M+W Group is to plan and construct a 14.5MW photovoltaic power park in the province of Macerone, Italy. The plant is expected to have an annual output of around 18,900MWh, which will be supplied to approximately 6,000 households in the region.
Phoenix Solar has been commissioned by Etrion as the general contractor for a 3.5MW ground-mounted turnkey construction plant to be located in Borgo Piave in the Lazio region of Italy.
Manz Automation has signed a licensing and strategic alliance agreement with Würth Solar for the exclusive rights of use to Würth's CIGS production technology, for an initial period of 10 years. The company aims to use the alliance to become the market leader as a provider of fully integrated, cost-effective CIGS production lines (CIGSfab). The existing contractual relationship with Würth Solar and the ZSW centre for solar energy and hydrogen research also means that Manz has exclusive access to research results regarding CIGS modules on glass substrates.
SunLink will now provide combiner boxes, as well as roof and ground mount systems, through its acquisition of Blue Oak PV Products. "SunLink now offers the HomeRun combiner box family so commercial solar integrators can count on one trusted source for mounting solutions and combiner boxes that lower total installed costs and improve system design flexibility," said Christopher Tilley, CEO of SunLink.
Lumeta has received CSA International (CSA) certification for its PowerPly roof-integrated photovoltaic solar module in accordance with UL 1703. The 400W product combines a DuPont Tefzel frontsheet and lightweight composite substrate with high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells to increase power density, eliminating the glass and aluminum frame structure of conventional modules.
CNPV Solar Power has entered into a long-term sales agreement with 9REN for the supply of 10MWp of high performance PV modules during the second half of 2010. The modules will be supplied at fixed prices with an option for an additional 3MWp during the year.
SunEdison is to produce racking equipment for its Canadian solar projects with Samco Solar, the Ontario-based equipment and parts manufacturer. This new contract will increase Samco's labour force by 25%, generating 15-18 permanent, highly skilled jobs.
Schneider Electric's renewable energies business has won a second contract with EDF EN Canada for solar photovoltaic projects, this time for 30MW in St. Isidore and Elmsley, located just outside Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
SolarWorld has laid the foundation stone at its third, and largest, module production facility in Freiberg in Saxony. The group is aiming to complete the fully-automated production facility for crystalline photovoltaic modules by the beginning of 2011.
Ascent Solar Technologies has received a federal Export Achievement Certificate for the international market development and sales of its flexible and lightweight CIGS thin-film modules for building materials, portable power, and defense and transportation markets.
