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22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
3-7 September 2007, FIERA MILANO / Rho in Milan, Italy.
Conf. website: http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/

PROGRAMME

The five-day programme for the Conference will comprise:
* Plenary lectures focusing on the state-of-the-art and targets of PV
* Oral and poster presentations of specific research, development and
demonstration projects, PV applications, PV markets
* Exhibition of PV products and services
* EPIA PV Industry Forum
* Workshops and Fora on specific PV issues
* Scientific and industry tours and a social programme

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Solar Power 2007 conference
Sept 24-27, 2007 at Long Beach, California
http://www.solarpowerconference.com/

Solar Power Conference and Expo to Break Attendance Record in a Landmark Year for Solar Power / July 24 2007

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) expect the 2007 Solar Power Conference and Expo in Long Beach, Calif. to shatter attendance records for a North American solar energy event, drawing an unprecedented 10,000 people.  Conference organizers plan an ambitious agenda to examine the latest trends, challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
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Berlin, Germany / August 6, 2007
Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49547

SOLON AG, one of Europe’s biggest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has been awarded a contract to equip several major power plants in Spain.  The agreement with a European financial investor envisages the delivery of power plant systems with an aggregate power output of 36 MW for projects on the Spanish mainland and on the Balearic islands. The implementation phase of the projects will commence in the fourth quarter of 2007 and they are scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2009.
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July 30, 2007
Source:
http://insidegreentech.com/1538/amtech-gets-4-9m-follow-on-solar-order

Amtech Systems (Nasdaq: ASYS) said today it received a $4.9 million follow-on order from a new customer in Asia.  On July 11, the Arizona supplier of production and automation systems for the solar cell, semiconductor and wafer industry said it signed a $4.4 million supply contract with the Asian company.  The name of the new customer was not disclosed.
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Round Rock, Texas, July 31, 2007
Source: UPI
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/07/31/miss_ny_schools_win_solar_car_race/8341/

Teams from Mississippi and New York have won in the Texas-to-New York Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. The Solar Car challenge required students’ solar cars to use only the sun for power.  The Newton County Solar Team from Decatur, Miss.; the Houston Solar Car Team from Houston, Miss.; and the Newburgh Free Academy team from Newburgh, N.Y., won their respective divisions. The nine-day, 2,020-mile race began July 16 at Dell’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, and finished in Newburgh, N.Y. Nine teams from six states took part in the race.
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Charlotte, N.C., July 31, 2007
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/88759.html

North Carolina-based SPX Corp. signed a $40 million contract to supply solar equipment to Norway’s NorSun AS. SPX’s Kayex business will design and manufacture crystal-growing equipment for NorSun’s production mono crystalline ingots and wafers. Shipment of equipment is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2007.
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By James W. Crawley, Jul 27, 2007
Source: scnow.com
http://www.scnow.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2007-07-27-0022.html

Calling all inventors: Build a better power source for soldiers and the Pentagon will beat a path to your door. And, pay you a cool $1 million.  To lighten the heavy load of batteries carried by troops to power radios, night-vision goggles, satellite navigation units, laptops and other electronics, the military is offering prizes for building the best wearable power pack. Oh, and it has to supply the juice for four days and weigh less than 9 pounds.
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Contra Costa Times, July 25, 2007
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_6460741?nclick_check=1

Fremont-based startup solar panel firm Solaria Corp. said it has snagged $50 million in funding led by Germany’s Q-Cells AG, one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers of solar cells.  The 35-employee, 7-year-old Solaria, will use the funding for research and development and to increase its production capacity, according to its chief executive.  Thalheim, Germany-based Q-Cells contributed $25 million, increasing its existing stake in the Fremont startup firm.
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Milpitas, CA, July 12, 2007
Source: SoloPower press release
http://www.solopower.com/about/news/series_b_financing.html

SoloPower, an innovator of thin-film solar photovoltaic cells and modules, today announced the completion of its Series B financing which raised $30 million. The deal was led by new investor, Convexa Capital and supported by Scatec AS and Spencer Energy AS. Existing investors, Crosslink Capital, Firsthand Capital Management and Musea Ventures also joined the round. The new funds will support the company’s efforts to further develop, manufacture and commercialize a new generation of high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and modules. (more…)

By Jenni Laidmann, Blade Staff Writer
Source: ToledoBlade.com
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS34/707130364

A fledgling solar energy company founded by a University of Toledo professor received $7 million in venture capital this week.  This first round of funding from a Swiss company, Emerald Technology Ventures, and NPG Energy Technology Partners of Washington means MWOE Solar Inc. of Toledo can complete a pilot production line to demonstrate its high-volume, low-cost method of making solar cells on a stainless-steel substrate no thicker than a sheet of paper.
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