An increasing number of solar deals are coming out of Italy. LDK Solar (LDK) is getting a bit of a pop premarket on news that it will work with Italy’s SAEM beginning this month to build five 1MW solar PV plants in the Apulia region of Italy. LDK will supply the solar wafers and SAEM will provide just about everything else including system integration.
“We are very eager to increase LDK Solar’s presence in Italy,” … Read the rest
LDK Solar (LDK) announced after the bell today that it has begun construction on the first of five solar PV plants in the Apulia region of Italy totaling 5MW. LDK Solar is teaming up with leading Italian systems integrator ESPE and will provide the solar wafers for the projects.
“We are very excited to expand LDK Solar’s presence into Italy,” stated Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman and CEO of LDK Solar. “The PV market in Italy is … Read the rest
Trina Solar (TSL) announced today the completion of a 4.7MW solar energy facility developed by Ergy Capital at the end of February in which Trina was the supplier of the PV modules used in the rooftop installation. The project in the town of Serravelle Scrivia is currently the largest single mounted rooftop solar system in Italy, using about 38K square meters of solar panels and generating around 5 GW/hour of electricity per year.
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Sunpower (SPWRA) has announced an agreement to build a 2.2MW solar power plant for Sunshire, a subsidiary of Api Nova Energia of Italy. This is the first solar power plant agreement for Sunpower’s Italian subsidiary which will be financed by regional banks via a leasing agreement
“We are pleased to partner with Api Nova Energia to deliver clean, reliable solar power to the rapidly expanding Italian market,” said Luca Bandini, general manager of SunPower … Read the rest
It’s a busy morning for ENER.. good earnings this morning and a new multi year supply deal with Marcegaglia, a leading Italian steel manufacturing company. Under terms of the agreement, Energy Conversion Devices will supply individual PV cells for used in integrated commercial roofing products that it expects to introduce to the market in 2010.
Mark Morelli, CEO said, “Marcegaglia currently purchases complete solar laminates from USO for incorporation into its existing metal roofing … Read the rest
Trina Solar (TSL) has entered into a sales agreement with Italy’s largest power company, Enel. The two agreement calls for supplying Enel with a total of 17MW. “We are very pleased to have entered into this sales agreement with Enel, a globally recognized power provider who is committed to investments in new power sources from environmentally-friendly technologies,” stated Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to building our relationship with … Read the rest
Trina Solar (TSL) & Enerpoint have agreed to add a new sales agreement which has TSL supplying Enerpoint with 5MW of photovolatic solar modules in 08 and another 22MW in 09.
Arturo Herrero, vice president of sales and marketing at Trina Solar, said: "Trina Solar is pleased to have entered into this renewed sales agreement with Enerpoint to reinforce this important partnership in Italy. Enerpoint’s wide distribution network, together with Trina Solar’s high quality modules … Read the rest