Solar-scapes in Spain on the roof of SEAT’s factory in Martorell Spain just recently came to completion, marking the largest solar power plant in the automobile industry. SEAT began this progressive work in 2010 jointly with utility-scale solar developer Gestamp Solar, with the cost coming to an estimated €35 million … [continued]
The feel-good news about renewable energy never ceases. A 1.85 megawatt solar farm in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture will donate all profits to local non-profit organizations, Kyocera recently announced. The so-called “social contribution mega power plant project” — a partnership between Kyocera and Ryukoku University — is expected to cost about … [continued]
One of the leading solar energy companies in the world, Yingli Green Energy, recently announced that the company is supplying 40 MW of photovoltaic modules for a new solar power plant that will be the largest in Latin America when completed. The solar plant the PV panels are being … [continued]
Gestamp Solar, a Spanish developer and operator of utility-scale photovoltaic plants plans to invest around 90 billion yen ($1.16 billion) in solar panels and plants in Japan over the next three years. The company has signed an agreement with Japan’s Kankyo Keiei Senryaku Soken to build and operate solar … [continued]
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry has approved 725 megawatts of new renewable power installations in just two months, a pace that sets it on track to exceed end of March 2013’s projected total by the end of 2012. More than 80% of the total approved through the end August are large-scale, non-residential solar PV systems. […]
