Solar: it’s about time
providence, China. VP of international project develop-
Clear Skies Solar
“Order cancellations
ment.
• began construction on a 2-MW SunPower
solar PV project in Chitrakoot, Uttar and declining ASPs • appointed Dennis Arriola to CFO.
Pradesh, India.
were apparent, but
• completed a 18 MW Olivenza solar
• received contract to build US $5.7 electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain.
million solar energy project in Larissa, many companies • and Oak Leaf Energy dedicated a
Greece.
remained optimistic
1.75MW solar power system in Lake-
• launched subsidiary Carbon 612 Cor- wood, CO.
poration which provides readings of that order backlogs SunRun
energy produced by solar PV systems.
Colexon and Renewagy AG merged and
and strong balance
• closed project financing for up to US
$105 million in solar facilities.
created new company Colexon SE.
sheets would enable
• added David Buzby to its board of
Conergy
• received €399.3 million in additional
them to weather current
directors.
Suntech
capital from 155m share swap with
business conditions.”
• completed an 1 MW solar energy
Dresdner Bank. system for North Face.
• finished 3MW solar PV system outside • and a+f completed an 8.5MWp solar
Philadelphia with Epuron; said to be
Juwi installed a total of 54.85MW in
plant in Alange, Spain and a 7.4MWp
largest on U.S. East Coast.
Waldpolenz and Koethen, Germany.
solar plant in Alconera, Spain.
• completed 8.4 MW solar park in Trier,
Larsen and Toubro entered solar power
SunWize Technologies named Paul Garvi-
Germany.
generation business.
son VP of the Residential Power Systems
DEGERenergie completed a 300 MWh
Martifer Solar
division.
solar park in Rexingen Germany.
• completed 21 solar PV plants in Italy.
T.Solar inaugurated a 30 MW solar farm
Donauer connected 1.4 MW PV power
• signed a three-year, €150 million (US
in Arnedo, Spain.
plant to the grid in Vila-Sana, Spain.
$193 million) installation contract with
TGI Solar
Duke Energy halved its US $100 million
Enfinity for 30 MW of solar photovol-
• appointed Wolney Mendes to VP
solar panel plan in North Carolina.
taic arrays in Belgium.
of business development for Latin
EDF Energies Nouvelles completed
OPTISOLAR completed North America’s
America.
France’s largest solar power plant with a
largest solar farm in Sarnia, Canada.
• established Solar Power Italy to launch
capacity of 7MWp in the Aude Region.
Phoenix Solar
solar products and systems for the Ital-
First Solar
• received syndicated loan of EUR 150
ian residential, commercial and solar
• completed 2MW solar power plant in
million.
power plant markets.
Fontana, California, rooftop.
• installed 2.3 MWp PV power plant
• formed MOU with European Estate
• reached grid-parity milestone of US
in Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, southeastern
Capital for joint development of a
$0.075 per kW hour in Sempra’s
Germany.
10 MW solar facility in the Czech
10MW Boulder City, NV thin film
Premier Power named Teresa Kelley CFO.
Republic.
solar power plant.
ProLogis began installation of a 1 MW PV
• began divesting non-strategic subsid-
French Gard to begin construction of 26
system in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture.
iaries in order to focus on renewable
GW PV power plant near Fourques in July
Recurrent energy began building 5MW
energy business
2009.
solar array on top San Francisco’s Sunset
The Al-Mishkat Real Estate Group began
GeckoLogic signed US $250 million pur-
reservoir.
construction of a US $74 billion (7,700
chasing contract with Solyndra.
SAS completed 1 MW solar farm (designed
sq.m.) solar power plant in Syria.
Greenvision Ambiente Photo-Solar
by SunPower) in Cary, NC (USA).
XET executed an option agreement to sell
received capital investment of EUR 7.7 mil-
Scan Energy began building 50 MW solar
its technology for US $100 million to EOS
lion (USD 10m) from ITOCHU.
park in Strasskirchen, Lower Bavaria,
Renewable Technologies.
groSolar installed a 1.1-MW solar PV
Germany.
XL Telecom & Energy Ltd completed
system in Vacaville, CA.
Sinosol installed a 173 kWp facility at
initial 1.6 MW phase in Spain of three
Grupo Metro 2000 plans to invest 25
Duesseldorf airport in Germany.
year plan to set up 300 MW solar farms in
mln euro to build a 5MW solar park in
Solar Power and AEG installed 1,727 pan-
Europe.
Bulgaria.
el solar array on top of STAPLES Center
HLT Energies subsidiary, EkoWatt
and NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
received 150 000 euro capital investment
Solar Sailor (Sidney, AU) designed solar
Jon Custer-Topai is vice president of
from private investors.
sails that provide power for 5% of cargo
Custer Consulting Group and responsi-
HourCar unveiled solar charging hub for
ships energy needs.
ble for the corporation’s market research
St. Paul/Minneapolis car-sharing program.
Solar Taxi completed 32,000 trip around
and news analysis activities. Jon is a
IBC SOLAR secured land for a 38 MW so-
the world.
member of the IPC and active in the
lar energy power station in Northern Italy.
Solaria seeks solar farm buyers after poten-
Technology Marketing Research Council.
IBM and EDF formed smart grid research
tial clients backed out of agreements.
jon@custerconsulting.com
cooperation.
SolarEdge closed US $23M Round B led
Intersol opened Bulgaria’s first solar power
by Vertex Venture Capital.
plant in Sofia which has annual capacity of
• SolarReserve hired Alistair Jessop as
1,250MWh.
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