As the Ivanpah project nears completion, the team continues to move full steam ahead. During the months of February, March and April, more than 1,250 construction workers advanced the project to more than 92 percent complete! To date, more than 153,990 of the project’s total 173,500 heliostats have been installed. In April, the Ivanpah team
127-MW AV Solar II Project Opens In Arizona
May 1, 2013 : 0 Comments
Kyocera Solar Inc. today joined LS Power and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to officially open the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation in southwest Arizona. Kyocera is providing 25* megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the 127MW photovoltaic (PV) installation; all Kyocera modules included in the project were U.S.-made. Block 1
170-MW California Centinela Solar Facility
April 30, 2013 : 0 Comments
Bonfiglioli USA is on schedule to supply its utility-scale RPS Station systems for the 170-MW AC Centinela project near El Centro, CA. The fully integrated 2MVA power platform includes two of its 1MVA modular inverter systems enclosed inside a precast concrete container, and a 2MVA medium-voltage step-up transformer. Fluor Corporation will build the project for
Large Ground-Mount Solar Array Completed In Massachusetts
April 15, 2013 : 3 Comments
Patriot Solar Group (PSG) has completed the installation of a 3.4-mw array in Massachusetts, one of the largest ground mounted solar field in the states history. This particular project used both post driven, and ballasted ground-mount systems to accommodate a total of 14,521 modules. In addition to manufacturing and supplying over 3,000 sections of ground
Completion of Molten Salt Solar Receiver Sets Milestone In Crescent Dunes
April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced completion of the assembly of the molten salt receiver panels that sits on top of the 540 foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Nev. Utilizing the most advanced solar thermal technology worldwide, the
8-MW Solar Project Planned For Romania
April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
REC, provider of solar electricity solutions, has acquired the project rights of an 8-MW solar park in the north of Bucharest, Romania and has started construction at the end of January 2013. Romania is a very promising emerging market for solar electricity investments due to very good radiation levels and a stable regulatory incentive framework
Project Review: Factory Farm From Strata Solar
March 15, 2013 : 0 Comments
Strata Solar borrowed from manufacturing’s assembly-line production system to construct Belwood Solar Farm in record time. Frank Andorka, Editorial Director Lawndale, N.C., is the kind of town that a visitor might miss if he blinked. Located an hour west of Charlotte along the East Stage Coach Trail, Lawndale nestles comfortably into the Appalachian foothills. Only
NRG Begins Operations At 26-MW Borrego Solar Photovoltaic Facility
March 7, 2013 : 0 Comments
NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Borrego I Solar Generating Station, a 26-MW (AC) photovoltaic facility located northeast of Borrego Springs, Calif. The station’s electricity will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year power purchase agreement. “Borrego is our
4 Questions: Why Is North Carolina A Great Place For Utility Solar?
March 6, 2013 : 0 Comments
In light of Canadian Solar partnering with Strata Solar (one of Solar Power World’s Top 100 Contractors) to install 15 utility solar projects in North Carolina, Solar Power World asked Noah Eckert, director of commercial and utility-scale markets at Canadian Solar, why North Carolina is a good place for utility solar projects. SPW: What makes North Carolina
Will Distributed Generation Banish Utilities Forever?
In widely covered news, Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, said that the utility sees a threat from distributed energy resources. NRG Energy CEO David Crane came out and said that utilities should be concerned but they [NRG] will be providing a solution that attempts to capitalize on the opportunity. Both comments are related to