Daily Archives: Nov 18, 2014

JinkoSolar closes US$225 mn investment for solar project business

JinkoSolar has closed the private equity investment led by China Development Bank International (CDBI) and the Macquarie Greater China Infrastructure Fund (MGCIF). This fund is...

Canadian Solar to supply modules for Georgia project

Canadian Solar has announced the supply of its modules to power a series of projects in Georgia totaling 5.1 MW with SolAmerica Energy. Canadian Solar...

Qatar to establish first solar plant by 2016

Qatar has announced country’s first solar power station in Duhail, which is expected to be functional by 2016. Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa)...

SolarReserve No 1 Cleantech NA firm on Deloitte 2014 Technology Fast 500

SolarReserve, developer of advanced solar thermal technology has been ranked the fastest growing cleantech company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. This ranking consists of...

SunPower partners in 3GW PV deal for China

SunPower has announced a 3GW of PV deployment in Sichuan province of China, under joint venture. SunPower will invest up to $20m for a 4.6...

US Exim to facilitate financing of US renewable energy products in India

The US Exim Bank and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) entered into a $1 billion agreement Tuesday to facilitate the use of...

SunEdison and TerraForm buy First Wind for $2.4bn

SunEdison and the renewables firm TerraForm Power are buying First Wind for $2.4bn. Out of the total estimated cost of $2.4 billion, $1.9bn is the...

Alstom to strengthen smart grid portfolio across Saudi Arabia

Alstom plans to provide a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) to the Jeddah substation in Western Saudi Arabia. In addition, two 100 MVAr capacitor banks will...