Greentech Lead China: ReneSola, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and wafers, announced it has been selected by AllEarth Renewables to provide solar modules for use in three community-scale solar power projects in Vermont in the last few months.
Among the projects is a 150-kilowatt (kW) solar farm in the Town of Williston, Vermont, which will provide substantial solar power to the town offices, police station and fire station. The 25-tracker solar farm will produce more than 210,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually and is installed in a field behind municipal buildings.
ReneSola also supplied panels for a 150 kW project in Bridport, Vermont, that will supply solar energy to the Vermont Hard Cider Company, which produces Woodchuck Hard Cider. This project consists of 26 AllSun Trackers, innovative dual-axis trackers developed by AllEarth Renewables, and will produce more than 210,000 kWh annually.
Lastly, a 35 kW solar installation at New Leaf Organic Farm in Monkton, Vermont, will provide solar energy for nearby Stark Mountain Woodworking, which makes high-end, custom furniture at a 15,000 square-foot facility in New Haven, Vermont.
The project is another sign that shows ReneSola is gaining market presence in the U.S. Recently ReneSola signed a contract to supply 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules to a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company. In another recent development, the company has signed a contract with Strata Solar to offer more than 108,000 of its 300 watt high-efficiency Virtus II 72-cell polycrystalline solar modules for use in five 6.5-megawatt solar farms in North Carolina.
ReneSola is also growing its presence in Australia. According to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report, over the past four quarters, almost 50 percent of modules shipped to the Australian PV market have been supplied by a small group of tier 1 Chinese manufacturers led by Trina Solar, followed by Renesola, Suntech, China Sunergy, and Canadian Solar.