Solar Cells Info

by Andrew Leonard, June 29, 2007
Source: Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/28/german_solar/index.html

Call it a classic Silicon Valley globalization play. Signet Solar, a renewable energy startup headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., has already broken ground on a R&D facility in Dresden, Germany, and announced this month that it would it would build three manufacturing plants in India. By combining its own proprietary intellectual property with “thin solar” manufacturing equipment from Silicon Valley’s semiconductor tools giant, Applied Materials Inc., Signet hopes to grab market share by selling lower-cost photovoltaic panels for large industrial applications. (Thanks to The Indic View for the tip.)
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Denvar, June 29,
Source: Namaste Solar /press release
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070629/aqf045.html?.v=12

Namaste Solar Electric and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR – News), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the completed installation of a 7.4-kilowatt solar power system at the Colorado Governor’s Residence in Denver using SunPower’s high-efficiency solar electric panels.
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Alzenau, Deutschland, 22.06.2007
Source: Schott Solar press report
http://www.verivox.de/News/ArticleDetails.asp?aid=54681&pm=1

As of June, 2007, SCHOTT Solar has signed up with the experienced agency for marketing and communication Saatchi & Saatchi. The objective is to further improve the image of the brand and overall perception of the company based in Alzenau.   The marketing agency Saatchi & Saatchi was founded in London in 1970 and ranks among the world’s most respected firms. In the past, Saatchi & Saatchi has already helped turn successful traditional companies into internationally leading brands. Now, Saatchi & Saatchi will be adding its expertise to SCHOTT Solar’s brand campaign.
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Alzenau, Germany, 21.06.2007
Source: SCHOTT Solar GmbH press release
http://www.schott.com/english/news/press.html?NID=2047

One of the world’s largest solar electricity installations has been located in Neustadt an der Weinstraße since January of 2004.  SCHOTT Solar GmbH is seeking to strengthen its position as one of the world’s technology and market leaders in the field of Photovoltaics. To achieve this, the company will be quadrupling its production capacities by 2010. SCHOTT Solar GmbH will be investing 100 million euros over the course of the next six months alone. For the most part, production of wafers, cells and modules will be expanded in both Germany and the Czech Republic. Research and development and sales activities are to be extended on a global basis.
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Alzenau, Germany, 22.06.2007
Source: SCHOTT Solar GmbH press release
http://www.verivox.de/News/ArticleDetails.asp?aid=54674&pm=1

At this year’s Intersolar, SCHOTT Solar will be introducing the new framed version of the ASI F-90 thin-film module. In comparison to the previous model, ASI-F 32/12, this module produces nearly three times as much output, offering 86 watts to start with. Thanks to its design and dimensions, it is easy to install and particularly well-suited for large roofs and open surfaces in industrial and rural areas, but also stand-alone installations. With the introduction of the ASI F-90 an alternative module will be available to the market that is also ideally suited for off-grid usage.
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Algiers, 19 Jun 2007
Source: Reuters -Africa
http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN923494.html

Algeria plans to make use of its hot southern desert to develop solar power for export and domestic consumption, the OPEC member country said on Monday.  The scheme is due to be completed by 2015 in Africa’s second-largest country, where most of the 33 million peopele live in the northern coastal strip. Temperatures in the desert south are high.
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Singapore/Seoul, 9 May 2007
Source: SunTechnics / press release
http://www.suntechnics.com/pmeldungen/ST_US_DongYang_070509.pdf

Before the year is over, the largest photovoltaic plant will be constructed in
SinAn, southwest of the Korean capital Seoul. The leading construction company in Korea, Dongyang Engineering & Construction Corporation of Seoul, commissioned the German company SunTechnics, a subsidiary of the TecDax listed Conergy AG (ISIN DE 00060 40025) with the planning and implementation of the 90 million Euro solar power plant.
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Sacramento, Calif., May 10, 2007
Source: SunTechnics Energy Systems / press release
http://www.suntechnics.com/pmeldungen/ST_US%20_AztecSolar_070510.pdf

SunTechnics Energy Systems Inc., a leading renewable energy system provider, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held
Aztec Solar of Rancho Cordova, Calif. SunTechnics Energy Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hamburg, Germany-based SunTechnics GmbH. Under the agreement, Ed Murray, Aztec’s founder and owner, will be responsible for the SunTechnics U.S. solar thermal business unit.

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Sacramento, Calif., June, 15 2007.
SunTechnics Press Release
http://www.suntechnics.com/pmeldungen/ST_US_PerformanceGuarantee_070615.pdf

SunTechnics introduces an energy performance guarantee to ensure solar-system owners’ investment.  SunTechnics is offering commercial and residential solar power customers an energy performance guarantee that ensures optimal return on investment. This unique energy performance guarantee included in the final system price assures commercial and residential solar customers the specified kWh energy output for 10 years.  The SunTechnics performance guarantee is the only one in the industry offering monetary compensation regardless of system size and kind of
installation.

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Barcelona site to use solar energy for electricity generation, solar hot water for industrial processes
By Brad Kenney, June 15, 2007
Source: Industry Week
http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=14418&SectionID=2

Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan Motor Co. will install 606 solar panels at its Barcelona vehicle plant by the end of this summer. The new initiative complements other programs either already in place at or planned for other Nissan facilities, including six wind turbines at its UK-based Sunderland plant and 732 panels slated for installation this summer at its light commercial vehicle plant in Avila, Spain.
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