Solar Cells Info

March 14, 2007
Source: Ascent Solar /press release
http://www.ascentsolar.com/view.php?tg=press&id=19
Hydro has entered into an agreement to invest USD 9.2 million in the American solar energy company Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., which has developed a super thin and flexible solar cell technology. The investment gives Hydro a 23 per cent ownership interest in Ascent Solar. “Ascent Solar’s flexible thin film is very exciting. Not only due to the low weight that makes the solar cells easy to transport, install and maintain, but also because flexible solar cells have a large number of potential applications in the future”, says Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup, who heads the market activities in Hydro’s Oil & Energy business area.
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System Gains Global Attention from Taiwanese Delegation

Rocklin, CA. 08 February 2007 /
Press Release from SPG Solar, Inc.

The Rocklin Police Department in conjunction with the City of Rocklin announced the commissioning of its new 143kW AC dual solar energy system and carport structure for its state-of-the-art facility. The system gained international attention after a visit from the Magistrate of Tainan County, Taiwan, Su Huan-Chih, who was accompanied by a delegation of Tainan government officials, investors, and members of the Taiwan press. The Rocklin Police Department hosted a tour for the delegation on Monday that showcased its municipal application of renewable energy through its solar carport.
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8 Feb 2007
source: DigiTimes report
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20070208VL200.html

After seeing the the average selling price (ASP) of solar modules stay flat for three consecutive months, the ASP showed signs of weakening in Europe with a slight drop reported, according to figures posted by Solarbuzz. Industry players generally believe ASPs should remain strong or even report slight growth since there is no more inventory pressure at the moment.
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Source: Trina Solar press release Feb 1, 2007
http://www.trinasolar.com/front/en/news.php?newid=15

Changzhou, China – February 1, 2007 – Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products based in Changzhou, China, announced today that it has signed a long-term supply agreement for polysilicon with DC Chemical, one of the leading chemical companies in Korea “DCC”). DCC has agreed to supply polysilicon to Trina Solar over a seven-year period with a total contract value estimated at over US$120M and with shipments expected to begin in 2009.
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Three-Year Solar Cell Supply Agreement Begins in 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 16, 2007
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=225814

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR) subsidiary PowerLight Corporation, today announced a 120 megawatt, three-year supply agreement with JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. (“JingAo”), a privately-owned solar cell manufacturer based in Hebei, China. The agreement calls for JingAo to deliver increasing volumes of silicon solar cells to PowerLight beginning in 2007. This contract is the third in a series of long-term PV cell contracts completed by PowerLight over the last year.
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Solar Cell Production Capacity to be Expanded to 710 MW Per Year, the World’s Highest

January 12, 2007
Source: Sharp press release
http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/070112_03.html
Sharp Corporation will increase annual production capacity for solar cells at its Katsuragi Plant in Nara Prefecture by 110 MW (megawatts) from March 2007 to meet burgeoning demand in Japan and abroad. As a result, solar cell production capacity at the Katsuragi Plant will reach 710 MW per year, the world’s highest.
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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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By LAUREN MAYK
December 25. 2006
Source: Florida Herald Tribune
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061225/BUSINESS/612250336/1006/SPORTS

SARASOTA COUNTY — By next spring, a structure in Rothenbach Park is expected to produce enough energy to power 44 homes. Considering the several million customers that Florida Power & Light serves, that’s not a lot of juice.

But the solar project FPL is building east of Sarasota — on Bee Ridge Road, east of Interstate 75 — is still expected to be the largest solar array in Florida, covering half the size of a football field with panels about 5 feet by 3 feet each. It is being built to hold up FPL’s end of the bargain with customers who have signed up for its Sunshine Energy program. About 28,000 folks so far have agreed to fork over another $9.75 per month on their power bills to pay for power generated by renewable fuels such as wind and sunlight.
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source: Press Release
http://www.aleo-solar.de/index.php/page_id/18/language/en

Aleo Solar takes next order (five times larger) from PowerLight Corporation

Oldenburg / Prenzlau, 19 December 2006. The solar module specialist and systems supplier aleo solar AG is expanding its business with the California-based solar systems provider PowerLight Corporation. In 2007, Aleo Solar will produce up to 50,000 solar modules for the U.S. corporation. The cooperation, which started in September 2006 with the production of 10,000 modules, will be successfully continued.

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