Space Industry and Business News  
SOLAR DAILY
SunPower Completes Sale 44MW Montalto Di Castro Solar Park

The Montalto di Castro solar park, developed by SunPower, is located in the Lazio region of Italy near Rome, where the 20-MW first phase was connected to the grid in November of 2009, several weeks ahead of schedule.
by Staff Writers
San Jose CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2010
SunPower has announced that it has completed the sale of its 44-megawatt (MW) Montalto di Castro solar park to a consortium of international investors that include MetLife, Fondo PPP Italia and Voigt and Collegen (with its funds SolEs 22 and SolEs 23).

SunPower designed and built the solar power plant and will provide ongoing operations and maintenance services for the new owners. Barclays Capital advised MetLife on this transaction.

"With the sale of this power plant now completed, we have met the goal of developing, constructing and monetizing 72 megawatts from the Montalto di Castro solar park," said Dennis Arriola, SunPower chief financial officer.

"We are proud of this accomplishment and recognize the dedicated team and various independent parties that helped to deliver this successful outcome."

The Montalto di Castro solar park, developed by SunPower, is located in the Lazio region of Italy near Rome, where the 20-MW first phase was connected to the grid in November of 2009, several weeks ahead of schedule.

The 8-MW second phase was commissioned earlier this fall, and the third and fourth phases, totaling 44 MW, were completed earlier this month.

SunPower financed the development and construction of the 44-MW with proceeds from the solar industry's first-of-its-kind solar bond.



Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
SunPower
All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


SOLAR DAILY
Enhancements Increase Efficiency Of Kalahari Greentech's Solar System
Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 28, 2010
Kalahari Greentech has released a statement detailing the enhancements and revenue potential of the Tri-Brid Solar Generator. According to Robert Matthews, VP of Kalahari, "Internationally, China is expected to raise its 2020 solar power generation target to at least 10,000 MW. The Tri-Brid generator has a potential market of over 2.5 billion users in the far-east including India and China ... read more







SOLAR DAILY
Ever-Sharp Urchin Teeth May Yield Tools That Never Need Honing

Tablet computers come of age with iPad mania

New Kindle becomes Amazon's all-time best seller

Chilean airline opts for secure upgrade

SOLAR DAILY
IBCS Completes Warfighter-Centered Design Exercises

Arianespace Will Orbit Sicral 2 Milcomms Satellites

Codan Receives JITC Certification For 2110 HF Manpack

Northrop Grumman Bids for Marine Corps Common Aviation CnC

SOLAR DAILY
ISRO Puts Off GSLV Launch

Arianespace To Launch ESA's First Sentinel Satellite

ISRO Set To Launch Heaviest Satellite For Telecom And TV

The Flight Of The Dragon

SOLAR DAILY
Launch Of New Russian Navigation Satellite Postponed To Next Year

Galileo's Navigation Control Hub Opens In Fucino

China Launches Seventh Orbiter For Indigenous Global SatNav System

Universal Address And GPS Enhanced Google Maps For iPhones

SOLAR DAILY
Russia starts probe as airport chaos sparks protests

Britain mulls law to fine airports after Heathrow chaos

China's Shandong Airlines to buy 15 Boeing planes

China opens skies to private air transport

SOLAR DAILY
Better Control Of Building Blocks For Quantum Computer

S.Korea's Hynix says chip price slump will hit Q4 profit

Iridium Memories

Making Wafers Faster By Making Features Smaller

SOLAR DAILY
Mexico Quake Studies Uncover Surprises For California

Plant Consumption Rising Significantly As Population And Economies Grow

NASA Satellite Data Addresses Needs Of California Growers

Satellites Give An Eagle Eye On Thunderstorms

SOLAR DAILY
Australia calls Denmark waste ship U-turn 'unfortunate'

Denmark cancels Australian toxic waste shipment

Ecology watchdog warns of future damage from Hungary spill

The Sweetness of Biodegradable Plastics


The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement