Solar Cells Info

-Reviews 2006 Year End /December 28, 2006
source. Solar EnerTech Corp Press release
http://www.solarenertech.com/News/release.asp?numb=217

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN) (the Company) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the much anticipated Joint R&D Lab facilities to be operated conjointly by both Solar EnerTech and Shanghai University during opening ceremonies held just prior to the Holiday Season. A number of invited guests including Shanghai government officials, US Embassy Commercial Section officials, US and Canadian investment groups and media attended the opening ceremony. During the event Prof. Wang, Deputy President of Shanghai University, and Leo S. Young, president and CEO of Solar EnerTech, unveiled a nickel-plated plaque inscribed with the Joint R&D Lab’s name in both English and Chinese.

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source:
http://stockerblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/updated-list-solar-energy-stocks.html

The following is an updated list of the pure plays and semi-pure plays in the solar energy business. Companies which have a very small portion of their business in solar were excluded (e.g. GE, PG&E). The list shows the name of the company, the stock market symbol, what exchange the stock is traded on, and their business.

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Trial confirms feasibility of powering GSM Base Stations using ‘green’ power
Monday December 4, 2006
source: yahoo business news
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061204/cgm062.html?.v=51

HONG KONG, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT – News) today announced that it has successfully completed a trial to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative power systems that can support remote GSM Base Stations (BTS). The trial concluded that a combination of solar cells and wind turbines can generate 1,200 watts in a continual cycle; enough to drive a mid-sized BTS and support a microwave backhaul installation.

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NEC Display Solutions Introduces Solar-Powered Battery Package for Renewable-Power Capability Monitors – New, Long-Lasting Solar-Powered System Reduces Harmful Pollutants, Use of Non-Renewable Energy; NEC First Display Company to Offer Such System For All Its Monitors

Source: NEC Display solutions press release
http://www.necdisplay.com/press/PressDetail.cfm?document_id=2333

CHICAGO –January 4, 2007 – Continuing its recognized environmental leadership in the electronics industry, NEC Display Solutions of America, the leading stand-alone provider of flat panel desktop displays, today announced a solar-powered system for use with all its monitors. In conjunction with Carmanah® Technologies Corporation, one of the fastest growing renewable and energy-efficient technology manufacturers in the world, NEC is the first display company to offer a solar-powered system for all of its monitors.

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New nanosilicon photovoltaic solar cell technology could adapt home and office glass windows into ones capable of generating electricity from sunlight, without losing significant transparency or requiring major changes in manufacturing infrastructure.

source: Octillion press release
http://www.octillioncorp.com/OCTL_20070103.html

Vancouver, BC – January 3, 2007 – Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL) today announced its plans to enhance and expand its management team through the addition of individuals with in-depth knowledge of photovoltaic solar cell technology research, development of innovative, high performance photovoltaic products that can be manufactured in high volume with corresponding low costs, and particular experience in the commercialization of such technologies.

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by Brian Womack /Investor’s Business Daily / Dec 27, 2006

source: investors.com
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=16&artnum=1&issue=20061227

The math isn’t complicated for the solar energy sector.  The industry wants to cut solar prices by roughly half to compete against traditional power utilities without government incentives.  SunPower, (SPWR) a major solar panel maker, has been a leader in this effort and recently announced one of the biggest acquisitions in the industry’s history to help the San Jose, Calif., company reach that goal.

The company plans to buy PowerLight, a firm that installs solar panels, for about $330 million. The cash-and-stock deal should close early next year, pending approvals. Together the companies will hold a stake in the key parts of the industry, from design through manufacturing to installation. With that breadth, the company hopes to find new ways to cut costs more quickly.
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Opens Sales Offices in Shanghai and Beijing
December 28, 2006

Source: GT Solar -press release
http://www.gtsolar.com/news/shownews.php?id=101

Merrimack, NH (USA) : GT Solar Incorporated, a global leader in photovoltaic technologies and equipment, announced today an expansion of its presence in China by the formation of a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE), GT Solar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. GT Solar’s main office will be located in Shanghai on Nanjing Lu in the new Plaza 66 Tower 2. An additional office will be located in Beijing serving customers in the north. Future plans include warehousing in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in PuDong.
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December 19, 2006 / Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
source. Advent Solar press release
http://www.adventsolar.com/fileuploads/236477436458aaf82561bb.pdf

It is the dawning of a new day for solar…
Advent Solar is proud to announce its partnerships with three of the top PV system integrators in Europe:  Enerpoint S.r.l. of Italy, MHH Solartechnik GmbH of Germany, and SunConnex International BV of the Netherlands. Advent’s newly developed partnerships will allow customers across Europe to have abundant access to Advent Solar’s exciting new and highly aesthetic PV technology.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 13, 2006
Source: PrimeNewswire
http://www.primenewswire.com/?d=110390

Solar Thin Films, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SLTF) (the “Company” or “Solar Thin Films”) announced that its majority owned subsidiary Kraft Rt. (“Kraft”) will reach an important target on December 18, 2006, by completing its second shipment of thin film photovoltaic production equipment to China for Terra Solar North America Inc. (“Terra Solar”), a major customer of the Company. Terra Solar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra Solar Global. This shipment is part of an order Kraft received from Terra Solar in December 2005, for an aggregate purchase of approximately $5 million USD relating to the manufacturing of a 2.5 megawatt (MW) amorphous silicon photovoltaic production line.
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By Jack Uldrich /December 22, 2006
Source:
http://www.fool.com/news/2006/12/22/suntech-power-danger-or-opportunity.aspx

The Chinese character for the word “crisis” has been said to include two elements that, individually, represent the terms for danger and opportunity. I don’t know whether this is true, but I do know that this saw can be a useful way to assess risky situations like the investment opportunity lurking in Suntech Power (NYSE: STP). To some, it might be considered a dangerous investment; to others, an opportunity. Who’s right?

Dangerous?
Suntech, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cells that’s based in China, is now one of the world’s largest solar companies and is a serious player in the emerging industry, along with BPSolar (owned by BP (NYSE: BP)), Kyocera (NYSE: KYO), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSa), Sharp, and Q-Cells.

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