Greentech Lead Europe: Canadian Solar, a manufacturer of
solar products and solar system solutions, is working Lightsource Renewable
Energy, a British solar energy developer, for completing 4 solar power plants
throughout England.
The new ground-mounted PV plants were built in Cornwall
(Bodmin), Lincolnshire (Spalding) and Somerset (Taunton), with a combined
capacity of 6.4 MW. Both companies are working to a time scale of 9-12 weeks to
complete the projects.
Canadian Solar was selected to work on the
projects on the basis of its competitive price/performance ratio and high
performing, quality products.
“We share our partner’s commitment to the expansion
of solar power. Throughout the project we were confident that we could meet the
ambitious installation schedule given our extensive track record in other
similar installations and the confidence we had in working with Lightsource, a
high calibre partner on these projects,” said Shawn Qu, chairman and CEO
of Canadian Solar.
Lightsource has developed more than 38 MW solar projects
in the U.K. so far. UK has great potential for further solar power generation.
Clean, renewable and reliable solar power will be vital in contributing to the
UK’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
“With its ease of installation and speed of
deployment, solar energy continues to offer benefits to all involved and the
Spalding installations, which were built on a Butterfly and Wildlife Park, are
a great example of how large scale solar farms can be integrated into the
countryside successfully,” said Nicholas Boyle, CEO of Lightsource.
Recently, Canadian Solar and the Ningxia Electric Power Group announced the successful completion
and grid-connection of a 10 MW ground mounted solar project in Hongsibao,
Ningxia, in northwest China.
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