Italy

Tokyo, Japan: Mitsubishi Electric Supplies Solar Panels to 3MW Roof Top Installation. Mitsubishi Electric has completed a 2,906-kilowatt photovoltaic installation for Coop's new CNNA-Prato logistic center in Prato, Italy.

November 16, 2009 Spain

Martorell, Spain: Car Manufacturer to Proceed with 10 MW Photovoltaic System. Early next year, Spanish car manufacturer, SEAT will initiate the ‘SEAT al Sol’ project, generating clean electric power at the company's Martorell factory.

November 17, 2009 Spain

Madrid, Spain: European Investment Bank Provides €80M Loan for Concentrated Solar Power Project. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €80 million loan to GEMASOLAR 2006 SAU to finance the construction and commissioning of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Fuentes de Andalucía.

November 6, 2009 Netherlands

Venlo, Netherlands: Scheuten Solar to Construct PV System for Loveld NV. Scheuten Solar has concluded a turnkey EPC contract and a photovoltaics maintenance contract for the installation of nearly 3,500 solar panels with Loveld NV of Aalter, Belgium.

November 6, 2009 Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland : Etrion Closes Financing on Four Solar Projects. Etrion Corporation has closed the financing for the construction of four solar power plants in southern Italy with an aggregate capacity of four megawatts.

November 5, 2009 Germany

Berlin, Germany: Solon Selected to Construct 11MW PV System. SOLON SE has been selected to build another turnkey, 11 MWp solar power plant in Spain. The contract was awarded by Renewable Energies and Photovoltaics Spain S.L. (REPS), a majority owned subsidiary of the Norwegian energy company Statkraft AS.

North America
February 2, 2010 United States

Bend, OR, USA: PV Powered Selected for 5 MW Project in Oregon. Inverter manufacturer, PV Powered announced today that its PowerVault DC-to-medium voltage turnkey inverter platform has been selected for use in the Northwest’s largest utility-scale project to date.

February 2, 2010 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: Recurrent Energy to Build 50 MW of PV Systems. Recurrent Energy has signed agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE).

February 2, 2010 United States

Minneapolis, MN, USA: 600kW Roof Solar System to be Installed at Minneapolis Convention Center. Minnesota-based Best Power Int’l, LLC has been awarded the Minneapolis Convention Center 600kW rooftop PV solar project.

January 26, 2010 United States

Atlanta, GA, USA: Southern Company and Ted Turner Join Forces to Explore Renewable Energy Projects. Southern Company CEO David Ratcliffe and visionary business leader and environmentalist Ted Turner today announced a strategic alliance to pursue development of renewable energy projects in the United States.

January 25, 2010 United States

Charlotte, NC, USA: Duke Energy Acquires 16 MW Solar Power Project. Duke Energy is adding solar power to its commercial renewable energy portfolio through the acquisition of a large-scale solar photovoltaic project under development in San Antonio, Texas.

January 25, 2010 United States

Princeton, NJ, USA: SunEdison and Developers Diversified Realty Activate Five PV Systems. SunEdison and Developers Diversified Realty, the owner, manager and developer of an international portfolio of shopping centers, have activated five solar power projects.

January 22, 2010 Canada

Toronto, ON, Canada: Samsung and KEPCO Sign Major Renewables Agreement with Ontario Government. The McGuinty government has signed an agreement with a consortium led by Samsung C&T Corporation and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) will invest $7 billion to generate 2,500 megawatts of wind and solar power.

January 21, 2010 United States

Rocklin, CA, USA: Sierra College to Seek Power Purchase Agreement for Two PV Systems. Sierra College is moving forward with plans for photovoltaic systems at the Rocklin and Nevada County campuses in order to reduce energy costs at those two locations.

January 13, 2010 United States

Manasquan, NJ, USA: Norkus Enterprises Goes Solar. Solis Partners LLC, a full-service integrator of commercial solar power systems, and one of New Jersey’s providers of renewable energy solutions, today announced the completion of the fourth of six installations for Norkus Enterprises.

January 13, 2010 United States

Bend, OR, USA: PV Powered Announces Two Megawatt Commercial Projects. Inverter manufacturer, PV Powered has been selected by SPG Solar of Novato, California for two large-scale installations in California.

January 13, 2010 United States Hughson, CA, USA: Pohl & Holmes Unveils 504kW Solar PV System. Pohl & Holmes, a turn-key almond hulling and shelling service company unveiled the commissioning of its large 504kW solar photovoltaic power system.
January 7, 2010 United States

Greenwich, CT, USA: Starwood Energy Closes Financing for 20 Megawatt Solar Power Generation. Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, a private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure projects, today announced that its affiliate, Starwood SSM1 Canada Incorporated has completed agreements to finance and construct a 20 megawatt solar photovoltaic project in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

January 7, 2010 Canada

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy Expands Contract for Solar Electric Projects in Ontario. Day4 Energy has entered into a supply contract to provide a total of 5.1 megawatts or 23,000 modules to Ontario's Hybridyne Power Systems Canada Inc.

January 7, 2010 United States

Newark, NJ, USA: PSE&G Selects Sites and Developers for 12 MW of Solar Projects. Utility PSE&G has selected four sites and developers for over $50 million in investments in 12 megawatts of grid-connected solar energy. PSE&G hopes to start construction at its sites in Edison, Hamilton, Linden and Trenton this spring, with projects completed this summer and fall.

January 5, 2010 United States

Kingston, NY, USA: SunWize Awarded $7.8 Million in Federal Contracts. SunWize Commercial Power Systems has been awarded solar power contracts exceeding $7.8 million by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).

December 29, 2009 United States

Santa Fe, NM, USA: SunEdison Signs 55 MW Solar Contract. SunEdison has signed a deal for five photovoltaic solar installations in New Mexico that will total 50 megawatts (MW) in generation capacity.

December 21, 2009 United States

Princeton, NJ, USA: First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest Solar PV Power Plant in California. First Solar and NRG Energy have started of commercial operation of the largest photovoltaic solar system in California.

December 17, 2009 United States

Uniondale, NY, USA: Long Island Power Authority Approves 50 MW of PV Projects. Long Island Power Authority President and CEO, Kevin S. Law today announced that the LIPA Board of Trustees approved power purchase agreements (PPAs) with BP Solar and enXco Development Corp. thereby creating the state’s largest source of solar power on Long Island.

December 16, 2009 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: One Block Off The Grid Extends Residential Solar Program; Reduces Prices. One Block Off The Grid (1BOG), the solar group purchasing company, has extended its current Bay Area 1BOG campaign to coincide with a pilot green jobs partnership.

December 15, 2009 United States

Tampa, FL, USA: Florida Commission Approves 25 MW Solar Contract. Tampa Electric today announced that the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) approved its contract to purchase solar power supplied by Energy 5.0’s Florida Solar I project.

December 15, 2009 United States

Boulder, CO, USA: Juwi Solar Embarks on Construction of 27 MW of PV Installations. Juwi Solar (JSI) has begun construction on two larger free-field photovoltaic installations in Ohio and Florida.

December 14, 2009 United States

Bend, OR, USA: PV Powered Inverters Selected for 600 New Solar Homes. PV Powered's residential inverters have been selected for use in a large residential project in Monterey, California. The project is being managed under the auspices of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey.

December 11, 2009 United States

Kona, HI, USA: Sopogy Inaugurates Solar Thermal Plant. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii – Sopogy, Inc. inaugurated a MicroCSP™ Solar Thermal Plant today at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii.

December 10, 2009 United States

Bend, OR, USA: PV Trackers Receives Additional Order from Granite Bay Energy. PV Trackers®, provider of solar tracking systems, has expanded their contracts with Granite Bay Energy to supply an additional megawatt (1MW) of equipment.

December 9, 2009 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) Pilots Solar Community Reward Program for Los Angeles Community. One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation’s largest solar buying collective, today announced a brand new pilot community reward program and partnership with SunWize Technologies to coincide with the launch of the new Los Angeles 1BOG campaign.

December 9, 2009 United States

Baltimore, MD, USA: Constellation Energy to Develop Maryland's Largest Solar Photovoltaic Power System. Constellation Energy has been selected by the state of Maryland to develop an approximately 15.9 megawatt DC (13.5 MW/AC) solar photovoltaic power installation under the state's Generating Clean Horizons initiative.

December 8, 2009 Canada

Calgary, Canada: Enbridge and First Solar Expand PV Project Size to 80 Megawatts. Enbridge and First Solar have entered into an agreement to expand the Sarnia Solar Project from 20 megawatts of capacity to 80 megawatts (MW), with a total system cost of approximately CDN $300 million for the expansion.

December 7, 2009 United States

Lafayette, CA, USA: Lafayette School District Unveils Four New Solar Systems. The Lafayette School District unveiled four new solar electric systems at the Burton Valley, Lafayette Elementary, Stanley Middle and Springhill schools, at a ceremony today with Lafayette Mayor Don Tatzin.

December 2, 2009 United States

Philadelphia, PA: Springside School Unveils Solar Array. Springside School, a Pre-K-12 school for girls committed to educating enlightened leaders for the 21st century, unveiled the largest solar array in Philadelphia at the end of last month.

December 2, 2009 United States

Cleveland, OH, USA: Governor Strickland Announces $13 Million in Grants for Green Projects. Governor Ted Strickland today announced $13 Million in grant money going towards 25 green projects throughout the Buckeye State. Wind, solar, and thermal projects are being lined up throughout the state.

December 2, 2009 United States

San Rafael, CA, USA: Real Goods Solar to Install Solar Energy at Bay Area Affordable Housing Communities. Real Goods Solar has signed a multi-site contract to design and install 790 kW DC of solar electricity affordable housing across four separate communities.

December 2, 2009 Canada

Toronto, ON, Canada: Atlantic Wind and Solar Signs LOIs for Rooftop Solar Systems. An LOI signed by AWSL and a pharmaceutical manufacturing company covering the prospective sales and installation of two 250 kW rooftop solar systems located in a suburb east of Toronto.

December 1, 2009 United States

Silver Spring, MD, USA: CPV REC Plans 10MW Photovoltaic Project. CPV Renewable Energy Company (CPV REC) is planning a 10 megawatt solar farm in southern Maryland to be co-located with the proposed natural gas combined-cycle CPV St. Charles Energy Center.

November 30, 2009 United States

San Luis Obispo, CA, USA: REC Solar Receives Order for Four PV Systems. REC Solar has signed an agreement to build 1.7 megawatts of solar power systems on federal facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada.

November 26, 2009 United States

Seal Beach, CA, USA: Stimulus Funding Helps US Navy Facility Go Solar. Stimulus Funding is supporting green projects at the US Navy's Seal Beach facility. In July and September Stronghold Engineering was awarded contracts totaling $4.4 million to repair the roofs of two large administrative buildings and construct a crane canopy. In the process, each structure will be fitted with photovoltaic arrays.

November 23, 2009 United States

Tempe, AZ, USA: First Solar Sells California Solar Power Project to NRG. First Solar today announced the sale of the 21 megawatt (MW) AC solar energy project it has developed and constructed in Blythe, Calif., to NRG Energy, Inc.

November 19, 2009 United States

Mineola, NY, USA: Clear Skies Signs PV System Contract With Microdyne Plastics. Clear Skies Solar, a provider of turnkey solar electricity installations and renewable energy solutions today announced the signing of a contract to install a $4.8 million 875 kW solar energy system on the roof of the Microdyne building in Colton, CA.

November 11, 2009 United States

Newark, NJ, USA: PSE&G Receives Approval for 51MW Expansion of Solar Loan Program. Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) today received approval from state regulators to expand its innovative solar loan program by approximately $143 million to finance the installation of an additional 51 megawatts of solar energy systems.

November 11, 2009 United States

Oxnard, CA, USA: Procter & Gamble and SunEdison Activate Solar 1.1 MW PV System. SunEdison and Procter & Gamble yesterday celebrated the activation of a 1.1 solar photovoltaic system at Proctor & Gamble's paper products manufacturing megawatt plant in Oxnard, California.

November 11, 2009 United States

Bend, OR, USA: PV Trackers and Granite Bay Energy Announce Contracts for 1MW of Solar Arrays. PV Trackers®, is to supply over 1MW of trackers to Granite Bay Energy for three projects in the greater Sacramento area.

November 11, 2009 United States

Sacramento, CA, USA: Aerojet Project to be Expanded to Six Megawatts. Aerojet and Solar Power, Inc. announced jointly today that the companies have entered into agreement to add an additional 2.4 megawatts to the single-axis tracker photovoltaic solar system currently installed at Aerojet’s Sacramento, Calif. site.

November 4, 2009 Mexico

Madrid, Spain: Isofoton Supplies Modules to Chrysler Project in Mexico. Isofoton has participated in the installation of a new photovoltaic power generation plant with an intelligent energy management system that will supply the car factory of Chrysler in Valle de Derramadero (Mexico).

November 3, 2009 United States

Vacaville, CA, USA: Novartis Champions Renewable Energy with New Vacaville Solar Array. Novartis has completed a 1 megawatt solar array near its Vacaville biopharmaceutical site.

South America
Oct 24, 2008 United States

Madrid, Spain: Isofoton to Electrify 165 Schools in Guatemala and El Salvador. Spain's Isofoton has won the tender for the rural electrification of 165 schools in Guatemala and El Salvador, which will permit 10,000 persons in a rural environment access to education.

     
North America

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