Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019), through its subsidiary RS Renewables Co Ltd, put on stream in early April a 58-MW photovoltaic (PV) park in Okayama prefecture. The SF Akaiwa Solar Power Plant uses copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin-film solar modules by Idemitsu unit Solar Frontier Co Ltd. The latter is also in […]
Equinor powers ahead with floating wind turbines despite oil crash
The long-planned project is going ahead despite Equinor’s decision to cut investment following a plunge in oil prices that has reduced the company’s cash flow. OSLO: Norway approved on Wednesday Equinor’s 4.8 billion Norwegian crowns ($466 million) plan to build floating offshore wind turbines that will provide electricity to North Sea oil and gas platforms, […]
Idemitsu Kosan: Acquiring the 100 MW Solar Project “Pioneer” in Colorado, U.S.
— The second addition to our US independent power production portfolio, this project will generate enough electricity to supply 26,000 households with renewable energy — TOKYO: Solar Frontier Americas Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Shunichi Kito; hereinafter “Idemitsu”), purchased a megasolar project in the […]
