Solar Cells Info

source: Suntech Power press release

http://www.suntech-power.com/News/tabid/99/Default.aspx?id=254&Module=653

WUXI, China, Jan. 24, 2007 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply an 800KW Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) curtain wall to the Wuxi Airport terminal with the first phase scheduled to be completed in late October 2007. ”This project demonstrates the traction that Suntech’s China-based systems integration business is achieving by upselling state-of-the-art BIPV solar solutions and helping to promote the use of alternative energy sources in China,” said Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO. ”We look forward to working with the government of Wuxi to build one of China’s most environmentally friendly airports.”
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Design Wins With Major European and US Solar Cell Manufacturers Marks Strategic Vertical Market Success
January 18, 2007
source: yahoo business news

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070118/20070118005759.html?.v=1

LIVERMORE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adept Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADEP – News), the leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, announced today that they have secured new design wins with four solar panel manufacturing companies in the rapidly expanding international solar power market. During the quarter just ended, Adept delivered over $300,000 in Adept’s vision guided robotics to the Solar industry, bringing the installed base, into this sector, to over 75 systems. Solar joins Disk Drive, Medical Device and Life Sciences and High Speed Packaging as defined strategic vertical markets, all of which require clean room operation combined with fine precision and flexibility
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Jan 25, 2007
source: Macauhub

http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/news.php?ID=2740

Maputo, Mozambique, 25 Jan – The Mozambican Energy Fund (Funae) plans to install 2,500 solar power systems before the end of June in the provinces of Inhambane and Sofala, the chairman of the Fund, Miquelina Menezes said Tuesday in Maputo. For this rural electrification project using renewable energy sources, which includes placing solar systems in 300 schools and a similar number of health centers, the World Bank will contribute US$2 million.
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Sunswift shatters record by 3 days
16 January 2007:  / source: Sunswift

http://www.sunswift.com/

Yesterday the UNSW Solar Racing Team rolled into Sydney after five and a half days on the road from Perth to Sydney. The team was welcomed at Circular Quay by a crowd of supporters and media. Representatives from the University of New South Wales and Gary Johnston of Jaycar Electronics congratulated the team on their tremendous achievement.  After leaving Perth’s Scarborough Beach last Wednesday at 8:20am Jaycar Sunswift III arrived in the Sydney CBD at 1:20pm yesterday. Despite cloudy weather for the first two days of the record attempt the team was still able to push through and shatter the previous record by 3 days.
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By Jared Mason / Jan 30, 2007
Source:

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/01/30/

Although Austin Energy is falling behind its goal to expand the supply of solar energy in Austin, the city-owned utility company is pursuing new plans that would create a massive facility in West Texas and significantly increase the city’s alternative energy capacity. Austin Energy announced in 2003 a plan to have 20 percent of its electricity come from renewable sources by the year 2020. Solar energy was a significant part of this plan, with the goal of creating the capacity for a 100-megawatt threshold in 2020 and the intermediate goal of 15 megawatts in 2007.
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By Yu-huay Sun Bloomberg / Jan 30, 2007
The China Post

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/business/2007130/101315.htm

Taiwan Power Co., the island’s biggest electricity generator, plans to spend NT$3.57 billion installing solar panels as the government aims to reduce dependency on energy imports. The project, pending approval by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, will increase the state-run utility’s capacity by 10 megawatts, or 71 times, by 2011, Yu Shang-hsiung, Taipower’s development director, said by phone yesterday. Taipower’s solar power capacity is currently 140 kilowatts, according to Yu. (more…)

San Francisco, Calif. /January 17, 2007
Source: SPP press release

http://www.solarpowerpartners.com/press_release_hawaii.html

Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP), a developer, owner and manager (DOM) of a distributed network of commercial solar energy facilities (SEF), today formally initiated its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program for commercial buildings in Hawaii. This announcement coincides with the establishment of SPP LLC2, a renewable energy fund for investing in Hawaiian commercial solar energy facilities.  Up-front capital costs for commercial solar energy facilities have been the primary barrier for building owners to purchase or even lease solar energy systems. SPP’s Power Purchase Agreement allows building owners to access solar energy without having to invest their own capital. The maintenance and operating costs are covered while building owners pay only for the electricity that is consumed.  Moreover, the PPA ensures energy rates remain lower than the local utility and insulate the user from volatile energy prices over the term of the agreement. Since 1999 typical commercial Hawaiian energy rates have increased over 60%.
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Hamish Rutherford /The Scotsman / Jan 30., 2007
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http://business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=155452007

CTL, the company behind a solar powered streetlight and wireless internet system tested at the University of Abertay last year, said it is close to a deal with a Middle East country worth tens of millions of pounds. Calum McRae, head of CTL Scotland, said the company was one of two bidders for the project which, if successful, would supply up to 12,000 solar powered street lights, also wi-fi enabled.
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Busanovice, Jan 29, 2007
Source:
story copyright 2006 CTK Czech News Agency.

http://www.praguemonitor.com/ctk/?story_id=w51069i20070130

Korowatt said it opened the largest solar power station in the Czech Republic and eastern Europe in Busanovice, southern Bohemia, today. The facility with a maximum planned output of 600 kilowatts can supply energy to 172 households. Construction costs amounted to CZK 85 million, of which nearly CZK 30 million came from the Industry and Trade Ministry. The power station was connected to the distribution network today, with permanent operation to be launched on February 1.

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Silicon Valley Solar Secures Agreement with Award Winning German Photovoltaic Module Manufacturer

GSS (Gebäude-Solarsysteme GmbH) To Produce Sol-XTM Flat-Plate Concentrator Modules at Their Fully Certified Facility in Eastern Germany

January 24, 2007, SANTA CLARA, Calif.
source: Businesswire

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070124005010&newsLang=en

Silicon Valley Solar announced today that they have finalized an agreement with GSS that will accelerate the market introduction of the company’s Sol-X2 internal concentrator solar modules. The contract defines specific product, process and equipment development that will be executed by GSS to ensure that SV Solar’s module design can be seamlessly produced on the GSS manufacturing line.
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