Solar Cells Info

Solar Power 2007 conference
Sept 24-27, 2007 at Long Beach, California
http://www.solarpowerconference.com/

Solar Power Conference and Expo to Break Attendance Record in a Landmark Year for Solar Power / July 24 2007

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) expect the 2007 Solar Power Conference and Expo in Long Beach, Calif. to shatter attendance records for a North American solar energy event, drawing an unprecedented 10,000 people.  Conference organizers plan an ambitious agenda to examine the latest trends, challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
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Berlin, Germany / August 6, 2007
Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49547

SOLON AG, one of Europe’s biggest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has been awarded a contract to equip several major power plants in Spain.  The agreement with a European financial investor envisages the delivery of power plant systems with an aggregate power output of 36 MW for projects on the Spanish mainland and on the Balearic islands. The implementation phase of the projects will commence in the fourth quarter of 2007 and they are scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2009.
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July 30, 2007
Source:
http://insidegreentech.com/1538/amtech-gets-4-9m-follow-on-solar-order

Amtech Systems (Nasdaq: ASYS) said today it received a $4.9 million follow-on order from a new customer in Asia.  On July 11, the Arizona supplier of production and automation systems for the solar cell, semiconductor and wafer industry said it signed a $4.4 million supply contract with the Asian company.  The name of the new customer was not disclosed.
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Round Rock, Texas, July 31, 2007
Source: UPI
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/07/31/miss_ny_schools_win_solar_car_race/8341/

Teams from Mississippi and New York have won in the Texas-to-New York Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. The Solar Car challenge required students’ solar cars to use only the sun for power.  The Newton County Solar Team from Decatur, Miss.; the Houston Solar Car Team from Houston, Miss.; and the Newburgh Free Academy team from Newburgh, N.Y., won their respective divisions. The nine-day, 2,020-mile race began July 16 at Dell’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, and finished in Newburgh, N.Y. Nine teams from six states took part in the race.
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Charlotte, N.C., July 31, 2007
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/88759.html

North Carolina-based SPX Corp. signed a $40 million contract to supply solar equipment to Norway’s NorSun AS. SPX’s Kayex business will design and manufacture crystal-growing equipment for NorSun’s production mono crystalline ingots and wafers. Shipment of equipment is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2007.
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Contra Costa Times, July 25, 2007
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6460741?nclick_check=1

Fremont-based startup solar panel firm Solaria Corp. said it has snagged $50 million in funding led by Germany’s Q-Cells AG, one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers of solar cells.  The 35-employee, 7-year-old Solaria, will use the funding for research and development and to increase its production capacity, according to its chief executive.  Thalheim, Germany-based Q-Cells contributed $25 million, increasing its existing stake in the Fremont startup firm.
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Milpitas, CA, July 12, 2007
Source: SoloPower press release
http://www.solopower.com/about/news/series_b_financing.html

SoloPower, an innovator of thin-film solar photovoltaic cells and modules, today announced the completion of its Series B financing which raised $30 million. The deal was led by new investor, Convexa Capital and supported by Scatec AS and Spencer Energy AS. Existing investors, Crosslink Capital, Firsthand Capital Management and Musea Ventures also joined the round. The new funds will support the company’s efforts to further develop, manufacture and commercialize a new generation of high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and modules. (more…)

By Jenni Laidmann, Blade Staff Writer
Source: ToledoBlade.com
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS34/707130364

A fledgling solar energy company founded by a University of Toledo professor received $7 million in venture capital this week.  This first round of funding from a Swiss company, Emerald Technology Ventures, and NPG Energy Technology Partners of Washington means MWOE Solar Inc. of Toledo can complete a pilot production line to demonstrate its high-volume, low-cost method of making solar cells on a stainless-steel substrate no thicker than a sheet of paper.
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New Delhi 28 Jul, 2007
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Corporate_Announcement/

Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a Moser Baer subsidiary, has entered into an eight-year, $880-million agreement with Norway-based REC Group for sourcing multi-crystalline silicon wafers. Silicon wafers go into manufacturing wafer-based solar cells.  MBPV uses multiple technologies, including crystalline silicon, nano-technology and thin film, to make solar cells and modules. It has manufacturing facilities in an SEZ at Greater Noida. (more…)

Source: Associated Press/ July 24, 2007
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070724/NEWS01/70724002/-1/DW

DOVER — Chemical maker DuPont Co. will lead a federally funded effort to develop and test prototype high-efficiency solar cells that could improve the lives of U.S. military troops, the company said Monday.  DuPont has joined with the University of Delaware to establish the Very High Efficiency Solar Cell Consortium, which initially will focus on developing affordable portable battery chargers based on ultrahigh efficiency solar cells. The announcement follows the university’s demonstration of a viable design for a solar cell with a potential efficiency increase of 30 percent. (more…)