中國這一全球最大的光伏應用市場，近年來培育出具有國際競爭優勢的光伏綠色電力綜合服務商，正向海外輸出綠色光伏能源開發與服務。2017年2月19日，美國媒體The Wilson Times(威爾森時間)刊出Wilson’s new solar farms nearing completion(《威爾森的新太陽能電站接近完工》)的報道，介紹了中國光伏企業協鑫新能源控股有限公司在美國北卡羅來納州威爾森市投資建設的光伏電站進展，肯定其為當地提供綠色電力的貢獻。

　　

　　據了解，協鑫美國北卡光伏電站項目在當地頗受普通民眾的關注，承載著當地民眾對使用清潔能源的期待，他們希望項目盡快發電，將清潔能源帶進日常生活，使每一個人都成為“環保衛士”。當地民眾對協鑫北卡項目的高度關注和支持引起了當地媒體The Wilson Times的注意，為響應民眾期待，The Wilson Times對項目進展進行了詳細報道。 

　　

　　據該報道，協鑫新能源在美國北卡羅來納州投資了8座尚未興建的光伏電站。目前有2個項目接近主體竣工，3個項目預計3月初完工，將為威爾森市提供綠色電力，增加當地綠色電力的比例構成，同時，電站建設于閑置土地，提升當地資源利用率，實現了多贏的局面。報道緣由，美國民眾的關注，對綠色能源的期待。

　　

　　

　　

　　美國是全球太陽能電力發展較穩健的市場之一，享有政府支持政策，其中太陽能投資減稅優惠已延長至2020年。北卡羅來納州近年大力推動州內太陽能發展，按裝機容量計為全美排名第四。協鑫新能源瞄準美國太陽能市場的發展潛力，于2016年2月投資了該項目，并與當地覆蓋范圍超過30個城市供電公司North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency(「NCEMPA」) 達成10年供電協議。

　　

　　目前，除美國被卡羅萊納州外，協鑫新能源還在日本、南非等國家建設了地面及屋頂分布式光伏電站，并設有北美、日本、非洲等海外業務機構。據China Daily 近日題為GCL unit eyes overseas revenue from solar的報道，2017年，協鑫新能源制定了由國內業務為主向國內與海外業務并重轉型的戰略規劃，下一步，公司將以北美、日本、非洲等成熟市場為依托，逐步拓展項目建設及機構建設。“預計到2020年，其海外光伏電站裝機量在公司總裝量占比將大幅提升至約30%”。

　　

　　協鑫新能源是集光伏電站開發、建設、運營于一體的新能源企業，自2014年上市以來，依托科技創新、金融創新、模式創新推動光伏電力平價上網，“把綠色能源帶進生活”，造福更多公眾。截至2016年底，公司總裝機容量有望躍居全球第二。

　　

　　以下是The Wilson Times題為Wilson’s new solar farms nearing completion的報道原文：

　　

　　BRIE HANDGRAAF | TIMES

　　

　　Posted Sunday, February 19, 2017 8:40 pm

　　

　　By Brie Handgraaf

　　

　　Times Staff Writer

　　

　　The transformation of roughly 430 acres of underutilized land into renewable energy sources is nearly complete as GCL New Energy crews finish the eight solar farms.

　　

　　“This is a green energy, so no one has to worry about greenhouse gas emissions,” said Chris Ebel, a director at GCL New Energy. “There have been approximately $1.4 million worth of upgrades to Wilson’s electric grid because of these projects that are paid for by us. The annual revenue to Wilson Energy is about $400,000, so the city is gaining and the landowners remain the landowners, so everyone benefits.”

　　

　　A developer put together the eight projects — one each on Downing Street, Bloomery Road, St. Rose Church Road, Old Sharpsburg Loop, Jonesy Road and Ward Boulevard as well as two on Charleston Street — with the city, then sold them to GCL for construction.

　　

　　The Chinabased company brought in a workforce of about 300 people to complete the work, with three solar farms awaiting testing, two nearing mechanical completion and three expected to be complete near the beginning of March. Testing for the farms takes about 15 to 20 days, but the goal is to have the first five sites producing solar power for the city by March 31, Ebel said.

　　

　　GCL Chief Finance Officer Steve Liang was in Wilson recently to see the projects firsthand and ensure construction was on schedule. While the panels used in Wilson were produced by another company, they contain a silicone chip manufactured by GCL.

　　

　　“The silicone chips actually produce the power,” Ebel explained. “When the sunlight hits them, they vibrate very quickly and create the energy.”

　　

　　Six of the sites have a maximum power output at peak performance of 10 megawatts while two have an output of about 5 megawatts.

　　

　　“The modules generate the power and the wiring underneath comes to what we call an inverter,” Ebel said. “It takes the DC power and coverts it to AC power, which is what you use in your home. From here, it flows to one of our power pads and from there, it flows to the power poles and onto the electric grid.”