Solar Cells Info

Alenau, Germany,   October 26, 2007
Source: Applied Materials Inc, press release/BusinessWire
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/appliedmaterials/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&
ndmConfigId=1002082&newsId=20071026005131&newsLang=en

Applied Materials, Inc. is pioneering a new era in photovoltaic (PV) research and development with the opening of its SunFab Technology Center, one of the industry’s most advanced facilities dedicated to next generation solar technology applications. The 2,000m2 center, located in Alzenau, Germany, features state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing equipment, including Applied Materials’ PECVDa and ATON™ PVDa systems, laser tools and fab automation software. It includes a complete sequence of equipment that is representative of the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line for large-volume manufacturing of solar circuits.
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HeibeiI, China,   November 14, 2007
Source: XinAO press release/BUSINESS WIRE
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/appliedmaterials/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view
&ndmConfigId=1002082&newsId=20071114005559&newsLang=en

XinAo Group announced its entry into the solar energy market with its plan to establish China’s leading photovoltaic (PV) module production line. As part of this strategy, XinAo has signed a contract with Applied Materials, Inc. for an Applied SunFab™ Thin Film production line with state-of-the-art PV technology using 5.7m2 glass substrates. With an optional tandem junction upgrade, the line will be capable of producing modules to generate more than 50MW of electricity, as the first phase of a planned 500MW capacity plant in China.
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Sunnyvale, CA, Dec 11, 2007
Source:TradingMarkets.com /Businesswire
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/901424/

Solar Semiconductor, the solar power industry’s newly ISO 9001-certified high-quality photovoltaic (PV) module producer, today introduced its family of world-class PV modules. These modules are manufactured at a fully automated, state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad, India.
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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…)

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…)

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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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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Contract with Blue Chip Energy to supply gases to Guessing plant
Pullach, Germany, Dec. 13, 2007
Source; Businesswire.com
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20071213005888

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS) is helping to promote solar power in Austria with a contract to supply the country’s first solar cell manufacturing plant. LNS has an exclusive contract to supply Blue Chip Energy GmbH in Guessing with all of the gases needed to make solar cells. (more…)