Solar Cells Info

Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, January 25, 2008
Source: Bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2008/01/21/daily33.html

Bay State photovoltaic manufacturer Evergreen Solar Inc. is working with the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC) to advance solar power opportunities for customers of Massachusetts municipal utilities, according to officials.  The pair intends to install pilot photovoltaic systems on schools, public buildings and other high-profile sites in communities served by municipal utilities. The aim of the installations is to serve as a visual statement of MMWEC’s commitment to solar power in conjunction with Governor Deval Patrick’s “Commonwealth Solar” program, according to Marlborough-based Evergreen Solar.
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Rodney Chan,
Source; DIGITIMES, 17 January 2008
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20080117PD209.html

NanoPV, a US-based specialist in thin-film solar technology who has teamed up with Taiwan-based Kenmos Photovoltaic, will kick off operations at its New Jersey, US fab in the second quarter, according to NanoPV president Anna Selvan John.  The new plant, which will house a solar cell capacity of 5MWp, is chiefly meant for the development of PV technology and equipment, he said. The plant is expected to put out tandem junction thin-film solar cell making equipment by the end of 2008.
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GE’s solar development featured in Applied Physics Letters
Source: GE Power/BusinessWire /press release /17 Jan 2008
Niskuyana, N.Y,  17 Jan 2008
http://www.prdomain.com/companies/G/GeneralElectric/newsreleases/200811851643.htm

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that scientists on their Nano Photovoltaics (PV) team have demonstrated a scalable silicon nanowire-based solar cell, which has the potential to achieve up to 18% efficiency and be produced at a dramatically lower cost than conventional solar cells. This demonstration represents a promising development in the effort to make PV systems more economically viable for consumers.
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Gloria Spire Solar Installing a 308kW Solar System for The Lee Company; One of the Largest Solar Projects in New England
Bedford, Mass., Jan. 7, 2008
Source: Spire Corp. press release
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76421&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1092245&highlight=

Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, a joint venture company formed by solar industry leaders Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) and Gloria Solar Co., Ltd., today announced that it has won a contract to design and install a 308-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system at The Lee Company’s manufacturing facility in Westbrook, Connecticut. This is the largest solar electric system to be installed for a manufacturing company in Connecticut, and one of the largest in New England.

The system, consisting of 1,760 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the newly constructed facility, is approximately half the size of a football field, covering nearly 29,000 square feet of roof space. At peak power, the system will generate enough electricity to cleanly provide 17 percent of the manufacturing facility’s power consumption. This is equivalent to the power usage of 34 homes for one full year. In addition, this installation will eliminate the emission of 282 tons of carbon dioxide associated with combusting conventional fossil fuels.
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Waterloo, ON, Jan. 7, 2008
Source. Arise Technologies Corp. press release
http://www.arisetech.com/content/view/169/98/

ARISE Technologies Corporation (“ARISE” or the “Company”) (TSX: APV) is pleased to announce that its Silicon Feedstock Mini Pilot Plant is now operational and that polysilicon has successfully been produced in the Silicon Refining Furnace (SiRF(TM: 104.64, +0.70, +0.67%)). The Mini Pilot Plant is located at the Company’s Waterloo facility.
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Solar lighting maker to concentrate on large projects
Darron Kloster, CanWest News Service,  January 03, 2008
Source: The Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?
id=d7f6b77a-6153-41bb-8c41-bbabca18df17

Two and a half years after getting into the home solar power business, Carmanah Technologies is selling off the unit to its former owner.  The Victoria-based solar lighting manufacturer announced Wednesday it has signed a purchase agreement with David Egles, who will pay $1.5 million for the inventory and various equipment and fittings at the company’s leased facility in Barrie, Ont.
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Ryan Jeltema, Assistant News Editor
Greenville, MI, Dec 30, 2007
Source: The Daily News of Greenville
http://www.thedailynews.cc/Main.asp?SectionID=2&ArticleID=17864

This year was up and down for Greenville’s newest major industry, United Solar Ovonic.  The Auburn Hills-based solar panel manufacturer opened the first of its two Greenville plants in the fall while recording a significant sales increase. United Solar Ovonic’s parent company, Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) of Rochester Hills, still fell well short of profitability, however, and two accidents at the first plant caused disruptions to the surrounding area.
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Suntech to Distribute Andalay Panels in Europe, Japan and Australia
Los Gatos, CA & San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2, 2008
Source: Akeena Solar Inc, press release
http://akeena.net/cm/Press%20Release/jan0208.html

Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDQ: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, announced that its state-of-the-art solar panel technology, Andalay, will be distributed in Europe, Japan and Australia under a license agreement with Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules.
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Plant Project Won in Partnership with Beck Energy; Introducing the Nanosolar Utility Panel™
San Jose, California – December 18th, 2007
Source. Nanosolar Inc. press release
http://www.nanosolar.com/pr11.htm

Nanosolar Inc., a global leader in solar power innovation, and Beck Energy, a leading integrator of large-scale solar power systems, today announced that they have won a highly competitive public selection process for a solar power plant located on a former landfill owned by one of the largest waste management companies in Eastern Germany.
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by Mike Cooke, 31 December 2007
Source: SemiconductorToday.com
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/NEWS_2007/DEC_07/NANOSOLAR_311207.htm

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) photovoltaic technology is making its first steps from investor promise to physical products. Furthermore, Nanosolar of San Jose, CA, USA has won a contract to supply panels for a solar power plant located on a former landfill site owned by one of the largest waste management companies in east Germany.
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