Solar Cells Info

August 13, 2007
Source: Kyocera Solar / press release
http://www.kyocerasolar.com/news/news_detail.cfm?key=410

Kyocera Solar, Inc. and TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq:TESS), a value-added supplier of the product solutions needed to design, build, run, maintain and use wireless systems, announce the launch of a revolutionary Web-based selection method for purchasing pre-sized Kyocera solar power systems for broadband and SCADA applications.  The Web-based selection method will reside on TESSCO’s Web site and will enable customers to easily purchase pre-packaged solar solutions designed for simplified and efficient installation. The complete turn-key Kyocera broadband and SCADA solar power systems can be ordered online and typically shipped within days of purchase. This cutting-edge purchasing method delivers solar powered applications to customers directly, without having to customize the system.
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Bern, Switzerland, August 16, 2007
Source. Kyocera Solar /press release
http://www.kyocerasolar.com/news/news_detail.cfm?key=408

The world’s largest stadium-integrated photovoltaic system went into operation this week on the STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern. After the additional installation of 2,808 solar modules, the stadium now has 7,930 modules from the Japanese technology company Kyocera, providing an overall output of 1,346.774 kWp. The expanded system will produce 1,134,045 kWh per year and save on the emission of 630 tons of CO2 annually. (more…)

San Francisco, Calif. – July 25, 2007
http://www.premierpower.com/solar_energy_company/pr_story.php?mid=11

The completion of the solar power installation at one of Pacific Gas & Electric’s service facilities is the latest example of PG&E’s role in bringing solar power to San Francisco. Premier Power worked closely with PG&E to provide them with solar power systems that were both financially smart and practical.  The 207kW solar power system is comprised of two solar arrays; 127kW solar tracker and 80kw building integrated. The 80kW building integrated solar electric system, which features 368 of Sharp’s solar power modules, is made of 3 smaller arrays that include, two 15kW solar facades and one 50kW roof-top array. The 127kW single-axis solar electric tracker system, which features 588 of SunPower’s solar power modules, was designed for double-duty; not only do they shade and protect cars, they also provide steady, reliable solar power. The combined solar power systems will produce approximately 5,701,380 kWh over the system lifetime. (more…)

Yountville, CA – June 7, 2007
Source: Premier Power press release
http://www.premierpower.com/solar_energy_company/pr_story.php?mid=9

MTM Management, LLC, one of the leading developers of premier destination resorts in North America, announced that they have chosen Premier Power to install a 250 kW building integrated, polycrystalline solar electric membrane power system.  Open Energy’s SolarSave commercial product will be integrated with Duro-Last single-ply roofing membranes for this project. SolarSave membranes encapsulate high-efficiency polycrystalline cells in advanced composite materials laminated under heat and pressure to create lightweight, aesthetically appealing solar roofing systems.
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El Dorado Hills, Calif. – August 27, 2007
Source. Premier Power Corp. press release
http://www.premierpower.com/solar_energy_company/pr_story.php?mid=12

Premier Power has partnered with Sun Run Generation, LLC to launch a program that will allow Yolo, Placer and El Dorado County homeowners to take advantage of an innovative new service to alleviate the risks and significantly lower the costs of solar system installation.  Sun Run is offering homeowners options that will allow them to power their electricity using a solar energy system at a much lower cost, without the responsibility of monitoring and maintaining the system. Once the system is installed, homeowners pay for only the energy used, the same way they are currently billed by a utility company.
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Zurich Letzigrund Stadium equipped with solar technology
Sept 5, 2007
Source: Ad-hoc-news.de
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/13135731/
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At the upcoming European Soccer Championships SOLARWORLD AG will provide climate-friendly electricity. The world leading solar power group has equipped the newly built Zurich Letzigrund Stadium with solar technology. The stadium is among the venues of the 2008 European Soccer Championships which will be held in Austria and Switzerland. The Zurich arena will be the location of three qualifying round matches in June 2008. SolarWorld AG has supplied a TOTAL of 1,276 high Performance modules based on mono-crystalline cell technology for installation on the stadium roof upwards of the south curve. The high efficiency modules with their typical dark surface together Add up to a peak output of 223 Kilowatt.
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15 August 2007
Source: Conergy.de press release
http://www.conergy.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-182/271_read-8022/

* Growing domestic revenues have been surpassed by foreign sales for the first time
* Positive consolidated net income at the half-year mark
* Working capital improved by EUR 83 million in the second quarter
* Positive net cash flow from operations after investments of EUR 44 million
* Orders on hand rose to more than EUR 1.2 billion
* Production of solar modules in Frankfurt/Oder starts on schedule
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Europe’s highest-volume solar enterprise intends to become Italy’s market leader
5 September 2007
Source. Conergy.com press release
http://www.conergy.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-182/271_read-8128/
The Conergy AG, a listed firm, intends to quadruple its annual turnover in Italy in 2007 to at least 40 million euros. In order to further increase its market share in one of the world’s fastest-growing solar markets, the number of persons employed in Italy is to be increased to more than 200 on a mid-term basis. Globally, Conergy is looking to increase sales by 60 percent to 1.25 billion euros, and already employs some 2,500 persons in 26 countries, in order to grow much more rapidly than the market for renewable energy systems as a whole, which has a growth rate of about 25 percent.
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Milan, Italy, Sept 04, 2007
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=262475

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition this week, SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR), a US-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, is launching a range of solar products and systems for the Italian residential, commercial and solar power plant markets.
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by Shigeru Sato and Megumi Yamanaka, Bloomberg News
Tokyo, August 15, 2007
Source: International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/15/business/sxsolar.php

Showa Shell Sekiyu, the Japanese unit of Royal Dutch Shell, will build a plant to make solar-powered cells in Japan, quadrupling its capacity.  The company plans to construct its second factory in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki, at a cost of ¥15 billion, or $128 million, to produce solar-powered cells that can collectively generate 60 megawatts of electricity annually, Showa Shell, which is based in Tokyo, said Wednesday. The new plant would be adjacent to the company’s existing 20 megawatt cell plant.
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