Solar Power World

Solectria Inverters Power Largest CSP Facility

Solectria Renewables’ solar inverters will be used in the 30-MW Alamosa Solar Generating Project, the largest high concentrating photovoltaic power (CPV) generating facility in the world. The solar project consists of over 500 large CPV pedestals, solar inverters and dual axis trackers. The site is located in Alamosa, CO, and extends 225 acres. The San Luis Valley in Colorado... Read More

Report Recommends Changing Solar Standards for Ground Mounts

The Solar America Board for Codes and Standards (Solar ABCs) has released a final report, “Grounding Photovoltaic Modules: Issues and Recommendations,” which draws on feedback from solar industry experts as well as ongoing research at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) and presents the issues with recommendations for changes to existing standards. The need for this study was... Read More

Guardian Delivers Mirrors For World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant

Guardian Industries announced that the company’s EcoGuard Solar Boost mirrors are being installed at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in California’s Mojave Desert. The project, a partnership between NRG Solar (a subsidiary of NRG Energy), Google and BrightSource Energy, will nearly double the amount of solar thermal energy produced in the U.S. today.... Read More

GreenVolts Announces ISIS Mobile for Solar Energy Management

GreenVolts, provider of a fully integrated solar system, announced the availability of its solar energy management software for iPad and iPhone  mobile devices.The new ISIS Mobile is a natural extension of the company’s Internet-based ISIS energy management software and enables management capabilities for GreenVolts solar systems ranging from smaller, distributed installations... Read More

Siemens Wins Second Solar Receivers Order For Power Plant In India

Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for the Megha parabolic trough power plant to be built in Andhra Pradesh, near Hyderabad, India. Megha is now the second project in India to be equipped with solar receivers from Siemens. Purchaser is Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. Siemens will supply approximately... Read More

SolFocus Builds First 50 MW Solar Power Plant in Baja California

SolFocus  joined with Mexican land and real estate developer Grupo Musa and U.S.-based energy developer Synergy Technologies LLC to announce the launch of a landmark solar power plant in Baja California near Tecate, Mexico. The project, planned as a 450 MW total capacity, will be built in 50 MW tranches, with construction on the first tranche starting in late 2012 and being operational... Read More

Eaton Launches Utility-Scale Inverter Technology for Solar Customers

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. today introduced advanced utility-scale inverter technology in its new Series 6001 energy storage grid-connect inverter, engineered to provide improved power stability for wind and solar energy customers. The Series 6001 provides high-performance conversion in utility applications for wind, solar and other heavy industrial power applications... Read More

First Solar Announces 20-MW Maryland Solar Project

First Solar announced its 100% stake in Maryland Solar, a 20 MW (AC) photovoltaic (PV) solar power project in Hagerstown, Md. The project, which has a contract to sell electricity and renewable energy credits to FirstEnergy Solutions, is expected to start construction in Q2 2012 and be completed in Q4 2012. It will use First Solar’s advanced thin-film PV modules to generate... Read More

290-MW project planned for Arizona

Construction of the 290-MW Agua Caliente solar project in Yuma County, near Dateland, Ariz., is under way. The plant is expected to be the largest operational photovoltaic plant in the world upon completion, expected in 2014. Built by First Solar, Inc., Agua Caliente will generate enough clean solar energy to serve the needs of about 100,000 average homes per year when fully operational.... Read More

1-MW Inverter for Utility Solar

Magnetek, Inc.’s 1-MW solar inverter has received ETL certification to the UL 1741-2010 and CSA C22.2 No. 107.1 standards. The E-Force Solar Inverter was tested and certified by Intertek and is now qualified to display the ETL certification mark. The ETL mark indicates the E- Force Solar Inverter meets product safety requirements for connection to a United States or Canadian... Read More

Prudential Capital Group To Help Fund Arizona Solar Project

Prudential Capital Group provided financing in the form of $121 million of long-term senior notes to LS Power for a new solar power generating project in Maricopa County, Ariz. The financing is part of an innovative structure developed in partnership with Banco Santander S.A. that provided $466 million to support the development of the project. Prudential Capital Group is an investment... Read More

Manufacturer offers “Buy American” solar inverters

Solar inverter manufacturer SMA America offers certain Sunny Central models for commercial and utility-scale projects requiring compliance with the “Buy American” clause in the American Reconstruction and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Sunny Central 500-HE US solar inverter Currently, the full Sunny Central Compact Power (CP) line—which includes 500-800 kilowatt inverters—and... Read More

Solar Projects: Wells Fargo Announces Equity Financing Deal

Wells Fargo & Co. announced that equity financing is complete for a 53.5 megawatt (MW) multi-site solar project in New Mexico. The 53.5MW solar project, one of largest photovoltaic solar power projects in the U.S., was fully activated in December. The multi-site solar project was made possible through a power purchase agreement between SunEdison and Southwestern Public Service... Read More

White Construction Builds First Utility Scale Solar Project in the Midwest

White Construction has been selected by Invenergy to be the EPC contractor for Invenergy’s Grand Ridge Solar Farm located in LaSalle County, Illinois. This 20 megawatt (AC) project will consist of twenty, 1 MW solar inverters and over 155,000 photovoltaic modules supplied by General Electric. White Construction has installed over 60 megawatts of utility scale solar throughout... Read More

Utility-scale inverter ready in 1.0 and 1.5-MW modules

ISIS uses a modular suite of 1.0 and 1.5 MW solar-inversion platforms and 15 and 38 kV utility interconnection platforms. The Integrated Solar Inversion Station ( ISIS) is for utility grade solar projects of 1 MW and more. It uses a modular suite of 1.0 and 1.5 MW solar-inversion platforms and 15 and 38 kV utility interconnection platforms. The company says it works with solar-project... Read More