Solar Cells Info

By Katie Howell and Greenwire, June 11, 2009
Source: New York Times.com
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/11/
11greenwire-technology-advances-price-retreats-spur-new-so-98429.html

Technology advances and falling prices for solar technology have opened the gates for solar installations by businesses with no background in electricity generation.  Real estate managers, developers, hotels, supermarkets and others are tapping solar power alongside electric utilities and getting paid for it.  Energy generation “is not our primary business, but it’s in our best interest,” said Mike Defferding, executive vice president of Forest City Military Communities, a developer. “There’s an economic incentive to make the jump to become an energy company.” (more…)

By Jennifer Kho June 9, 2009
Source: Green/New York Times
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/solar-showdown-looms-in-california/

Rooftop solarMax Whittaker for The New York Times Some critics in California say too much of this too soon could reduce the stability of the grid and raise costs for other customers.  Solar installations could grind to a halt in California, industry advocates say, unless a legislative proposal, which the state Senate is considering this month, passes.  Some opponents, including electrical and utility workers, disagree.

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Satcon 1 MW Solution Offers Largest Integrated Power Rating in the Industry
Boston, MA, May 21, 2009
Source: Satcon press release/BusinessWire
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=385470

Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility-scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today the availability of the 1 MW PowerGate(R) Plus PV inverter, offering the largest power rating in the industry. The PowerGate Plus 1 MW unit is Satcon’s next generation of utility ready large scale solar power solutions and is built on a foundation of the world’s most field-tested and the proven PowerGate Plus inverter line. (more…)

Partners with SunPower and Castle & Cooke to Deliver 1.2 Megawatts on the Island of Lana’i
Boston, MA, May 28, 2009
Source: Satcon press release/BusinessWire
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=386295

Satcon (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today that their industry leading PowerGate(R) Plus Spectrum micro grid solution has been selected to power La Ola Hawaii’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and Micro-Grid on the island of Lana’i. The 1.2 megawatt (MW) installation sits on a 10 acre site in south Lana’i on the Palawai Basin and is the first solar photovoltaic power plant to be controlled remotely by a utility, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO). (more…)

Teams with Johnson Controls to Deliver More than 1.1 Million Annual Kilowatt Hours of Solar Power to the Orange County Convention Center
Boston, MA, June 16, 2009
Source: Satcon press release/BusinessWire
http://investor.satcon.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=389898

Satcon (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, announced today that it has installed four 250 kilowatt (kW) PowerGate(R) Plus inverters at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), the largest solar rooftop installation in the southeast of the United States. The Orange County Convention Center 1.1 megawatt rooftop monocrystalline PV system occupies 200,000 square feet and was designed and built by Johnson Controls Inc, a global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency, sustainability and renewable energy.
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