Belmont, WA, Australia: SunPower and Invest North Partner on Roof Mounted Solar System. SunPower Corporation has signed an agreement to build a 305-kilowatt SunPower solar power system atop the roof of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Plans PV System in China. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a framework agreement with the local government of a county in Beijing regarding the proposed construction of a 10 MW solar power plant.

Seria, Brunei: Mitsubishi Corporation Signs MOU for PV Demonstration Project. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Energy Division, Prime Minister's Office (EDPMO) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to jointly carry out a large-scale PV demonstration project in Brunei Darussalam.

Hamburg, Germany: Conergy Completes Construction of Korean PV System. Conergy has successfully completed the construction of what is currently Asia’s largest photovoltaic plant.

Golmayo, Spain: Solarig Connects 3 MW Solar Project. SOLARIG recently connected to the grid its innovative solar plant incorporating solar tracking technology to obtain the best energy output.

Madrid, Spain: Fotowatio Invests in Four More Photovoltaic Projects. Within just two months of announcing a €225 million investment from GE Energy Financial Services and Grupo Corporativo Landon, Fotowatio, one of Spain’s largest and most successful solar companies, has acquired four solar photovoltaic power plants.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar and Gestamp Asetym Inaugurate 26 MW PV Project. Trina Solar recently inaugurated a 26 MW PV project in Fuente Alamo, Murcia, in the south-east of Spain, which uses primarily PV modules manufactured by Trina Solar.

London, United Kingdom: Solar Integrated Wins its First Project in Czech Republic. Solar Integrated Technologies has been awarded a contract by KOROWATT s.r.o., a pioneer in bringing photovoltaics to the Czech market.

Biel, Switzerland: Sputnik and Würth Solergy Start Up 3 Megawatt Thin Film Project. Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering AG and the systems supplier Würth Solergy have started up the world’s largest-area solar electricity unit with modules made of copper-indium-diselinide (CIS) in Albacete, Spain.

London, United Kingdom: Platina Provides Finance for Two Spanish Solar PV Projects. Platina Partners LLP, a London and Paris-based private equity fund manager specializing in renewable energy investments, has today announced finance closings for two major Spanish solar projects in Andalucía, Spain.

Frankfurt, Germany: KfW IPEX-Bank Finances two Spanish Photovoltaic Projects. KfW IPEX-Bank as Mandated Lead Arranger and Sole Underwriter closed the project finance for the San Clemente and Villanueva de la Jara photovoltaic facilities in Castilla-La Mancha/Spain in August.

Toledo, Spain: Bank of Scotland Finances 8 Megawatt Solar Project. The Energy & Environmental Finance team at Bank of Scotland Corporate has completed a deal worth €63 million with Santander Investment for the construction and operation of an 8MW solar farm (Madridejos) in Toledo, South Spain.

Madrid, Spain: FCC Acquires Two Photovoltaic Systems in Cordoba. FCC has acquired two photovoltaic systems in Espejo, Cordoba, Spain, with an installed capacity of 20 MW, from Sky Global Solar.

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy to Supply 2.5MW Solar Electric System in Italy. Day4 Energy is launching its turnkey solar power project business following an agreement to deliver a 2.5 megawatt power generation system to be installed by the company's Italian channel partner Ing Gaeta Sistemi Elettrici SrL.

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Group to Provide 50MW of Turnkey Systems for Wattner AG. Nanjing based, ET Solar announced today a master agreement for the turn-key construction of solar power plants for Wattner Group of Cologne, a German initiator of closed-end energy and infrastructure funds.

New York, NY, USA: Clear Skies Solar Awarded Greek PV System Contract. Clear Skies Solar, a developer and provider of solar power solutions has been awarded a 150kW solar contract through its newly established partnership in Greece with Larissa-based, Aspen Energy.

Madrid, Spain: Abengoa Solar Completes Financing for New Solar Projects. Abengoa Solar has completed the financing of the new Solnova 4 Concentrating Solar Power plant and three new photovoltaic plants worth more than €210 million and €70 million respectively.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar in Marketing Collaboration Agreement with Spanish Premier League Soccer Team. Trina Solar has reached an agreement to supply photovoltaic modules for a new stadium being built by the Spanish Premier League football team Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona ("Espanyol").

Pontoiraklia, Greece: Largest Greek Photovoltaic Power Plant Completed by Phoenix Solar AG. The largest photovoltaic power plant in Greece up until the present, built by Phoenix Solar AG, was today connected to the grid in Pontoiraklia, near Thessaloniki.

Paris, France: EDF Energies Nouvelles Secures Building Permits for two Solar Power Plants. EDF Energies Nouvelles has been awarded building permits for two photovoltaic power plants with a total of 15.3 MWp in capacity in Sainte-Rose, Reunion.

Freiburg, Germany: Solar-Fabrik Completes Greek PV System. Solar modules manufactured by Solar-Fabrik AG have been installed in what is currently the largest solar installation in Greece.

Gorgona, Italy: Mitsubishi Electric Supplies Panels to Prison Solar System. Mitsubishi Electric has supplied its photovoltaic modules to the prison on the island of Gorgona, the smallest and most southerly of the islands in the Tuscany archipelago National Park.

Rochester Hills, MI, USA: UNI-SOLAR Laminates to Power World's Largest Rooftop Solar System. Energy Conversion Devices' UNI-SOLAR(R) thin-film flexible solar laminates area to power the world's largest rooftop solar power system.

Danville, CA, USA: Athenian School Shows Solar Smarts with Tioga Energy, REC Solar. The Athenian School in Danville will soon be using renewable electricity harvested from the sun to meet half of its annual energy needs.

Morristown, N.J., USA: Jersey Central Power & Light Files Solar Renewable Energy Financing Proposal. Jersey Central Power&Light (JCP&L) yesterday filed with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) a proposal designed to help increase the pace of solar project development in the state.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Starts Shipments for 2.4 MW US Photovoltaic Project. Trina Solar shipments began this month to provide more than 13,400 solar PV modules to power the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Ontario, CA, USA: SunPower Completes Solar Installation for Toyota. Toyota and SunPower Corporation have complete one of the largest single-roof solar power installations in North America.

Silicon Valley, CA, USA: Applied Materials Activates PV System on Corporate Campus. Applied Materials has completed two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, California

Allentown, PA, USA: PPL Renewable Energy Plans 5 Megawatt Solar Energy Project. PPL Renewable Energy has taken steps toward development of the first phase of a large-scale solar power system that converts the energy from sunlight into clean, renewable electricity in Warren County, New Jersey.

Santa Barbara, CA, USA: City of Santa Barbara Powers Up with Solar Energy System. The City of Santa Barbara has selected Tioga Energy and EI Solutions to design, build and fund a 384 kW DC (331 kW AC) solar electric system.

San Jose, CA, USA: U.S. Dept. of Energy Installs Solar Array on Its Washington, D.C. Headquarters. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has installed a 205-kilowatt SunPower solar-electric system atop the roof of the Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C.

Charlotte, NC, USA: Duke Energy Seeks Solar Suppliers to Launch $100 Million Solar Plan. Duke Energy Carolinas is seeking bids from solar power companies to supply solar panels, electrical equipment and installation services as part of the utility’s proposed $100 million North Carolina solar plan.

El Cajon, CA, USA: Borrego Solar to Install 1.2 Megawatt Solar Electric System. The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) has selected Borrego Solar to install a 1.2 megawatt solar electric system, consisting of Kyocera Solar photovoltaic modules -- as a central component to the university's robust sustainable energy program.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Suntech Solar Panels to Power The North Face 1MW Solar System. Suntech Power has been selected to supply 5,445 Suntech solar panels for a 1MW solar electricity system at The North Face® West Coast distribution center in Visalia, California.

Lawrence, MA, USA: Solectria Renewables Signs Supply Agreement Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. As part of an effort to streamline the implementation of grid-tied photovoltaic energy systems, Solectria Renewables will provide all photovoltaic inverters to the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC).

Vista, CA, USA: Melrose Law Center Goes Green. The Melrose Law Center marked a green milestone for Vista, California by completing the city’s first commercial solar energy system under the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program and the largest system in Vista to date.

Wilmington, NC, USA: Progress Energy Carolinas, SunEdison Plan Solar Project. Progress Energy Carolinas and SunEdison have signed an agreement under which SunEdison will build, own and operate a 1.2-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant on the site of the Progress Energy L.V. Sutton Plant.

Baltimore, MD, USA: General Motors to Add Rooftop Solar Installation at Baltimore Powertrain Plant. General Motors will add a 1.2 megawatt solar power installation to the roof of its transmission assembly plant in White Marsh, Maryland.

San Francisco, CA, USA: PG&E Signs Up for 800 MW in Two Photovoltaic Projects. Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has entered into two utility-scale, photovoltaic solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy.

Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA: Ground-Mounted Tracking System to be Built at Merck Headquarters. By the end of 2008, the world headquarters of Merck & Co., Inc. in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, will have the largest ground-mounted solar power tracking system in the eastern half of the United States.

Palo Alto, CA, USA: Silicon Valley Law Firm Goes Solar. REC Solar, Inc. has completed an 87 kilowatt solar electric system for leading law firm Cooley Godward Kronish’s 130,000 square-foot office building on Hanover Avenue in Palo Alto.

Roseville, CA, USA: Solar Power, Inc. Contracted to Power Two Los Angeles Landmarks. Solar Power, Inc. has entered into a design build agreement with venue owner-operators AEG to design and install photovoltaic solar systems for two of the world’s best known sports and entertainment venues; STAPLES Center and NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE.

Portland, OR, USA: Governor Breaks Ground on "Solar Highway" Installation. Governor Kulongoski today announced Oregon is installing the nation’s first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way, moving the state a step further in its role as a leader in renewable power development.

Menomonee Falls, WI, USA: Kohl's Expands Solar Power Program to Oregon. Kohl’s Department Stores is to expand its solar program to a sixth state, Oregon, with plans to convert four of its nine stores to solar power.

Watertown, CT, USA: Crystal Rock Solar PV System Goes Live. Crystal Rock LLC today announced that the 300kW solar photovoltaic system at the company’s Watertown, Conn., bottling facility is now operational and generating electricity.

Pasadena, CA, USA: The North Face to Host 1 Megawatt Solar Energy System. System integrator, EI Solutions is partnering with The North Face ®, to design, build and install a 1MW solar electricity system at its West Coast distribution center located in Visalia, California.

Escondido, CA, USA: enXco, 3rd Rock Systems Partner on PV Project. enXco, announced today that an Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Stevens Institute of Technology, and an EPC Agreement with RGD Energies, the financing arm of 3rd Rock Systems and Technologies of Burlingame, California, have been executed to construct a 487 kW (DC) solar photovoltaic system.

Bakersfield, CA, USA: Meadows Field Airport is Going Green. The Kern County Department of Airports in conjunction with the Kern County Board of Supervisors and Regenesis Power, LLC yesterday officially broke ground on a $6 million solar array at Meadows Field (BFL).

Los Gatos, CA, USA: Akeena Solar Helps Livermore Achieve 117 kW of Photovoltaic Power. After a successful eight week community program, Akeena Solar today announced nearly 30 new homeowners have signed up to go solar.

San Francisco, CA, USA: SolarCity Completes Solar Installation for British Motors. SolarCity, a leading provider of solar power financing, design, installation and service, announced it has completed the largest commercial solar installation in San Francisco for British Motor Car Distributors, Inc.

Tempe, AZ, USA: First Solar to Build 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant for Sempra Generation. First Solar will build a 10 megawatt photovoltaic power plant for Sempra Generation near Boulder City, Nevada. First Solar will design, engineer and construct the turnkey PV power plant and will provide monitoring and maintenance services for the plant over its lifetime.

Orlando, FL, USA: Florida Municipal Power Agency Signs Letter of Intent for 10 Megawatts of Solar. The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has signed a letter of intent with SunEdison for a 20-year power purchase agreement to provide 10 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity at several locations throughout the state.

Kapolei, HI, USA: Hoku Solar and Suntech Power Complete Solar Installation for Paradise Beverages. Hoku Solar and Suntech Power have completed a 254-kilowatt PV solar power system at the Oahu warehouse and distribution headquarters of Paradise Beverages, Inc.

Glendale, CA, USA: Glendale Community College Inaugurates PV System. Glendale Water & Power, Glendale Community College and Chevron Energy Solutions unveiled today the largest solar electric project in Glendale, which will help Glendale Water & Power meet its renewable energy target and provide shaded parking at the college campus.

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Awarded Major PV Projects by Florida Power & Light. SunPower Corporation has been selected by Florida Power & Light Company to build the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States, and a second power plant at the Kennedy Space Center.

Tolleson, AZ, USA: SPG Solar to Install Largest Customer-Owned Solar Energy System in Arizona. SPG Solar, Inc., The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), and Salt River Project (SRP) Earthwise Solar have announced the largest solar energy initiative in Arizona at the Gatorade manufacturing and distribution facility in Tolleson, Arizona.

Toledo, OH, USA: Owens Corning Installing Solar System at Foam Insulation Facility. Owens Corning has entered into an agreement with Sun Edison LLC to provide solar-generated energy through the installation and operation of a 206 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of its Gresham, Oregon facility.