Solar Cells Info

By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2008
Source: Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/
la-mew-solar23-2008oct23,0,1453462.story

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a private-public partnership to bring solar power to 15 California State University campuses and the system’s Long Beach headquarters.  “California is going green and we are doing it first and we are doing it fast,” Schwarzenegger said this week at a news conference at Cal State Dominguez Hills, according to a statement released by his office. “This partnership is a good deal for the state, the planet and our economy — all at no cost to taxpayers.” (more…)

Hong Kong , 25 October 2008
Source: News24.com
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2415709,00.html

A solar-powered lamp, which is as thin as a magazine cover and sticks onto most surfaces has been developed by a Hong Kong inventor, a media report said.  The lamp won designer Keikko Lee, 26, the gold price in South Korea’s first international design competition held in October, the South China Morning Post said.  Lee said the lamp has electroluminescent material on one side and solar panels and sensors on the other. (more…)

By Craig Rubens, GigaOm, October 23, 2008
Source: New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2008/10/23/
23gigaom-duke-halves-solar-rooftop-plan-to-50m-13307.html

Duke Energy has decided to cut in half its $100 million distributed solar rooftop program after the utility was criticized during the permitting process by the Vote Solar Initiative and Wal-Mart, among others, the state Utility Commission over cost recovery and monopolistic practices. The new program will spend $50 million to install 10 megawatts of solar panels in North Carolina. Under the new plan the average customer will pay an extra 8 cents per month as opposed to an extra 34 cents under the original proposal. (more…)

Seoul, Oct 21, 2008
Source: Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/
rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSSEO33745420081021

LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it would set up two solar cell production lines at the site of its suspended plasma panel plant, as the company seeks to find a new growth engine in the renewable energy business.  LG, which acquired a solar cell business from LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in June, said it would spend 220 billion won ($168 million) on the two solar cell lines, which will start mass production in early 2010 and early 2011, respectively. (more…)

Dubai, October 25, 2008
Source: The Hindu Online
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200810251631.htm

As part of its efforts to reduce pollution and create alternative sources of energy to meet growing demand, the city of Dubai has launched a major initiative to harness solar energy.  Chairman of the Dubai government’s investment vehicle Dubai World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has launched Solar Technologies, the Middle East’s largest photovoltaic manufacturing facility, in the course of the Green Dubai World Forum-2008, currently underway here. (more…)

By Matt Nauman, San Diego, October 20, 2008
Source: San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10770837?source=most_emailed

The United States is poised to become the world’s largest user of solar power in the next decade, experts say, thanks in part to Silicon Valley innovation and the country’s vast land area and amount of sunshine.  And that title will bring an unexpected benefit: Manufacturing jobs arriving in the United States rather than being shipped overseas. Solar companies have determined that it makes economic sense to manufacture close to your market, because among other factors it reduces shipping costs. (more…)

The Company’s Most Powerful Solar Panels to Date with Performance Ratings over 90%
Marlboro, MA, Oct 14, 2008
Source: Evergreen Solar Inc, press release/BusinessWire
http://www.evergreensolar.com/app/en/investors/

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) will introduce its new American-made ES-A Series Solar Panels at its booth #1115 during Solar Power International in San Diego, October 14-16, 2008. This new line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels features the most powerful products Evergreen Solar has ever produced. With a -0, +5W power specification, the ES-A Series also provides the best power tolerance currently available in the industry. (more…)

Raises Contractual Backlog to more than 1 Gigawatt
Marlboro, MA, Oct 16, 2008
Source: Evergreen Solar Inc, press release / BusinessWire
http://www.evergreensolar.com/app/en/investors/

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON(TM) solar power panels with its proprietary, low-cost wafer manufacturing technology, announced it has signed two new long-term sales contracts totaling more than 160 MW. The first is with Mainstream Energy Corporation and AEE Solar, Inc., a leading wholesale distributor in North America; the second contract is with, one of the top-tier general trading companies in Japan.. The combined contracts extend the company’s total contractual backlog to more than 1 GW. Shipments under these contracts will begin in 2009 and continue through 2012. (more…)

San Francisco, CA. – Oct. 20, 2008
Source: GreenVolts press release
http://www.greenvolts.com/news_and_events/press/2008/10/20/

GreenVolts (www.greenvolts.com), a leader in concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology, today announced that it was the recipient of a $250,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program. GreenVolts’ proposal, entitled Low Cost Installation of Concentrating Photovoltaic, was rated highest among all applicants to this highly competitive grant program. (more…)

Proprietary panels designed to provide higher electricity output per rooftop and significantly reduced installation costs.
Solyndra announces more than $1.2 billion in customer contracts.
Fremont, CA, October 7, 2008
Source: Solyndra Inc, press release
http://www.solyndra.com/News/Press-Release-01

Solyndra, Inc. today announced a new solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra’s PV system is designed to generate significantly more solar electricity on an annual basis from typical low-slope commercial rooftops with lower installation costs than conventional PV flat panel technologies. Commercial rooftops represent a vast, underutilized resource and huge opportunity for generating solar electricity. Since its founding in 2005, Solyndra has been developing technology and ramping manufacturing capacity to produce its proprietary CIGS-based thin film PV system. Solyndra is currently shipping its systems, comprised of panels and mounting hardware, to fulfill more than $1.2 billion of multi-year contracts with customers in Europe and the United States. (more…)