Zentric has announced that is has withdrawn from an EPC agreement with Matinee Energy. The agreement, dated January 7, 2012, was for the provision of EPC services for a 20MW solar power plant in Benson, Arizona.
PV project developer, Premier Power reported 2011 full-year revenue results of US$70.2 million, including fourth quarter revenue of US$15.5 million. Fourth quarter revenue was down 66% or US$30.6 million from US$46.1 million achieved in the same period in 2010. Full-year results were down 19%, compared to 2010, while non-GAAP operating loss increased to US$3.8 million in 2011, up from US$2.8 million in 2010. This decrease in revenue was said to be mainly due to project delays in Bulgaria that were pushed into the first quarter of 2012.
Cogenra Solar and SunWater Solar have installed the largest roof-top PV system in the US on the roof of Kendall-Jackson’s Kittyhawk winery in Windsor, California. The 241kW installation uses 96 solar modules in a hybrid thermal and PV system.
Tenaska is breaking its way into the solar power generation market with an announcement that it has closed commercial financing for its Imperial Solar Energy Center South in southern California. The utility-scale PV plant is the first of what the company expects to be several solar generating facilities it will develop in California and other US states. Located in Imperial County, the 946-acre solar project was developed by Tenaska Solar Ventures, with the company advising that a second solar project is under development nearby.
Soventix Canada, formally Sovello Canada, announced at the Ontario Feed-In Tariff Forum 2012 that it has extended its material and workmanship warranty from five to ten years. The new warranty covers Soventix Canada's Sovello Project Pro Series and Consumer Pro Series solar modules, effective April 1, 2012.
The Arizona Public Service (APS) and the State Land Department (SLD) have announced a new partnership to deliver 35MW Foothills Solar Plant on 400 acres of Arizona State Trust Lands in Yuma County. This will be the first solar project to be developed on state-owned trust lands and outlines Arizona governor Janice Brewer’s plans to make Arizona a global force in the renewable energy sector.
Former US president Bill Clinton is to be keynote speaker at Solar Power International this September in Orlando, Florida. The solar energy conference and exhibition is presented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).
Four conservation groups – Defenders of Wildlife, The Sierra Club, Audubon California and the Natural Resources Defence Council – have announced their support for large-scale solar power projects Mt. Signal, Calexico I and Calexico II. The projects, being developed by 8minute energy, satisfy the needs of the conservation groups to deliver clean energy from well-located sites, create union jobs and to consider local wildlife concerns.
Silverado Power and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced that it has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Western Antelope Dry Ranch and Victor Mesa Linda, two Californian Silverado Power subsidiaries. The two projects will supply a total of 15MW, enough electricity to power an estimated 3,225 homes.
