Solar Cells Info

Changzhou, China, April 24, 2008
Source: Trina Solar press release
http://www.trinasolar.com/front/en/news.php?newid=64

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL; ”Trina Solar” or the ”Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that the Company has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with SILFAB S.p.A. (more…)

By Daniel Pye, Buffalo, N.Y, April 24, 2008
Source: Niagara Gazette.com
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/newsrefresh/gnnnewsrefresh_story_115183704.html

After almost a year of hammering out details, the Erie County Legislature passed an sales tax exemption for solar energy technology.  New York State has already amended the tax law to eliminating state sales and compensating use taxes from solar energy equipment and gave municipalities the option to do the same. After a public hearing on March 27, the county legislature decided to go ahead with its plan to do the same to bring some the investment in solar energy to Western New York, said Legislator Robert Reynolds, Jr., D-Hamburg. (more…)

Freehold, New Jersey, March 1, 2008
Source: Trinity Solar press release
http://trinitysolarsystems.com/content/view/35/

Trinity Solar, a leading provider of solar energy systems to home and business owners, recently installed its 500th solar electric system.  Trinity Solar reached this threshold by servicing clients located throughout New Jersey, New York and Delaware.
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Freehold, New Jersey, April 25, 2008
Source: Trinity Solar press release
http://trinitysolarsystems.com/content/view/38/

According to data provided by New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program[1], Trinity Solar (formerly known as Trinity Heating & Air, Inc.) is the largest installer of solar power systems in New Jersey, the second largest market in the United States[2]. Since the inception of the program and according to the data provided by the Office of Clean Energy (OCE), Trinity has installed over 423 systems with the next nearest competitor only installing 197 systems. Overall, Trinity Solar has installed more than twice as many systems as any other installer and continues to increase its leadership position. In 2007, Trinity Solar installed nearly 3 times as many systems as its nearest competitor. (more…)

Kui Kinyanjui, Nairobi /22 April 2008
Source: AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804230297.html

As more technology companies seek to extend their reach in rural areas not served by the national power grid, infrastructure provider Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced a partnership that will see it provide alternatively powered computers.  The company will provide hardware as it meets new environmental standards.  KDN and US-based non-profit making organisation, Inveneo, plan to provide solar and battery powered computers in rural areas to allow users to access technology with better infrastructure in place. (more…)

by Nicolas Mokhoff, EE Times
Manhasset, N.Y, 23 April 2008
Source: EETimes
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207401532

The Massachussets Institute of Technology is expanding its solar power research from a “boutique” option to an affordable, mainstream energy solution.  To that end, the Chesonis Family Foundation is helping MIT launch the Solar Revolution Project (SRP) with a $10 million gift. The project will explore new materials and systems that could dramatically accelerate the availability of solar energy. SRP will work with other solar projects at MIT, creating one of the largest unversity research efforts dedicated to solar energy. ‘ The gift will allow MIT to focus on three elements—capture, conversion and storage—that could help make solar power a viable, near-term energy source. “Think ‘solar’ and think ‘now. This is the revolution that is implied in the project name,” said Daniel Nocera, a professor of energy and chemistry at MIT, who will direct SRP. (more…)

by Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent / April 27, 2008
Source: Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/27/
milton_duxbury_are_bidding_for_solar_power_installations/

At least two South Shore towns are trying to qualify for a state-sponsored solar generator, to be installed on the municipal building of their choice.  Milton and Duxbury are competing in the Community Solar Challenge, the state-backed campaign that seeks to direct grass-roots enthusiasm for alternative energy into a concrete goal.  It works like this: When at least 150 donors from a town give $100 each for building new wind turbine projects, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative installs a 2 kilowatt solar array on a municipal building in that town. The installation is valued at $25,000.
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by Andrew Cannarsa, The Examiner /Apr 26, 200
Source: Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/a-1361018~Law_increases_Maryland_grants_for_residential_solar_power_systems.html?cid=temp-popular

Maryland’s solar energy market appears to have a bright future. Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday signed into law several bills aimed at lowering the cost of solar energy systems for Maryland homeowners.  The incentives were raised to encourage an increase in solar product sales, production and future job opportunities in the solar market.  “Gov. O’Malley has really stepped up to say that Maryland is going to be a leading state in solar energy,” said Peter Lowenthal, executive director of the Maryland-D.C.-Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association. (more…)

Siseko Njobeni, Johannesburg / 25 April 2008
Source: AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804250214.html

ISRAEL-based solar energy company MST Technology plans to enter SA’s electricity generation industry.  It would build a turnkey solar power plant in Taung, North West, the company’s SA representative, MK Malefane, said yesterday.  The company said the R48bn project would add 1000MW in the first year and 5000MW in all by the end of the fifth year.  SA faces an unprecedented electricity supply shortage, which is expected to continue until at least 2013. (more…)

Kyocera to Deliver 1.6 MW of Andalay Solar Panels-
Los Gatos, CA, March 13, 2008
Source: Akeena Solar Inc, press release /BusinessWire
http://www.akeena.net/cm/Investor%20Relations/Home.html

Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, and Kyocera Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of solar energy products, have announced a strategic partnership to manufacture Andalay solar panels. Under the agreement Kyocera will manufacture Andalay solar panels utilizing Kyocera’s high efficiency solar cells and will deliver 1.6 MW of panels to Akeena during 2008. Kyocera has also been named Akeena’s preferred supplier for its commercial business. (more…)