Solar Cells Info

By Jason Simpkins, Associate Editor March 3, 2008
Source:MoneyMorning.com
http://www.moneymorning.com/2008/03/03/
solar-rivalry-heats-up-as-q-cells-moves-into-malaysia/

German solar cell maker Q-Cells announced strong full year results and said it plans to expand its production capacity by investing $263.2 million in its first production site in Asia.  Q-Cells said in February that it had become the world’s leading manufacturer of solar cells. In its 2007 preliminary results, the company reported full year sales of $1.26 billion, a 59% jump.
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by SolarIndustry Staff, 26 February 2008
Source: SolarIndustryMag.com
http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content_lt.php?content.1022

ersol Solar Energy AG says its consolidated revenue increased from 127.8 million euro in 2006 to 160.2 million euro in 2007, corresponding to growth of 25.4 %. Key drivers of the boost in revenue were increased cell production (from 40 MWp in 2006 to 53 MWp in 2007) and revenue from subsidiary aimex-solar GmbH in 2007. (more…)

Los Angeles, CA, March 6, 2008
Source: Reuters.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSN0565006420080306

Power plant builder and operator MMA Renewable Ventures, on Wednesday said it will build a solar electric system in Arizona to power a thin-film solar plant for manufacturer Global Solar.  MMA will finance a 750-kilowatt facility, which will power Global Solar’s Tucson, Arizona manufacturing plant. Global Solar agreed to buy electricity from MMA for 25 years.
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Tokyo,  Feb 27, 2008
Source: Reuters.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST7784620080227

Japan’s Sharp Corp., which aims to become the world’s biggest maker of solar cells, is looking abroad to raise annual output of thin-film solar cells by sixfold to 6,000 megawatts after 2012 and beat silicon shortages.  Sharp aims to raise its annual thin-film solar cell production capacity “as soon as possible” after a planned new plant in Osaka, western Japan goes online by March 2010 with eventual output of 1,000 MW per year, Toshishige Hamano, corporate senior executive director, said on Wednesday.
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Albequerque, NM, USA, 4 March 2008
Source. Schott Solar AG press release
http://www.schott.com/english/news/press.html?NID=2269

PV Modules and receivers for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants / Opening in 2009 with 350 jobs / Plans call for investment to grow to $500 million and workforce to expand to 1,500.

Executives from SCHOTT AG of Mainz, Germany, Governor Bill Richardson (D – NM) and local dignitaries ceremonially broke ground today for the company’s new manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SCHOTT. The site, located in the Mesa del Sol region of Albuquerque, NM, will produce both photovoltaic (PV) modules and receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP). Production is expected to begin as early as spring 2009.
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Source: Datamonitor /RedOrbit.com /3 March 2008
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1278195/
ascent_solar_to_cooperate_with_itochu_in_solar_sector/

Photovoltaic solutions provider Ascent Solar Technologies and Japanese trading firm Itochu have announced that they will work towards the development of strategic co-operation relationships in various areas.  The areas of interest include procurement of select machinery for Ascent Solar’s planned 100MW manufacturing facility, sourcing of raw materials used for the manufacture of solar modules, distribution of Ascent Solar future products in Japan and other parts of the world where Itochu is currently pursuing a number of solar installations.
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WorldWater & Solar Technologies Breaks Ground On Two-Megawatt Solar System At Denver International Airport
Ewing, N.J.,March 5, 2008
Source: Worldwater.com press release/Prime Newswire
http://www.worldwater.com/pages-news/1-News-DIA-3-05-08.html
Initiative Will Generate 3.5 Million Kilowatt-hours (kWh) of Clean Electricity Annually for Fifth Busiest International Airport in the U.S., Supporting Denver’s Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
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Thin Film Solar Technology Company Receives Funding to Advance Nanostructured Materials Surfacing
West Sacromento, CA, Feb 28, 2008
Source: Bloo Solar press release /BusinessWire

Bloo Solar announced today that is has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.  “The NSF grant will enable Bloo to demonstrate a new technique that enables the creation of ultra smooth and ultra rough surfaces on tiny wires, one tenth the diameter of a red blood cell,” said Dr. Ruxandra Vidu, Bloo’s director of R&D. “Controlling how rough or smooth we want the surface of our materials with atomic-scale precision enables Bloo to apply materials to its advanced solar cell architecture reliably and precisely, while producing greater strength, straightness and stability.” (more…)

1 Megawatt Ground-Mounted Project Will Harness Solar Power in Mojave Desert
Los Angeles, CA, Jan29, 2008
Source: Clear Skies Group press release /BusinessWire
http://www.clearskiesgroup.com/finance.htm

Clear Skies Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:CSKH – News) today announced it has contracted to install a $6.4 million, 1 Megawatt project in California’s Mojave Desert.  A leading developer of solar energy products, Clear Skies Group specializes in turnkey installation of commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and residential systems.
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Proprietary Device to Power Vehicle Data Monitoring Technology
Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 2008
Source: Clear Skies Group press release /BusinessWire
http://www.clearskiesgroup.com/finance.htm

Clear Skies Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:CSKH), today announced the delivery of 25 units of its new, proprietary Solar Power Supply (SPS) to a New Jersey-based vehicle monitoring company.  With a charging period of only two days of sunlight, the SPS will power sensitive electronic data monitoring devices for up to 14 days without sunshine. (more…)