Solar Frontier, through its subsidiary, Solar Frontier Europe, announced to enter into an agreement with New Energy for the World (NEW) for developing and selling up to 100MW of CIS thin-film solar power plants in the UK. The cooperation represents Solar Frontier’s continuous expansion into the large project segment.
Atsuhiko Hirano, CEO of Solar Frontier, said, “UK is a key market for our long-term growth. We already have a strong standing in the residential, commercial and utility segments in Europe, and are now proud to introduce new and broader market solutions also in the UK.”
NEW will offer EPC services for the 100MW projects starting from the third quarter of 2015. Land and grid connection have already been secured, and first talks are new underway with investors regarding the sale of the first designated solar power plants. Projects will be closely based on the successful implementation approach of a previous 7.15 MW project by Solar Frontier and NEW in Banwell. Solar Frontier will provide its CIS modules and optimized system components to the Banwell project.
Wolfgang Lange, Managing Director of Solar Frontier Europe, said, “The Banwell project, which commenced operations in 2015, serves as a frontrunner for future projects – it demonstrates the performance advantages of CIS especially in UK weather conditions, the benefit of optimizing system components to leverage the advantages of CIS, and the importance of an experienced development team.”