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Qcells Starts Solar Cell Production in Georgia
Qcells now produces solar cells in Cartersville, Georgia—boosting U.S. supply security, cutting reliance on imports, and powering domestic module assembly as the plant scales into one of North America’s largest.
Jun 10, 2026 // Manufacturing News, USA, Georgia, Europe, solar cell, North America, Qcells
Building a successful renewables auction in Colombia
pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras spoke to Carolina Obando, regulatory coordinator at renewable energy association SER Colombia, to discuss the country’s first renewable energy auction. The delayed tender promises to boost a solar industry with a 4.3 GW pipeline.
Sep 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Rooftop PV, rooftop PV, Eckhart Gouras, Carolina Obando, SER Colombia, Maria Fernanda Suárez
Ukraine project reaches 46MW as second phase goes operational
UDP Renewables, part of the UFuture Investment Group, has commissioned the second phase of the Scythia Solar project, taking the total capacity to 46MW.
Jul 29, 2019 // Large-Scale, Ukraine, UDP Renewables, Vasyl Khmelnytsky, UFuture, Zaporizhia, Odesa, CMEC, China Machinery Engineering Corporation, Donbas, DTEK, Donbas Fuel and Energy Company, Europe
Actis bags US$1.23bn for new clean energy investment fund
London-based renewables investor Actis has raised US$1.23 billion for a new investment fund destined for existing infrastructure assets in emerging markets, starting with its own 100MW PV plant in Chile.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, SunPower, Chile, PV plant, Engie Energía, London, Actis, ALLIF
Zimbabwe launches 235 MW solar tender
The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe has issued a request for proposal to seek partners for the development and construction of seven solar parks, with a combined generation capacity of 235 MW, plus two mini-hydro power projects.
Sep 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, tender, Africa, Zimbabwe, Infrastructure Development Bank, mini-hydro power plants, Fortune Chasi
Swindon Borough Council signs PPA with Total for Chapel Farm solar site
Swindon Borough Council has introduced a solar balanced out system, signing a power purchase contract (PPA) with Total Gas and Power.
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Swindon Borough Council, Keith Williams
Spanish financial institution gets huge risk in solar racking supplier
Banco Sabadell has actually obtained a 41.5% rate of interest in Pamplona-based STI Norland via its Aurica Capita fund.
Feb 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Banco Sabadell, Europe, Aurica Capital, Raúl Rodríguez
Floating PV shows up in Israel
German service provider Belectric has actually released a 480 kW range on a storage tank near the Mishmar HaEmek kibbutz in north Israel.
Mar 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Israel, Belectric, Ingo Alphéus
Clearway shuts financial obligation funding for 192MW California solar center
Clearway Energy Group has actually shut financial obligation funding for the 192MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California.
Mar 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Nick Chaset, North America, clearway
Vikram Solar commissions 164 kWp rooftop solar plant at Belur Math
The plant—commissioned for Damodar Valley Corporation—will power six buildings at the headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
Sep 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Vikram Solar, Damodar Valley Corporation, Kuldeep Kumar Jain
Ranger Power looks for buyer after getting solar energy site approved
Ranger Power will search for a buyer of its 230 million dollar solar site in eastern Lincoln.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Ranger Power, Lincoln, Dan Parson, David Cary, Nebraska
Runergy plans another 6 GW of mono PERC manufacturing capacity by 2022
The fact solar manufacturers in China are still aggressively expanding output illustrates the strength of global demand for PV even as hopes for a rebound in Chinese installations appear to have been groundless.
Oct 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Trina Solar, mono perc, Jinko, GCL, Risen, Run Sunshine Technology, CSI
SunPower Corp is spinning off production activity
United States-based solar energy corporation SunPower is spinning off the majority of its manufacture into a separate company, Maxeon Solar. The latter is going to include Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, the Chinese silicon wafer supplier, as an investor.
Nov 12, 2019 // Manufacturing News, USA, SunPower, China, Asia, North America, Maxeon Solar, Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, silicon wafer
Innovative Solar introduces two solar projects with total capacity of 425MW
Innovative Solar Systems offers 2 Texas-based utility-scale solar projects for immediate acquisition. The first array is located in Fisher County and has a generation capacity of 125 megawatts. The second project with a 300-megawatt capacity is in Jones County.
Dec 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, Engie, North America, innovative solar systems
Sungrow Debuts Second Generation of Three-phase Residential Inverters in Australia
Sungrow, the international leading inverter option provider, released its 2nd generation three-phase household inverters tailored for the Australian landscape.
Feb 4, 2021 // Inverters, Sungrow, Australia, Oceania, Joe Zhou