Solar Cells Info

SeouL, South Korea, May 15, 2007
Source: Powerlight Corp. /press release
http://www.powerlight.com/about/press2006_page.php?id=65

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency, commercially available solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced that its subsidiary, PowerLight Corp., has completed construction of Mungyeong SP Solar Mountain, a 2.2-megawatt solar electric power plant in Mungyeong, Korea. The plant is comprised of 10,500 panels and covers an area of approximately 43,000 square meters.
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By Andrea Quong, May 17, 2007
source: Redherring.com
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22324

Shares of solar cell manufacturer China Sunergy shot up more than 50 percent in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, the latest in a series of Chinese solar IPOs that have been well received by U.S. investors.  The Nanjing, China-based company’s shares closed at $16.56, up $5.56 from its opening price of $11 per share. The company offered 8.5 million depository shares, originally priced between $8 and $10 per share, in a bid to raise almost $100 million. The firm is the fifth Chinese solar company to begin trading on U.S. public markets since late last year in what has become one of the hottest areas in cleantech. Investors poured $4.6 billion into solar on stock markets worldwide last year, and Chinese companies—all of them solar cell manufacturers—soaked up a lot of it.
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Posted by Michael Kanellos, May 18, 2007
Source: CNet News.com
http://news.com.com/8300-10784_3-7-0.html?keyword=Green+solar+china

In solar, has the race to the bottom begun? China Sunergy, a solar cell manufacturer out of Nanjing, sold 8.5 million depositary shares (the vehicle foreign companies use to list their stocks in U.S. exchanges) on Nasdaq this week. The stock went out at $11, shot up to about $16, and is now resting between $14 and $15.
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EMCORE PhotoVoltaics Awarded Mars Cruise Stage Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract From NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)  /Award Confirms EMCORE’s Position As The Leading Independent Supplier of High Reliability Multi-Junction Solar Panels For Interplanetary Missions

Albuquerque, NM, April 27, 2007
Source: Emcore Corp. /press release
http://www.emcore.com/news/release.php?id=157

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), announced today that the Photovoltaics Division has been awarded a $2M contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for the design, manufacturing, testing and delivery of fully integrated solar panels for the Mars Cruise Stage spacecraft. This spacecraft is designed to carry the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover and communicate with the entry vehicle that will carry the rover to the surface of the planet. The launch of the spacecraft is planned for fall of 2009.
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EMCORE Announces Significant Performance Advancements of Multi-Junction High-Efficiency Solar Cells for Space and Terrestrial Applications / Achievements of 31% Conversion Efficiency for a New Class of Advanced Space Solar Cells and 37% Production Efficiency for the Terrestrial Concentrator Cell Affirm EMCORE’s Position As a Leader in PhotoVoltaic Technology.

Albuquerque, NM, May 16, 2007
source: Emcore corp. /press release
http://www.emcore.com/news/release.php?id=158

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), announced today that its PhotoVoltaics Division has attained a record solar conversion efficiency of 31% for an entirely new class of advanced multi-junction solar cells optimized for space applications. Additionally, EMCORE announced that it has reached 37% peak conversion efficiency on its terrestrial concentrating solar cell products currently in volume production.
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RENO, Nev., May 14, 2007
Source:  EPOD International Inc. /press release
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=119468

EPOD International Inc. (OTCBB:EPOIE) today announced that it has, through its subsidiary ISE Solar LLC (“ISE”), completed the purchase of a majority of the shares of ICP Solar Technologies (U.K.) Ltd. located in Wales, Great Britain, for an aggregate price of $3.0 million USD from ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:ICPR).

Robert Stabinsky, President of ISE Solar stated, “ICP Solar has done a good job of keeping this facility going. We believe this venture will allow our team to take the factory to the next level. Our intention is for our global team including Compmess GhmB to fully automate and expand this facility, with a focus on process improvements.”
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Carmanah Awarded Contract for up to $1.1 million in Solar Bus Stop, Signal and Shelter Lighting with King County Metrotransit, Washington

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Thursday, April 26, 2007
source: Carmanah Corp /press release
http://www.carmanah.com/content/investors/newsreleases.aspx

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to announce it has entered a supply agreement with the King County Metro Transit (KCMT) to provide up to Cdn$1.1 million in solar-powered LED bus shelter lighting, bus stop lighting, signaling devices and spare parts. The supply agreement is valid up until April 30, 2008 with KCMT’s option to extend the contract for an additional four years.
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 8, 2007
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Rodney Chan, DIGITIMES, 11 May 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20070511PD204.html

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board is said to be planning to enter the solar cell industry as it seeks to diversify its business, according to industry sources.  A Unitech engineering team is now receiving training on solar cell development, and the company is also evaluating the solar cell making equipment it will have to purchase, the sources indicated. The equipment supplier is likely to be Centrotherm, OTB Solar, Roth & Rau, or Schmid Technology Systems, all of which offer turnkey solutions, the sources added. (more…)

Nuying Huang, Taipei; Rodney Chan, DIGITIMES, 8 May 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20070508PD206.html

Nanowin Technology, a newcomer to the solar cell industry, yesterday broke ground for a thin-film solar cell plant at the Tainan Science Park (TSP) in southern Taiwan, with equipment installation scheduled for October 2007 and volume production for the first-quarter of 2008.  Nanowin vice president Ping-hsiung Huang said the company expects to increase its capital to NT$1.1 billion (US$33.1 million) in May from the present NT$200 million, with most of the increased capital going to the thin-film solar cell business.
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