Solar Cells Info

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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By JILL CECIL WIERSMA Staff Writer
Ashland City Times / Monday, 01/01/07
http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070101/COUNTY090101/70101009
FRANKLIN — An empty fishpond at Centennial High School should be ready for some tenants next semester. Environmentally concerned teens at the school have earned some solar panels that will be used to power an oxygen pump for the pond and some grow lights for the school greenhouse, ecology teacher David Schklar said.

The four panels were bought through a Clean Energy Technology Education initiative, designed to promote practical applications of renewable energy. The initiative is backed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Centennial is one of five schools in the state chosen to participate in the initiative.

Alloy Solar Panels: a revolutionary new, highly efficient solar power technology

source:
http://newportpartnersllc.com/technologies/solarpanels.html

In a scientific breakthrough that has stunned the world, a team of South African scientists has developed a revolutionary new, highly efficient solar power technology that will enable homes to obtain all their electricity from the sun. This means high electricity bills and frequent power failures could soon be a thing of the past. The unique South African-developed solar panels will make it possible for houses to become completely self-sufficient for energy supplies.

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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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