Solar Cells Info

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 14, 2007
Source: Reuters /Reporting by Ruma Paul, editing by Jacqueline Wong
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSDHA9039720071214

Bangladesh’s top mobile phone operator Grameenphone Ltd., majority owned by Norway’s Telenor (TEL.OL: Quote, Profile, Research), has installed two hybrid solar-powered base stations in the country.  The two sites, set up on an experimental basis, at Habiganj in the country’s northeast, are designed to discharge power for three consecutive days without any sunlight to recharge them, it said in a statement. (more…)

Source: Aleo Solarna News
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktie/12717746/News/14612735/PHOENIX+SOLAR.html

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. has been selected to provide photovoltaic (PV) panels for the San Francisco Food Bank’s 55,000 sq.-ft. warehouse. The San Francisco Food Bank is one of the nation’s largest, distributing more than 28 million pounds of food to low-income families, individuals and 500 non-profit organizations each year. (more…)

By Kristi E. Swartz, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer /
Juno Beach, FL, December 13, 2007

Florida Power & Light Co. said today it is working with NASA to put solar panels at the Kennedy Space Center as early as next year.  FPL said the project would produce 10 megawatts of power, which would serve about 3,000 homes.  FPL and NASA have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding to study whether it’s feasible to have the photovoltaic solar array, which would be on a 50-acre plot. The agreement also includes options for other renewable-energy projects, including biomass and wind power.
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Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, Dec. 14, 2007
Source: The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/
1214biz-firstsolar1214.html

Analysts say high-flying First Solar Inc. of Phoenix could continue to gain altitude, projecting its shares to rise as much as $100 or so from their Thursday close of $248. The reports follow moves by two top executives this week to exercise options that netted them more than $5 million because of the stock’s huge gains in the past year. (more…)

By Peter J. Howe, Boston Globe Staff / December 14, 2007
Source. Boston Globe/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/14/
state_to_launch_68m_solar_panel_program/

Governor Deval Patrick’s administration is launching a $68 million program today to increase the number of solar electric panels on Massachusetts homes, businesses, and schools by 600 percent over the next four years.  Patrick’s plan, which does not involve new taxes or fees, seeks to greatly simplify the process for people and businesses to get funding for promoting green power, including solar. The plan includes special incentives for buying Massachusetts-made solar panels and extra aid targeted at lower-income homeowners.
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Auburn Hills, Mi, Oct 05, 2007
Source: Ovonic / press release /PRNewswire

United Solar Ovonic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER), announced today that it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Enfinity Management BVBA for 21.15 MW of UNI-SOLAR(R) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates. Under the agreement, United Solar will supply Enfinity 1.15MW in calendar year 2007 and 10MW in each of the calendar years 2008 and 2009. Enfinity intends to use the UNI-SOLAR(R) products for roof-top installations in Europe.
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London, UK and Los Angeles, California, November 15, 2007
Source: Ovonics press release

Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AIM:SIT.LN), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems, announced today that it has won a U.S.$6.6 million order for a BIPV roofing system to be owned and operated by Akuo Energy, a rewewable energy project developer. The BIPV system will be installed at a logistics facility currently under construction in Southern France. The BIPV project is being managed by Urbasolar, a turn-key PV engineering company based in Montpellier, which is an authorised distributor and partner of Solar Integrated in France. The project, planned for completion in 2008, is expected to be the largest BIPV roofing system in France. (more…)

United Solar Ovonic Announces Agreement with SunEdison to Supply up to 17 MW of Photovoltaic Laminate
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec 10, 2007
Source: Ovonic press release/PRNewswire
http://investor.shareholder.com/ovonics/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=280498

United Solar Ovonic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) (“ECD”), announced today that it has entered into a supply agreement with Sun Edison LLC to supply up to 17 MW of its UNI-SOLAR(R) solar laminates in calendar year 2008. Under the terms of the agreement, SunEdison will purchase a minimum of 5 MW and up to an additional 12 MW of UNI-SOLAR laminates for use on large-scale rooftop installations on industrial and commercial buildings principally in the U.S.
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Leader in solar schools installations brings program to sites across California
Pasadena, CA, Dec. 4, 2007
Source: PRNewswire.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-04-2007/0004716934

Leading solar service provider SolarCity today announced at the Green California Schools Summit that the company plans to connect 100 solar learning station installations through the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s “Solar Schools Program,” greatly inspiring renewable energy awareness in educational centers across the state.

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1 Megawatt Solar Array, One of the Largest On the West Coast, Will Provide Clean, Efficient and Lower Cost Power Operations
Roseville, CA, Dec 10, 2007
Source: NCPA press release/ Businesswire.com
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20071210006086

Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), located in Roseville, CA and SPG Solar, located in San Rafael, CA today announced that they will join forces to build one of the largest solar arrays on the West Coast, near the City of Clearlake. The 1 megawatt single-axis solar tracking system will provide renewable energy to an existing pump station that supplies the NCPA Geysers Geothermal Energy Plant near Middletown, CA. The array will be used to collect solar power to pump wastewater into the geysers, which is in turn used to generate renewable geothermal power. The photovoltaic array will start generating clean renewable power beginning in September 2008.
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