St Paul, MN, USA: 3M Joins the Desertec Industrial Initiative. 3M has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii), based in Germany, as an associate partner. 3M will contribute in the areas of film, adhesive and coating component technologies to the Desertec initiative.

Tokyo, Japan: Sharp to Supply Thin Film Modules for 73 MW Project in Thailand. Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with Natural Energy Development Co (NED) to establish one of the world’s largest solar power generation plants with a power generation capacity of 73 MW.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar to Supply Modules for The University of Queensland PV System. Trina Solar is expected to supply PV modules to the University of Queensland St Lucia campus in Brisbane, Australia, to be used for a 1.2 MW solar system which will be installed on the rooftops of four university buildings.

Gurgaon, India: ACME Tele Power Sets Up Reverse Auction for 30 MW of Modules. Offers are invited from the reputed and experienced manufacturers, who meet the specified qualifying requirements for supply of crystalline and thin film photovoltaic modules.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abengoa Solar Total Consortium Awarded 100 MW CSP Plant Contract. The bidding consortium of Abengoa Solar and Total has been selected in the competitive international Shams -1 tender by Abu Dhabi’s future energy company, Masdar.

Hamburg, Germany: Conergy Constructs Two PV Systems in Italy. Conergy Italy has further success with two more solar parks in Apulia. A total of 7,000 Conergy PowerPlus modules have been installed on Conergy SolarLinea mounting systems in the two parks in Parabita and Nardo.

Terni, Italy: TerniEnergia to Construct Two PV Systems on Sardinia. TerniEnergia has entered into agreements with TRP PVE BV, an Italian-Chinese joint-venture company incorporated by TOLO and SAAE (an investor in the photovoltaic sector both in Italy and in Europe) and Milis Energy.

Rome, Italy: SunPower Signs Definitive Sale Agreement for Italian Power Plants. SunPower Corporation today announced that Etrion Corporation, an independent solar power producer, has signed a euro 48 million definitive sale and purchase agreement to acquire the equity in the first two phases of the Montalto di Castro solar photovoltaic power park.

Prague, Czech Republic: Photon Energy to Build 7.61 MWp PV Power Plant. Photon Energy’s fully-owned subsidiary Photon Engineering s.r.o. signed on Friday an EPC contract with OHL ŽS, a.s. for the turn-key construction of a 7.61 MWp photovoltaic power plant in Brno-Tuøany, Czech Republic.

New Delhi, India: Azure Power Signs MOU for Solar Project. Azure Power, India's first private grid connected solar power plant developer today announced the signing of a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), to become the first operating private project under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

Oslo, Norway: Scatec Solar to Build 7.2 MW of PV Systems in Italy. Scatec Solar has signed a € 20 million agreement with the Solar Life Energy investment group to build a total of 7.2 MW solar PV systems on ten industrial warehouse roofs in the area of Milano, Italy.

Rome, Italy: 9REN Group Closes on €80M of Solar Project Financing. 9REN Group, the European renewable energy company owned by global energy investor First Reserve Corporation, completed an €80M financing for 22 MW of photovoltaic projects in Italy.

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom Plans 48 MW Ground Mounted Project. Freiburg based, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG is to set up one of the largest connected ground-mounted projects in northern Italy in the region of Veneto. Construction will start before the end of 2010.

Milan, Italy: SunPower Partners with Solar Ventures to Build 11 MW of PV Systems in Italy. SunPower Corporation and Solar Ventures S.r.l., a developer of solar parks in Italy, France and the Mediterranean area, have signed a contract to design and build three solar power plants in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Munich, Germany: Centrosolar Completes Three Sloping Roof PV Systems. Centrosolar France has completed a major project for solar plants in the southern French department of Ardèche.

Hamburg, Germany: Colexon Constructs 7.2 MW of PV Systems in Czech Republic. In May of this year, Colexon started construction of a 7.2 MWp solar project portfolio in the Czech Republic. The systems are being installed in the Czech cities Mimon, Tocnik and Lomecek.

Paris, France: Enerqos Starts Construction on 290 kW BIPV System. Enerqos France SAS has begun construction of a building-integrated photovoltaic system (BIPV). This new installation, with a maximum power output of 290 kWp.

Munich, Germany: M+W Group to Construct 14.5 MW PV System. The global engineering and construction company, M+W Group has won an order to plan and build a large photovoltaic park in central Italy.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar to Build 3.5MW PV System in Italy. Phoenix Solar has been commissioned by Etrion Corporation, a Canadian energy company, as general contractor for the turnkey construction of a 3.5 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic plant in Borgo Piave in the Lazio region of Italy.

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy Completes Two Photovoltaic Projects in Germany. Day4 Energy has completed the construction of two turnkey, ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants in Germany totaling over 2.5MW.

Herne, Germany: Scheuten Solar Realizes PV Project for Entsorgung Herne. Scheuten Solar has realised a turnkey PV-system consisting of 1,500 photovoltaic panels for ‘Entsorgung Herne’.

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Completes 1.9 MW PV System in Katharinenrieth. ET Solar has completed a 1.9MW ground mounted PV power plant in eastern Germany.

London, United Kingdom: British Gas to Give Free Solar Panels to British Schools. British Gas is to make £15 million available for investment in solar technology for the nation's schools.

San Diego, CA, USA: SDG&E Signs Contract for Up to 45 MW of Solar Energy. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed and submitted for approval a second 20-year power-purchase agreement with an LS Power subsidiary to procure up to 45 megawatts of solar energy from the proposed Centinela Solar Energy facility.

Washington, DC, USA: Distributed Sun Delivers Solar Power to Hilton Hotel BWI Airport. Distributed Sun LLC (D-SUN), a DC-based solar project developer and services provider, begins serving solar power to the Hilton Hotel BWI Airport – a PMHS property – in Maryland this month.

Reno, NV, USA: Nevada Solar Works LLC to Build 1.3 MW Solar PV Project. Nevada Solar Works LLC., a partnership between Q&D Construction, CleanPath Renewables and Alternative Energy Solutions, has won a contract to build 1.3 megawatts of solar photovoltaic projects for the City of Reno.

Tucson, AZ, USA: State Regulators Back TEP Plans for 10 New Renewable Power Projects. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power's plan to purchase the output of 10 new renewable power projects that together will generate nearly 150 megawatts.

Denver, CO, USA: MP2 Capital Completes Initial Phase of Denver Schools Project. MP2 Capital, a developer, financier, and operator of solar projects throughout North America, has completed phase one of a 1.8 MW solar photovoltaic project to power the Denver Public School District.

El Dorado Hills, CA, USA: Premier Power & REgeneration Finance Develop 3 MW of Solar Projects. Premier Power Renewable Energy, REgeneration Finance, LLC and the Douglas County School District, announced today the development of more than 3 megawatts of solar electric power generating projects at 31 different sites.

San Diego, CA, USA: SunEdison Receives 2 MW Contract from AT&T. SunEdison will expand AT&T's national solar initiative by activating a new roof top solar power installation in San Diego.

Albuquerque, NM, USA: 1.1 MW Solar Array Unveiled at The Bell Group Headquarters. SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc., VE Group LLC and Affordable Solar Group LLC have unveiled New Mexico's largest solar array on The Bell Group's headquarters' parking structure in Albuquerque.

San Leandro, CA, USA: DRI Energy Completes 1 MW Solar Photovoltaic System. DRI Energy and Mercer Foods, a company in the food drying industry have commissioned a 1 MW solar photovoltaic ground-mounted system at the Mercer Foods facility in Modesto, CA.

San Jose, CA, USA: Cupertino Electric to Start on Construction on 1 MW System. Cupertino Electric, Inc.'s (CEI) Energy Alternatives Division has begun the design and engineering phase of a 1 Megawatt solar photovoltaic system for the Petaluma Joint Union High School District located in Petaluma, Calif.

San Luis Obispo, CA, USA: REC Solar to Build 2.9 MW Solar Carport. REC Solar has been awarded a second contract to design and install a turnkey 2.9 MW solar electric carport-mounted system for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS).

Newark, DE, USA: Standard Solar to Bring Solar Energy to University of Delaware. Integrator, Standard Solar will install solar power at the University of Delaware (UD). The array will be installed by Standard Solar and jointly developed, owned and operated with its joint venture partner Perpetual Energy Systems LLC (PES),

Little Ferry, NJ, USA: Viron Consulting Group Selected to Manage 425 kW Project. Gates Realty Corp. has selected the Viron Consulting Group to design and install grid-tied solar electric systems at its headquarters in Little Ferry as well as at four of its A Self Storage facilities in Little Ferry and Haledon, New Jersey.

Marlboro, MA, USA: Evergreen Solar Panels Powering 220-Kilowatt Installation at Carlson Orchards. Evergreen Solar solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced a 220-kilowatt ground mounted installation is now operational at Carlson Orchards, Inc.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Commission Gives Green Light to 415 MW of Solar Projects. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved renewable energy contracts for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison, furthering the state's progress towards its renewable energy goals.

Knoxville, TN, USA: Sharp and EETN Complete Successful Installation of TVA Region's Largest Solar Power Plant. Today utility executives are joining with business leaders, and federal, state and local officials to inaugurate a new one megawatt solar power system, the largest in Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Region.

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower to Build Solar Power System at Luke Air Force Base. SunPower Corporation has signed an agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) to design and construct a 15-megawatt (AC) solar photovoltaic power system at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona.

Tucson, AZ, USA: SOLON And TEP Bring 1.6 MW Solar Power Plant. Tucson based SOLON Corporation has reached an agreement with Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) that will bring a 1.6 megawatt turnkey solar power plant to Tucson.

Charlotte, NC, USA: Cogentrix Energy Finalizes Contract for Solar Power Project in Colorado. Cogentrix Energy LLC, a leading electric power generation project development company, announced today that it has entered into a contract with Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), an Xcel Energy company, for a solar generating project to be located near Alamosa, in southern Colorado.

Denver, CO, USA: MP2 Capital Unveils Solar Array at Denver International Airport. MP2 Capital, a leading developer, financier, and operator of solar projects throughout North America celebrated the launch of a 1.6 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic array.

Los Angeles, CA, USA: AECOM Awarded Solar Power Contract for U.S. Navy. AECOM Technology Corporation, a provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients, announced today that AECOM-SPP has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

Rosemead, CA, USA: Southern California Edison Awards 36 Solar Contracts. Southern California Edison (SCE) awarded 36 contracts to independent power producers for a total of nearly 60 megawatts of photovoltaic solar panels.

Woodland, CA, USA: SunPower Completes 1 MW Solar Power System for Yolo County. Yolo County, SunPower Corporation and Bank of America today announced that SunPower has completed the design and construction of a 1-megawatt solar power system at the Yolo County Justice Campus.

Rosemead, CA, USA: Southern California Edison to Launch 2010 Renewables Standard Contract Request for Offers. Southern California Edison will officially launch the 2010 Renewables Standard Contract Request for Offers ("RSC-RFO") on Monday, August 2, 2010.

Kapolei, HI, USA: REC Solar Completes PV System at New Inline Hockey Arenas. REC Solar has completed another major commercial solar installation in the Hawaiian Islands at the Kapolei Inline Hockey Arenas on Oahu.

San Mateo, CA, USA: Tioga Energy Completes Solar Installation for Humane Society Silicon Valley. Tioga Energy, a leading supplier of renewable energy services to commercial, government, and non-profit institutions, today announced the completion of a solar installation at the Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) Animal Community Center.

New York, NY, USA: Rabobank and SolarCity Collaborate on Project Financing. Rabobank and SolarCity are collaborating on a range of new solar projects with Rabobank providing project financing for numerous solar projects across SolarCity’s service areas.

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Schneider Electric Awarded 30 MW Inverter Contract. Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business, has been awarded another 30 MW inverter contract with EDF EN Canada Inc.

San Francisco, CA, USA: California Commission Approves Renewables Contracts. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved renewable energy contracts for Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), furthering the state's progress towards its renewable energy goals.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Solar Semiconductor and Conex Energy Plan Over 300 MW of Solar Projects. Solar Semiconductor and Conex Energy today announced the agreement to develop over 300 MW of solar opportunities at various locations in California and Ontario, Canada.

Victoria, BC, Canada: Carmanah Awarded PV System Contract by Town of Markham. Carmanah Technologies has been awarded a $1.5 million (CAD) contract by the Town of Markham, Ontario to supply, install, and commission a 250 kW solar photovoltaic grid-tie system.

Sacramento, CA, USA: Recurrent Energy Awarded 60 MW of Power Purchase Contracts. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has signed multiple 20-year power purchase agreements with Recurrent Energy, for 60 megawatts of solar power to be developed in the southern portion of Sacramento County.

Cincinnati, OH, USA: Sol Ventus Partners Announces Solar Array for Ohio Schools. Sol Ventus Partners will construct and operate two solar power systems for the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, delivering energy savings, conserving energy resources and helping kids understand the environmental benefits of solar energy.

El Dorado Hills, CA, USA: Premier Power Connects 1 MW Solar Plant to Italian Grid. Premier Power Renewable Energy has now connected to the grid the second in a series of one megawatt solar power plants it designed and constructed for customers in Italy.