Solar Cells Info

Oldenburg/Prenzlau, June 26, 2007
Source: AleoSolar AG /press release
http://www.presseportal.de/pm/56282/1007148/aleo_solar_ag

Aleo solar AG can report firm new  orders and the expansion of existing orders in Germany for 2007: Aleo modules totalling EUR 20 million have been ordered by specialist dealers and fitters. Roof-mounted installations in particular will be built because these receive the highest subsidies in Germany. aleo  solar can significantly expand its current customer base of 200  specialist dealers and fitters in Germany. aleo solar AG´s total national order volume for 2007 is thus set to increase to approx. EUR
55 million.
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28 June 2007
Source: SolarWorld AG press release
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/12294326/

SolarWorld AG has further strengthened both its national and international business at the world’s largest solar fair Intersolar. ‘The response to the presentation of our new products was enormous’, says Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur Frank Henn, VP Sales (COO) of SolarWorld AG, looking back on the exhibition. ‘We have had intensive talks and closed business deals with many of our international clients. Particularly gratifying was the successful communication with new customers in strategically important growth markets.’
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Los Gatos, Calif., June 29, 2007
Source: United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/06/29/6660/

Akeena Solar Inc. has announced an increase in its line of credit with Comerica Bank.  Akeena is a designer and installer of solar power systems and is one of the largest national integrators of residential and small commercial solar power systems in the United States.  The announcement states Comerica has increased Akeena’s accounts receivable and inventory-based line of credit from $2.0 million to $7.5 million.
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London, UK, & Los Angeles, California, June 29, 2007
Source: Solar Integrated Technologies /press release
http://www.solarintegrated.com/SIT_PR_Sale_of_Coke_Deals_UPC_Solar_June_29_2007_Final.htm

Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AIM:SIT.LN), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems, announced today that it has completed the $4.1 million sale to UPC Solar, a developer of solar energy projects in the United States, of two new solar power projects that were designed and installed on the roofs of two Coca-Cola Bottling Company facilities in Orange and Montebello, California, using Solar Integrated’s innovative BIPV system.
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Cypress Provides Solar Panels to Power MIT’s Coral Rehabilitation Project at the Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines

San Jose, CA, June 28, 2007
http://www.cypress.com/press release
The Cypress University Alliance and MIT Partner to Re-Grow Coral Damaged by Global Warming and Environmental Degradation

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) today announced that it has donated six 90-watt solar panels supplied by its subsidiary, SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), to power MIT’s First-Step Coral reef rehabilitation project in the Sagay Marine Reserve in the Philippines. The solar panels are powering an innovative coral reef rehabilitation process called BioRock™ which is capable of increasing coral growth rates by up to five times and improving coral survival by over 20 times during bleaching (higher than normal water temperature) events.
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Vancouver, B.C., May 31, 2007
Source: Xantrex Technology Inc /Press release
http://www.xantrex.com/web/did/1694/readnews.asp

Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) announced today it has received additional orders from an existing major OEM customer, valued at approximately US$4.4 million, to supply solar grid-tie inverters for the North American solar market. This brings the orders received in 2007, from this customer, to a total of $8.2 million which are expected to be delivered by the end of the third quarter of 2007.
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Vancouver, B.C., June 26, 2007
Source: Xantrex Technology Inc. /press release
http://www.xantrex.com/web/did/1706/readnews.asp

Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) today announced the launch of the Xantrex XW System, the first fully-integrated, battery-based system, designed for residential and commercial solar and backup power applications. Engineered using a complete systems approach, Xantrex has designed the XW System to stand out from its competition, with a reliable, clean, compact design and integrated balance-of-systems components.
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San Francisco, June 29, 2007
Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. /press release
http://www.pge.com/news/news_releases/q2_2007/070629.html

The San Francisco Giants and Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced the completion of the solar energy system installation at AT&T Park. The panels at AT&T Park, the first ballpark in Major League Baseball (MLB) with a solar system, now provide up to 122 kilowatts of renewable energy for PG&E’s customers in San Francisco and throughout its service area.
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San Francisco, June 27, 2007
Source: PG&EC press release
http://www.pge.com/news/news_releases/q2_2007/070627.html

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today it has entered into agreements with two developers of utility-scale photovoltaic solar power: Cleantech America LLC and GreenVolts, Inc. The agreements will deliver up to seven megawatts (MW) of utility-scale renewable solar energy for PG&E’s customers throughout Northern and Central California.
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Denvar, June 29,
Source: Namaste Solar /press release
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070629/aqf045.html?.v=12

Namaste Solar Electric and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR – News), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the completed installation of a 7.4-kilowatt solar power system at the Colorado Governor’s Residence in Denver using SunPower’s high-efficiency solar electric panels.
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