Solar Cells Info

Phoenix, July 9, 2007
685 Megawatts of Additional Long Term Module Supply Agreements Totaling $1.28 Billion;
120 Megawatt Annual Nameplate Production Capacity Expansion
Source: First Solar Inc. /press release
http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=252638

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced today that it has entered into five agreements for the manufacture and sale of solar modules totaling 685 Megawatts. These new agreements are expected to allow for sales of approximately $1.28 billion at an assumed exchange rate of $1.30/EUR1.00, over the period of 2007 to 2012. Included in the new agreements are long term agreements with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN), a renewable energy producer specializing in wind, hydro, biomass, and solar power plants; and Sechilienne-Sidec, a renewable energy producer specializing in thermal, wind, and solar power plants. As part of the new contract volumes announced today, First Solar and the Juwi Group have also agreed to increase volumes under an existing long term supply agreement. These customers are targeting development of solar projects with First Solar modules in Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Portugal. Also included in the new agreements is a long term agreement with RIO Energie GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of the Stadtwerke Mainz AG utility company and the Juwi Group with a focus on the development of solar power plants in the utility service region of the Stadtwerke Mainz AG and its subsidiaries through 2012. These new long term agreements are structured on terms similar to First Solar’s existing long term supply contracts.
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Changzhou, China, July 10, 2007
Source: United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/07/10/trina_solar_announces_european_contracts/2513/

China’s Trina Solar Ltd. announced four new photovoltaic supply contracts in Europe with an estimated aggregate output of up to 99 megawatts.  Trina Solar is an integrated manufacturer of solar power products based in China. The new accounts in Europe are for the next two to three years with initial shipments already made on each of the contracts.
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By PAUL BURKHARDT, Associated Press Writer
FREIBURG, Germany/ July 19, 2007
Source:
http://www.onelocalnews.com/chandlernews-dispatch/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134900

Rolf Disch has harnessed the sun in his city of Freiburg, starting with his own house.  Hanna Lehmann, Disch‘s wife, says she doesn‘t mind these features but admits she‘d like to have a freezer, except that it would eat up too much electricity for her husband‘s liking.  Disch and his city are pioneers in energy-saving, and a growing number of eco-tourists flock here to admire his house, known as the Heliotrope, from the Greek words for “sun” and “turn.” Across the city, solar panels are on everything from the soccer stadium to entire neighborhoods with homes that produce more energy than they use.
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Madrid, Spain  August 3, 2007
Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49537

Phoenix Solar S.L., the Spanish subsidiary of German Phoenix Solar AG, has secured contracts worth around EUR 20 million. The contracts cover the construction and turn-key completion of photovoltaic (PV) plants with a peak power of 4 megawatts (MW) in two locations in Spain.  The Spanish feed-in law offers attractive framework conditions, particularly for large-scale PV plants. The feed-in tariffs for plants of a size of 100 kW up to 10 MW are currently 41.75 ct/kWh and will be paid for 25 years. After this period, the feed-in tariff will be 80 % of what it was before.
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Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters News Agency,
Bonn, Germany, July 31, 2007
Source: GlobeandMail.com
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070731.IBSOLAR31/TPStory/Business

It rains year round in Germany. Clouds cover the skies for about two-thirds of all daylight hours. Yet the country has managed to become the world’s leading solar power generator. Even though millions of Germans flee their damp, dark homeland for holidays in the Mediterranean sun, 55 per cent of the world’s photovoltaic (PV) power is generated on solar panels set up between the Baltic Sea and the Black Forest. (more…)

17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engg. Conference
Dec 3-7, 2007
Venue: Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Conf. website: http://www.pvsec17.jp/

Major areas covered:

1. Novel Materials and Devices
2. III-V Materials and Devices for Concentrator and Space PV Systems
3. Crystalline Si solar Cells and Technologies
4. Amorphous & Nano/Microcrystalline Si based Solar Cells and
related materials
5. CIGS, II-VI and related Thin Films and Cells
6. PV Modules and system components
7. Terrestrial PV Systems
8. PV Programs, Industries, Market and Environment

The Solar Industry Conference 2007 (Solarpraxis)
Madrid, October 24-25, 2007

Conf. website: http://www.solarpraxis.de/index.php?id=1061

The Solar Industry Conference 2007,
Following the highly successful model of the Solarpraxis Forum – which has taken place annually in Berlin since 1998 – the Solar Industry Conference is now being established as a business meeting-point for Spain’s solar industry.  This Conference will offer players in the market the chance of a yearly exchange with representatives from the worlds of politics, finance, and the press. The talks, up-to-date, relevant and covering the full range of non-technical topics, will always be aimed at the practical application of the information. (more…)

Taiwan International Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition 2007
October 11-12, 2007
Venue:  Taipei International Convention Center (1 Hsin-yi Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan)

Conf. website:   http://www.pvtaiwan.com/

Exhibit Profile :

* PV Materials & Solar Cell
* PV Module & Power Generator System
* Other Application Products, etc.

Exhibit Area :
*Materials & Solar Cells
* Module & PV Inverters
* System Applications & Processing Equipment
* Investment Consultation
* Industry Associations
* Media

press news release:  Taipei, Taiwan July 25, 2007
Blue Ocean sun to shine at October solar show :Grand opening of Photovoltaic Forum & Expo 2007

How could we miss it? The sun. Just above our leads glares down, reminding us of a way out of the energy crisis. And for the first time all the prospects, promise and technology of the Taiwan sun are brought together at the 2007 Taiwan Int’l Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition, the first large comprehensive international professional show that combines a photovoltaic forum and exhibition.

These events which underscore new smart and clean tech approaches roll out Oct. 10th and 12th at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) are further complemented by the “2007 Taipei International Electronics Autumn Show” and the first “2007 Taiwan International RFID Applications Show” which come Oct. 9th and 13th at Exhibition Halls 1 & 3 in the adjacent World Trade Center and are co-organized by TAITRA and TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association)

The 2007 Taiwan Int’l Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition is authorized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), unfolds across five sections, namely Materials & Batteries, Modules & Transformer Systems, System Applications & Production Equipment, Industry Associations, and the Media.

Altogether 62 domestic and international manufacturers have registered for the exhibition, which will use 98 booths. Among them is the world’s second largest manufacturer of silicon solar cells, the German-based Q-Cells. There’s also Abakus Energiesysteme GmbH Taiwan Branch, Dupont Taiwan Limited, and leading domestic solar-energy-related enterprises like E-Ton Solar Tech, Mosel Vitelic Inc., Gintech Energy Corporation, Green Energy Technology Inc., and Darfon Electronics Corp.

Those attending the Photovoltaic Forum will be briefed on the latest trends in the global photovoltaic industry, silicon solar cells, photovoltaic silicon, and thin film solar cells. The variety and plurality of discussions at this forum will surely attract the attention of the international photovoltaic industry and host packed participation from both manufacturers and buyers.

The coming Forum builds upon the success of the first Taipei Int’l Photovoltaic Forum last July 2006 that assisted industries in exploring business opportunities across both domestic and international markets, and facilitated technological exchanges and promoted R&D in the solar-energy photovoltaic field.

ISES Solar World Congress 2007
“Solar Energy and Human Settlement”
Beijing, China, Sept 18-21, 2007

conf. website: www.swc2007.cn

After the Solar World Congresses 2003 (SWC2003) in Gothenburg, Sweden and 2005 (SWC2005) in Orlando, USA, and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of ISES in the same year, the International Solar Energy Society and the Chinese Solar Energy Society will hold the ISES Solar World Congress 2007 (SWC2007) in Beijing, China, from September 18 to 21, 2007.

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22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
3-7 September 2007, FIERA MILANO / Rho in Milan, Italy.
Conf. website: http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/

PROGRAMME

The five-day programme for the Conference will comprise:
* Plenary lectures focusing on the state-of-the-art and targets of PV
* Oral and poster presentations of specific research, development and
demonstration projects, PV applications, PV markets
* Exhibition of PV products and services
* EPIA PV Industry Forum
* Workshops and Fora on specific PV issues
* Scientific and industry tours and a social programme

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