Solar Cells Info

JIANGSU, China, Nov. 26, 2007
Source: Canadian Solar Inc, press release

Canadian Solar Inc. (“the Company”, or “CSI”) (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today announced it signed an annual solar cell supply contract with long-term supplier Gintech Energy Corporation of Taiwan. Total shipments to CSI under the contract amount are between 17MW to 22MW with fixed pricing and delivery schedules in 2008. The shipment will start in January 2008.
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Jiangsu, China, Nov. 19 2007
Source:Money.CNN.com /PRNewswire
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CNM02919112007-1.htm

Canadian Solar Inc. (“the Company”, or ”CSI”) today announced that it had entered into various purchase agreements (the ”Agreements”) last week with China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (”China Sunergy”).  The Agreements with China Sunergy are for a total volume of 25MW of solar cells for 2008. Under the Agreements, China Sunergy will supply approximately 12MW and 13MW of solar cells to Canadian Solar in the first and second half of the year respectively. The Agreements will be denominated in both Chinese Yuan and US dollars, with approximately 24% of the volume being based on fixed pricing terms and the remainder being determined on a quarterly basis.
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Pocatello, ID, Aug. 9, 2007
Source: Hoku Scientific Inc. press release /MarketWire
http://www.shareholder.hokuscientific.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=259096

Hoku Materials, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOKU) established to manufacture and sell polysilicon for the solar market, today announced that it has awarded a contract to JH Kelly LLC, a Washington-based general contractor, to provide construction services for Hoku Materials’ polysilicon production plant located in Pocatello, Idaho. The contract is for construction services estimated at $120 million for a production facility capable of producing 2,000 metric tons of polysilicon annually with additional incentives of up to $5 million if certain construction schedule milestones, cost targets, and safety standards are met.
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Hoku Announces Plans for Phase II Polysilicon Plant
Pocatello, ID and QiDong, China, Nov 26, 2007
Source: Hoku Scientific Inc press release
http://www.shareholder.hokuscientific.com/
releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=276741

Hoku Scientific, Inc., a diversified provider of clean energy products and technologies including polysilicon for the solar industry, and Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited, a subsidiary of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOLF), an established manufacturer of both photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, today announced the signing of a definitive contract for Hoku’s sale and delivery of polysilicon to Solarfun over an eight-year period beginning in mid-2009.
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Berlin, November 28, 2007
Source: DGAP News/Finanztreff.de
http://www.finanztreff.de/ftreff/news,id,27560165,sektion,nachrichten.html

Solon AG, headquartered in Berlin and one of  Europe’s largest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems,  has signed agreements with the Spanish company GUASCOR SOLAR S.A.U. for  several power plant projects in Spain with a total volume of more than EUR130
million. The agreements continue the already existing cooperation between
the two companies. The first joint projects in the megawatt range were
completed in Castilla la Mancha and Navarra recently.
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Merrimack, New Hampshire, Nov 27, 2007
Source: NDTV/ Business Wire India
http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage%5Cmonitor.asp?id=5317

GT Solar Incorporated (“GT Solar“), one of the largest providers of manufacturing equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions to the photovoltaic (PV) industry, announced the signing of a $56 million contract with Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) (“Yingli“), a leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturer in China for the next generation of silicon ingot furnaces – the DSS450 by GT Solar. This is Yingli’s fourth and largest order of GT Solar’s DSS furnaces that grow multi-crystalline ingots up to 450kg, and is expected to bring Yingli’s installed furnace capacity to approximately 600MW in 2009.
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Letter of Intent Received for up to 10 Solargy Units
Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 28, 2007
Source: Yahoo Business/PRNewswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/071128/law057.html?.v=101

Surfect Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUFH – News), announced today its wholly-owned subsidiary, Surfect Technologies, Inc. (“Surfect”), received a Letter of Intent from a Texas based solar company for up to ten (10) Solargy tools to be delivered throughout 2008 and 2009. The Letter of Intent is subject to customary conditions including the execution of a formal purchase order and customer acceptance of the equipment.
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Anita , Chandigarh, Haryana, 20 November 2007
Source: PunjabNewsline.com
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/6584/92/

Haryana has bagged the first prize in the country for its best performance in Solar Urban Areas Programme and in Solar Cooker Programme. It has also won second prize in Solar Photovoltaic Demonstration Programme at the national level.  Stating this here today, the Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that these National Awards are being given on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India. He further said that Haryana has bagged maximum awards in the country. The President of India Smt.Pratibha Devisingh Patil will give away these awards in a ceremony on 22nd November, 2007 at New Delhi. (more…)

By Ashfaque Swapan, Special to India-West
Source: India West Online
http://www.indiawest.com/view.php?subaction=showfull&
id=1195085439&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3

For the small village of Dabkan in Rajasthan Alwar’s district, Diwali this year was greeted with a twinkling array of electrical lights just as it was all over India.  Dabkan is a remote village that is not connected to India’s electrical grid, and chances are that it will not happen in the near future, given the village’s remoteness and proximity to forests.  So for Dabkan residents, this Diwali was one with a profound difference, because for the first time in their lives, villagers are experiencing night with electrical lighting, thanks to LED technology which is powered by solar energy.
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New Delhi, Nov. 24, 2007
Source: TheIndian.com
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/1006478.html

The Indian government has allotted rupees 10,460 crores (2.6 billion USD) for the development of new and renewable sources of energy in the country during the 11th five-year plan.  The Centre has yet to accept the recommendations of an expert committee report titled Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR), which has projected that renewable sources of energy may account for 5 to 6 per cent of country’s energy mix by the year 2031.
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