ProLogis Renewable Energy just announced that it signed a new agreement with Southern California Edison for 100MW of power. The first phase of this agreement is an 11.1MW rooftop solar project covering 2.5 million square feet of roof space across five buildings. Southern California Edison will own and operate the system, and will pay ProLogis rent for use of its roof and construction management fees. Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2010… Read the rest
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Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Announces 18MW Rooftop Solar Distribution Deal With West Holding Of Japan
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has announced a partnership and distribution deal with West Holding of Japan to push further into a growing Japanese solar market. As part of the joint venture, CSIQ will transfer 14% of the shares of the Canadian Solar Japan subsidiary to West Holding. West Holding will be responsible for marketing and distribution of approximately 18MW in residential rooftop solar systems this year.
CSIQ CEO Shawn Qu said, “West Holding is a leading … Read the rest
BP Solar To Begin Work On Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project For FedEx (FDX)
BP Solar will begin work next month on what FedEx (FDX) is calling the largest rooftop solar project in the country, spanning 3.3 acres and 12,400 solar panels. The 2.4MW system, which is expected to be completed by November, will provide about a third of the power for the FedEx hub in Woodbridge, NJ. Under the agreement, BP will install and operate the system and sell the resulting energy to FedEX. This isn’t FedEX’s first … Read the rest
Suntech Power (STP) Continues To Expand Its Solar Pipeline With 500MW China Huadian Agreement
Suntech Power (STP) is undoubtedly on a roll with agreements in place for large solar projects. Just one one month ago the company announced agreements with several local Chinese governments to produce 1.8GW of solar power which are contingent upon permits and other red tape. This morning, the company is announcing an agreement with China Huadian to develop 500MW of utility scale and commercial roof top solar projects in the Jiangsu and Shanghai provinces over … Read the rest
Satcon (SATC) Provides Inverters For Large Rooftop Solar Installation In Orange County
Satcon (SATC), a leading provider of distributed power solutions is announcing today that it has installed four 250 kW PowerGate Plus inverters at the Orange County Convention Center in Florida for its 1.1 MW rooftop solar installation, the largest in the southeast United States. The solar installation was designed and built by Johnson Controls (JCI) and is expected to deliver over 1.1 kW hours in the first year while displaying the solar information inside the … Read the rest
Yingli Green Energy (YGE) In 15MW Deal With German Installer Goldbeck Solar
Yingli Green Energy (YGE) is announcing this morning that it will supply Goldbeck Solar of Germany with 15MW of solar modules to be used in industrial buildings in 2009 with the option of an additional 58MW to be purchased by Goldbeck. Goldbeck specializes in turnkey industrial PV rooftop and ground mounted systems.
“We look forward to working closely with GOLDBECK Solar in 2009,” commented Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green … Read the rest