Draker installs dual-language monitoring system for 705 kW PV plant in Japan

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:32 (Solarserver)

On April 4th, 2013 Draker (Burlington, Vermont, US) announced that it has completed the installation of its panel-to-grid (P2G) monitoring solution in Japan. The fully-integrated AC and Clarity DC system was deployed at the Ami Solar Park, a 705 kilowatt (kW) grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) site operating under the feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme instituted last summer as part of Japan's renewable energy strategy, the company states. Read more

Solectria supplies inverters for 2.5 MW PV plant in New Mexico

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:20 (Solarserver)

On April 2nd, 2013, Solectria Renewables LLC (Lawrence, Massachusetts, US) announced that it will supply its inverters to Green States Energy for a 2.5 megawatt (MW) ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Roswell, New Mexico. The company will use its PVI 95KW line central inverters to power the plant. Read more

Bidders approved for 5.5 MW of rooftop PV plants in Indian cities

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:15 (Solarserver)

On April 2nd, 2013, Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has released a list of successful bidders for the implementation of grid connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in selected cities/states in India. The list includes bidders for the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Gurgaon. Azure Power, Thermax and Sun Edison were successful bidders for all the cities combined. Read more

Schindler introduces solar-powered elevator

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:28 (Solarserver)

On April 2nd, 2013, Schindler Elevator Corp. (Morristown, New Jersey, US) announced that it has introduced the world's most advanced affordable, solar-powered elevator system. The Schindler Solar Elevator is a hybrid system designed to be supplied up to 100% by rooftop solar photovoltaic panels and a proprietary Hybrid Energy Manager (HEM) that stores the solar power in batteries until needed, the company states. Read more

NRG Solar secures loan for construction of a 5 MW PV plant in California

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:13 (Solarserver)

On April 2nd, 2013, NRG Solar LLC (Carlsbad, California, US) announced that it has secured a USD 19.2 million loan from the North American Development Bank (NADB) to construct a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) park in California. The PV plant, located at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Imperial Valley Campus in Brawley, California, will be equipped polycrystalline PV modules manufactured by Trina Solar mounted on ViaSol single-axis trackers. Read more

Solar Shakeout: SiC Processing liquidator appointed

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 13:51 (PV-Tech)

The local court in Amberg has appointed Attorney, Christopher Seagon as the administrator of silicon wafer slurry specialist, SiC Processing. Read more

Seraphim claims top four placement in PHOTON’s 2012 module yield test

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 13:01 (PV-Tech)

Confirmation that high performance modules are not the reserve of large tier 1 suppliers, mid-sized Chinese producer, Seraphim Solar System recently noted its fourth ranked position in in PHOTON’s 2012 module yield test. Read more

Blue Oak Energy completes 4.2 MW PV plant in Gridley, California

Saturday, 4.6.2013 - 16:24 (Solarserver)

On April 2nd, 2013 Blue Oak Energy (Davis, California, US) announced the completion of a 4.2 megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Gridley, California. The Gridley facility, developed by LightBeam Energy Inc., is a ground-mounted solar electric system comprised of 17,584 solar panels manufactured by Trina Solar. Read more