Solarplaza Resource Library

We are regularly sourcing and curating content in the form of articles, white papers, and webinars, all focussed on the solar PV and renewable energy industry.

Solairedirect buys 72MW in Chile

RENEWS - Solairedirect has acquired the Denersol and Canto del Agua solar projects in the northern region of Atacama in Chile with capacity totalling 72MW.

13 May

Order Focus: JinkoSolar strikes 1GW module supply deal with China Minsheng New Energy

PVT - Major tier-one PV module manufacturer JinkoSolar has signed a massive module supply deal with China Minsheng New Energy (CMNE) totalling 1GW over the next two years.

13 May

Abengoa to sell 450MW solar assets to Abengoa Yield for €614m

EBR - Spanish engineering group Abengoa has signed an agreement to sell 450MW renewable energy assets in Spain, to Abengoa Yield for approximately €614m.

12 May

Gintech to open 350MW Thailand cell factory

PVT - Taiwanese crystalline silicon cell manufacturer Gintech Energy is to build a 350MW cell production facility in Thailand. The PV cell supplier has established a Thailand-based subsidiary under the ...

12 May

Principal Solar Engages Alpha Energy To Build 100 MW Project In N.C.

SIM - Dallas-based solar power company Principal Solar Inc. (PSI) has contracted Alpha Energy as its engineering, procurement and construction partner to build its 100 MW Principal Sunrise IV project ...

12 May

United Photovoltaics to Acquire 210 MW of Solar-Power Plants

BB - United Photovoltaics Group Ltd. will acquire Zhongneng Guodian New Energy Cooperation and Development Jiangsu Co., an owner of solar-power projects, for 105 million yuan ($16.9 million).

12 May

U.S. EIA energy outlook 2015: Up to 70 GW of solar generation capacity could be installed through 2040

SS - In the coming decades, additions to U.S. electricity generation capacity are expected to be lower than in the recent past, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)'s ...

12 May

SunPower Broadens Its Commercial Reach by Offering Battery Services From Stem

GTM - The last couple of weeks have brought a dizzying array of partnerships between solar and storage companies, most of them with Tesla. Add SunPower and Stem to the ...

12 May

IHS forecasts double-digit sales growth for PV inverter chips, over the next three years

SS - The market for semiconductors used in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters, will continue to expand in the long term, according to IHS (El Segundo, California, U.S.). IHS notes that ...

11 May

Buyer found as ‘SolarMax 2.0’ prepares for June relaunch

PVT - It appears a buyer has been found for Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax, which was declared insolvent at the end of last year, with the company set to relaunch ...

11 May