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Goldpoly New Energy Holdings has
connected its 20MW Qinghai Gonghe
solar photovoltaic power plant, located in
Qinghai province, to the power grid. The
project, which has an estimated operating
life of around 25 years, generates 32.054
million kWh of electricity annually and has
increased the proportion of renewable
energy within western China.
The Qinghai province site has an average
of around eight hours of daylight per
day, 2,910.6 hours of daylight per annum;
suitable for the construction of a large
scale PV plant. The solar project is likely to
utilize approximately 1,700 hours per year.
Alan Li, Goldpoly executive director and
CEO, said that the company has also
grid-connected a further solar power plant
that will contribute to its operating goal of
5GW of solar power plants within five years.
China solar grid
connection
Furukawa Electric Co is to invest $18 million
in its Brazilian subsidiary to expand the
manufacture of optical fiber cables.
With Brazil set to host the 2014 soccer
World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics,
the country is anxious to improve its
communications systems, with the
installation of more broadband networks.
Furukawa Industrial SA Produtos Eletricos’
plant in Sorocaba near São Paulo is
expected to expand production in late
2014 to 2.3million kilometers of optical fiber
cables a year, representing 40 percent of
Brazil's anticipated annual demand.
OF production
increase