Solar Cells Info

Anita , Chandigarh, Haryana, 20 November 2007
Source: PunjabNewsline.com
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/6584/92/

Haryana has bagged the first prize in the country for its best performance in Solar Urban Areas Programme and in Solar Cooker Programme. It has also won second prize in Solar Photovoltaic Demonstration Programme at the national level.  Stating this here today, the Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that these National Awards are being given on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India. He further said that Haryana has bagged maximum awards in the country. The President of India Smt.Pratibha Devisingh Patil will give away these awards in a ceremony on 22nd November, 2007 at New Delhi. (more…)

By Ashfaque Swapan, Special to India-West
Source: India West Online
http://www.indiawest.com/view.php?subaction=showfull&
id=1195085439&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3

For the small village of Dabkan in Rajasthan Alwar’s district, Diwali this year was greeted with a twinkling array of electrical lights just as it was all over India.  Dabkan is a remote village that is not connected to India’s electrical grid, and chances are that it will not happen in the near future, given the village’s remoteness and proximity to forests.  So for Dabkan residents, this Diwali was one with a profound difference, because for the first time in their lives, villagers are experiencing night with electrical lighting, thanks to LED technology which is powered by solar energy.
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New Delhi, Nov. 24, 2007
Source: TheIndian.com
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/1006478.html

The Indian government has allotted rupees 10,460 crores (2.6 billion USD) for the development of new and renewable sources of energy in the country during the 11th five-year plan.  The Centre has yet to accept the recommendations of an expert committee report titled Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR), which has projected that renewable sources of energy may account for 5 to 6 per cent of country’s energy mix by the year 2031.
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Source: MyIris.com /Nov. 28, 2007
http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/newsPopup.php?
fileR=20071127194311124&dir=2007/11/27&secID=livenews

NEPC India announced that the board of directors of the company, at its meeting held on Nov. 27, 2007, informed that its plan to foray into solar photo voltaic modules and power plant is proceeding on the right track. The company also proposed to establish a-state-of-the-art production facility to manufacture thin film solar photo voltaic modules, which is considered to be an advanced technology to generate cost effective power, and cater to the high demand for solar PV modules all over the world.
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Alister Doyle and Chee Chee Leung /November 29, 2007
Source: TheAge.com.au
http://www.theage.com.au/news/climate-watch/2007/11/28/1196036983561.html

AUSTRALIA gleams a bright red in a map that paints a vibrant picture of how solar energy reaches different parts of the world. America’s space agency, NASA, has pinpointed the world’s sunniest spots by studying maps compiled by US and European satellites. Red shows the regions that receive the most sun, such as the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the Sahara Desert in Niger, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink. (more…)

By Rachel Oliver, For CNN /Nov 20, 2007
Source: CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/eco.about.csp/#cnnSTCText
Story Highlights
# A 92 mile by 92 mile area of desert filled with CSP plants could power the U.S
# Around 0.3% of Sahara could power Europe, Middle East and North Africa
# CSP can combat water shortages, avoid future humanitarian disasters
# U.S. solar industry threatened by upcoming Energy Bill

What if you could provide the world with an endless supply of virtually carbon-free electricity; ensure a constant source of drinkable water to the world’s most vulnerable areas; avert some of the world’s future humanitarian crises; and save billions of dollars in the process? Certain concentrated solar power (CSP) proponents say there is no “could” about it — it’s more a case of “can.”
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By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian
Oslo, Reuters November 28 2007
Source
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7108735

Southern California is sunny, the French Riviera is sunny, but NASA says the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the Sahara Desert in Niger are the sunniest — and the information could be worth money.  America’s space exploration agency has located the world’s sunniest spots by studying maps compiled by U.S. and European satellites. (more…)

By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributing Editor /November 28, 2007
http://www.tmcnet.com/green/articles/
15386-motorola-successfully-trials-solar-wind-power-run-cellular.htm

Motorola  recently completed trial of a wind and solar power system in southwestern Africa. The trail, conducted by the GSM Association at a cell site operated by MTC Namibia in the village of Dorbadis, in the Khomas region of Namibia.  Ali Amer, vice president of sales for Motorola’s Home and Network Mobility operations in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, explained that the trial is part of the company’s commitment to delivering solutions tailored to the needs of African telecom operators.
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Mobile solar charger firm announces first deal
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 22 Nov 2007
Source: BusinessGreen.com
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2204120/mobile-solar-charger-firm

UK solar cell manufacturer G24 Innovations (G24i) has today announced the first order for its lightweight solar cells designed for recharging mobile phones.  The chargers, which use flexible and lightweight Dye Sensitised Thin Film (DST) solar cells, will be deployed by Kenya-based Master IT Ltd to provide mobile communications to communities without ready access to mains power.
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam
Source:  DIGITIMES, 23 November 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20071123PD209.html

Oerlikon is making further progress in its micromorph tandem technology and expects over half of the orders it receives in 2008 will be for solar cell production equipment supporting the technology, which will offer a power conversion rate of 10%, according to the company.
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