Solar Cells Info

Baoding, China, August 22, 2008
Soruce: Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd, press release
http://ir.yinglisolar.com/e/press_detail.php?itemid=00069

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) product manufacturers, today announced that it has entered into a framework agreement with the local government of a county in Beijing regarding the proposed construction of a 10 MW solar power plant. Under the framework agreement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy and an entity controlled by the county government would establish a new company to construct the plant. Subject to further negotiations, the construction of the project would be expected to begin in the second half of 2009. (more…)

TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2008
Source: Canadian Solar Inc, press release
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=196781&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1193056

Canadian Solar Inc. (“the Company”, “CSI” or “we”) and GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. (“GCL Silicon”) today reported that on August 21, 2008 they signed new long-term supply agreements in which GCL will supply 510 MT of high-purity poly-silicon feedstock in 2008 and 2009 and approximately 1.8 GW of wafers to CSI from 2010 to 2015. (more…)

American Capital Energy Chooses Satcon PowerGate(R) Inverters for
2.36 Megawatt Atlantic City Convention Center Solar Photovoltaic Power System
Boston, MA, Aug 20, 2008
Source: Satcon Technology Corp. press release
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=328978

Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today a 2.36 megawatt award from American Capital Energy of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts for the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA). The solar project, which will use 13,321 rooftop mounted panels on top of the Atlantic City Convention Center (ACCC), will be developed through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. The installed system, which will use Satcon’s 500kW PowerGate(R) high efficiency inverters, will be the largest single roof-mounted solar array in the United States, and is projected to provide the ACCC with energy savings of $4.4 million over the 20 years. (more…)

Company Continues to Innovate with Advanced Commercial and Utility Grade PV Solutions
Boston, MA, Sept. 03, 2008
source: Satcon press release
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=331804

Satcon (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today that they are taking orders for their PowerGate™Plus 1 megawatt (MW) commercial PV inverter system, designed with advanced features for large scale utility installations.  “It is exciting to see the industry move toward larger scale projects,” said Tobin Booth, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Oak Energy. “The demand for utility grade installations is increasing at a rapid pace and systems of this size and scale require higher levels of efficiency and overall performance. With the addition of the 1 megawatt PowerGate Plus unit, Satcon continues to deliver the next generation of solutions for these large projects.” (more…)

Delivering Utility Scale PV Solutions for General Motors Opel Factory in Zaragoza Spain Boston, USA & Zaragoza, Spain, Sept. 04, 2008 Source: Satcon press release http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=332163

Satcon, a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today its participation in the world’s largest rooftop solar photovoltaic power installation. The 12 megawatt (MW) system atop the General Motors car manufacturing facility in Figueruelas, Zaragoza Spain will cover approximately 2,000,000 square feet and has a surface area of 183,000 square meters. (more…)

Valencia, Spain – 1 Sept. 2008
Source: Advent Solar Inc, press release
http://adventsolar.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail 0&cntnt01articleid=13&cntnt01origid=75&cntnt01returnid=83

Advent Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative solar cells and modules, today announced that it has reached a key milestone in the company’s rapid growth strategy. Enerpoint, MHH Solartechnik and SunConnex have agreed to purchase and distribute Advent Solar® Ventura™ Technology, the solar industry’s only comprehensive cell-to-module solar architecture. Under this agreement, Advent Solar and its European partners will deploy over 250 megawatts (MW) of Ventura-based solutions in Europe through 2013. (more…)

by John Walko, EE Times Europe
London, Sept. 1, 2008
Source: EETimes.com
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210201642

European research organization IMEC (Leuven, Belgium) has teamed with Plextronics, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA.), a specialist in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, to develop a reproducible process for organic solar cells using Plextronics’ materials and inks.  These materials have demonstrated world-record efficiencies as high as 5.9 percent, according to recent testing at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado. (more…)

By Abigail L. Ho, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Manila, Philippines, July 18, 2008

In an effort to promote renewable energy use and at the same time provide electricity to far-flung areas, the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has paid P17.2 million for the Solar Homes System Distribution Project of Shell Solar Philippines Corp.  Company president Antonio Cailao said PNOC aimed to lead in promoting solar energy use in the Philippines through this project. (more…)

By IT News Africa staff reporter, August 8, 2008
Source: ITNewsAfrica.com
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=856

MEC for Education, Yousuf Gabru, opened the first solar-powered school computer laboratory today. The Khanya Project of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) installed the laboratory at Bernadino Heights Secondary School in Kraaifontein. The task is to install and support technology to enhance teaching and learning in the schools. Scarce energy and power resources and effect of technology on the ecology and the ever-rising cost to consumers of energy and power, makes the launch of the solar powered computer laboratory a significant event. (more…)

Posted by Elsa Wenzel, July 24, 2008
Source: GreenTech/CNet.com
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9998606-54.html

First Solar is teaming up with Sempra Generation to build in the Nevada desert what could become North America’s largest thin-film photovoltaic plant. The 10-megawatt project would be located 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas, next to Sempra’s natural gas plant in El Dorado. “As a result, the impact to the immediate environment is minimal and the project completion timeline will be shorter,” Mike Ahearn, CEO of First Solar, said in a statement. (more…)