Solar Cells Info

EMCORE Announces Significant Performance Advancements of Multi-Junction High-Efficiency Solar Cells for Space and Terrestrial Applications / Achievements of 31% Conversion Efficiency for a New Class of Advanced Space Solar Cells and 37% Production Efficiency for the Terrestrial Concentrator Cell Affirm EMCORE’s Position As a Leader in PhotoVoltaic Technology.

Albuquerque, NM, May 16, 2007
source: Emcore corp. /press release
http://www.emcore.com/news/release.php?id=158

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), announced today that its PhotoVoltaics Division has attained a record solar conversion efficiency of 31% for an entirely new class of advanced multi-junction solar cells optimized for space applications. Additionally, EMCORE announced that it has reached 37% peak conversion efficiency on its terrestrial concentrating solar cell products currently in volume production.
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RENO, Nev., May 14, 2007
Source:  EPOD International Inc. /press release
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=119468

EPOD International Inc. (OTCBB:EPOIE) today announced that it has, through its subsidiary ISE Solar LLC (“ISE”), completed the purchase of a majority of the shares of ICP Solar Technologies (U.K.) Ltd. located in Wales, Great Britain, for an aggregate price of $3.0 million USD from ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:ICPR).

Robert Stabinsky, President of ISE Solar stated, “ICP Solar has done a good job of keeping this facility going. We believe this venture will allow our team to take the factory to the next level. Our intention is for our global team including Compmess GhmB to fully automate and expand this facility, with a focus on process improvements.”
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By D. Murali and C. Ramesh/ May 14, 2007
Source: The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200705141121.htm

Chennai, May 14: With the exception of a few villages covered by rural electrification programmes, solar energy penetration continues to remain low and far too under-utilised compared to its potential, according to Mr Amit Barve, Market Development Manager (India and neighbouring countries) of Schott Solar, a Germany-based photovoltaic component manufacturer.
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By Frank Thadeusz / May 11, 2007
Source: Der Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,481938,00.html

A German architect is pursuing an ambitious project in the Middle East. He wants to build office towers in Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain that produce all their own energy. The zero emissions office building has arrived.  The Middle East is home to some of the most exciting architecture in the world today. Extravagant skyscrapers are going up in the region’s major cities, such as booming Dubai and Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi has plans for an ambitious museum complex.
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Sunanda Creagh, Urban Affairs Reporter /May 12, 2007
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hundreds-see-light-with-8000-rebate/2007/05/11/1178390559640.html

SOLAR panel suppliers are reporting a surge in inquiries after the Government announced its $8000 rebate, but say prices will not be driven up by the budget handout.  The Government this week announced a doubling of the rebate for solar panels on homes, saying they expected 14,000 households to take up the grants.
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Carmanah Awarded Contract for up to $1.1 million in Solar Bus Stop, Signal and Shelter Lighting with King County Metrotransit, Washington

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Thursday, April 26, 2007
source: Carmanah Corp /press release
http://www.carmanah.com/content/investors/newsreleases.aspx

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to announce it has entered a supply agreement with the King County Metro Transit (KCMT) to provide up to Cdn$1.1 million in solar-powered LED bus shelter lighting, bus stop lighting, signaling devices and spare parts. The supply agreement is valid up until April 30, 2008 with KCMT’s option to extend the contract for an additional four years.
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 8, 2007
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The Monitor (Kampala)
Dorothy Nakaweesi, Kampala/ 5 May 2007

THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has (more…)

By Gavin Aitchison
Source: The Press
http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/display.var.1370116.0

THERE’S nothing better than a day in the sun at York Racecourse – now even more than before. The course has achieved a landmark first, by installing solar panels on the Knavesmire Stand in an attempt to become more eco-friendly.

Racecourse bosses have teamed up with York-based energy firm Positive Planet for the solar hot-water system, which should be ready in time for the start of this year’s racing season on Wednesday, May 16.  William Derby, chief executive of the racecourse, said: “We have been thinking about solar energy for some time.
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By Lynn Bonner, Staff Writer / May 02, 2007
Source: NewObserver.com
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/569918.html

Neighbors quizzed Gwendolyn Anderson about the solar panels she wanted to install on the roof of her Garner home. Would the panels hurt property values? Would the panels spew toxins if they caught fire? Would birds fly into them and die?

It took more than a year of calming fears and collecting signatures before Anderson got approval to use the sun to heat her water. “They put me through paces they didn’t require for other types of changes to people’s homes,” she said.  Into this age of conformity, where homeowners associations tell people where they can park and what style of mailbox they can have, comes a state proposal to loosen appearance rules for the sake of energy savings.
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