Steel fabricator wins renewables-related contracts
Steel, tube and pipe manufacturer Robor has been contracted to supply the steel for two large 75 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, which have been selected in the first round of bids under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The two projects, Letsatsi and Le
First Solar Releases 92.5-Watt Thin-Film PV Module
Newest FS Series 3 Module Is Latest Milestone on Cost-Efficiency Roadmap TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2012 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the release of its most advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module, the Series 3 FS-392, which is rated at 92.5 watts. The new FS-392 module maintains
Canadian Solar Partners with Romano Group in South Africa
Johannesburg, December 10, 2012: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced that Romano Group will become an authorised Canadian Solar reseller in South Africa. The announcement comes as Canadian Solar looks to increase its local photovoltaic (PV) mod
More (solar) power to the people of Limpopo
Mail & Guardian Online 28 November 2012 South Africa will soon have the capacity to provide approximately 58 megawatts of solar energy to 8 000 households in Limpopo. A R2.6-billion financial closure was announced on Wednesday by MEMC subsidiary SunEdison, the US solar energy service provider who will
IBC SOLAR constructed 5 megawatt PV power plant in just 49 days
Bad Staffelstein, November 19, 2012 – IBC SOLAR AG, one of the leading photovoltaic system integrators in the world, has set up a photovoltaic (PV) power plalnt and connected it to the public electricity grid in just 49 days. The system was built on the outskirts of Maniago, a small town in Northern Ita
SMA supplies inverters for one of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa
Niestetal/Durban, 16. November 2012: One of the first large-scale PV power plants in Africa is scheduled to become operational in spring 2013. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) will deliver a total of 84 Sunny Central 800CP inverters for the 75 Megawatt PV project Kalkbult in the north west of South Africa.
Likusasa Portraz Project News
Likusasa has designed and built 11 solar powered sites for the Posts and telecommunications regulatory of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). These are large sites with an average power consumption of 17kW intended to be shared by four GSM operators. The hybrid power scope of work on each site includes a 42 kWp PV array,
