Solar Cells Info

Naturener Expands SunPower Deployment to Approximately 30 Megawatts
San Jose, CA, Jan 04, 2008
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284653

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its Spanish subsidiary will engineer, procure equipment for and construct an approximately 8 megawatt solar electric power plant in the Extremadura region of Spain.  A corporate affiliate of The Naturener Group, a Spanish-based company, will own the solar power plant, and SunPower expects the system will begin operating in September 2008.
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Multi-Project Financing Agreement Streamlines Solar Power System Implementation
Stamford, Conn. & San Jose, CA, Jan 07, 2008
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284871

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it is partnering with SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) — a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems — to provide financing for five California solar power projects. The projects, totaling approximately eight megawatts, include a system for Toyota Motor Sales’ Parts Center that will be the largest single-roof solar power installation in the United States. The companies are also collaborating on solar projects for HP, Agilent and two county and regional agencies.
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By Matt Nauman, MediaNews Staff
San Jose, CA, 7 Jan 2008
Source: InsideBayArea.com
http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_7902104

Caterers unfurled red tablecloths. A drum kit sat in the corner waiting for the band to arrive.  It’s time for a party at Nanosolar in San Jose’s blossoming Edenvale Technology Park. And why not; the company has lots to celebrate.  After five years, more than $100 million, and the financial blessings of some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley (the founders of Google, eBay and others), Nanosolar is finally selling something.
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Shanghai, China Dec 18, 2007
Source: Solar EnerTech. Corp. press release
http://www.solarenertech.com/news/release.asp?numb=241

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a sales contract with Sky Solar (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sky Global Group to distribute solar modules. Sky Global Group is a global distributor and system integrator of solar panels.  The total shipment to Sky Solar under the contract amounts to approximately US$21.8 million. Shipments, aimed for solar power installations in Spain, are scheduled to be delivered over a 5-month period beginning in December 2007, with the majority of solar module shipments scheduled for the Company’s 2008 fiscal second quarter.
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London, UK and Los Angeles, California, December 11, 2007
Source: Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. press release
http://www.solarintegrated.com/PR_Celra__07.htm

Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AIM:SIT.LN), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems, announced today that it has won an order for U.S. $4.3 million to supply BIPV roofing systems to be installed on a new industrial complex in Girona, Spain.  The project, named “SOL DE CELRÀ” and believed to be the largest thin film BIPV project in Spain, will be owned by a group of local companies.  The general contractor for the project is Master Renovables, the Spanish engineering firm and solar integrator.  The project is expected to be completed in 2008.
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London, UK and Los Angeles, California, December 20, 2007
Source: Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc /press release
http://www.solarintegrated.com/PR_Intalyseven_07.htm

Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AIM:SIT.LN), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems, announced today that it has won a supply contract in Italy for more than U.S. $70 million.  The contract, believed to be one of the largest announced solar deals in Italy, is with an Italian solar project developer and will involve BIPV installations on multiple large buildings.  The Company expects to complete a significant portion of the contract in 2008, with the remainder in 2009.
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Changzhou, China, Dec. 5, 2007
Source: Trina Solar Ltd, press release
http://www.trinasolar.com/front/en/news.php?newid=49

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL – News; “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, today announced it has signed a strategic development agreement with the Lianyungang Municipality in China’s Jiangsu Province. The agreement includes government support in respect of land and electric power supply for a multi-phased polysilicon production facility targeted to reach 10,000 metric-ton capacity through an estimated total investment of $1 billion by the end of 2012.
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Changzhou, China, Dec. 18, 2007
Source: Trina Solar Ltd, press release
http://www.trinasolar.com/front/en/news.php?newid=50

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL – News; “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 it has adopted an improved bulk module packaging design as it continues to implement measures in its production and logistics value chain to save resources, reduce costs and help conserve the environment. (more…)

Public-Private Partnership Makes Solar Practical, Enhances Energy Independence, and Reduces CO2 Emissions by 24,000 Tons per Year
Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 17, 2007
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=281873

Today the U.S. Air Force celebrates the completion of North America’s largest solar photovoltaic system at Nellis Air Force Base. A joint project of the U.S. Air Force, MMA Renewable Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (NYSE: MMA), SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), and Nevada Power Company, the 14 megawatt Nellis solar energy system will generate more than 30 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity annually and supply approximately 25 percent of the total power used at the base, where 12,000 people live and work.
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Osaka, Dec 05, 2007
Source: Kyodo News International /TradingMarkets.com
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/886717/

Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday it will open a lab inside its Gifu Prefecture semiconductor plant in April to develop next-generation, thin-film solar cells requiring a very small amount of silicon. By utilizing the company’s semiconductor expertise, the lab, named Advanced Photovoltaics Development Center, will be used to create solar cells whose power generation costs are comparable to regular home utility rates, according to the Osaka-based manufacturer.
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