Solar Cells Info

Hoku Announces Plans for Phase II Polysilicon Plant
Pocatello, ID and QiDong, China, Nov 26, 2007
Source: Hoku Scientific Inc press release
http://www.shareholder.hokuscientific.com/
releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=276741

Hoku Scientific, Inc., a diversified provider of clean energy products and technologies including polysilicon for the solar industry, and Solarfun Power Hong Kong Limited, a subsidiary of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOLF), an established manufacturer of both photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, today announced the signing of a definitive contract for Hoku’s sale and delivery of polysilicon to Solarfun over an eight-year period beginning in mid-2009.
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Berlin, November 28, 2007
Source: DGAP News/Finanztreff.de
http://www.finanztreff.de/ftreff/news,id,27560165,sektion,nachrichten.html

Solon AG, headquartered in Berlin and one of  Europe’s largest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems,  has signed agreements with the Spanish company GUASCOR SOLAR S.A.U. for  several power plant projects in Spain with a total volume of more than EUR130
million. The agreements continue the already existing cooperation between
the two companies. The first joint projects in the megawatt range were
completed in Castilla la Mancha and Navarra recently.
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Merrimack, New Hampshire, Nov 27, 2007
Source: NDTV/ Business Wire India
http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage%5Cmonitor.asp?id=5317

GT Solar Incorporated (“GT Solar“), one of the largest providers of manufacturing equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions to the photovoltaic (PV) industry, announced the signing of a $56 million contract with Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) (“Yingli“), a leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturer in China for the next generation of silicon ingot furnaces – the DSS450 by GT Solar. This is Yingli’s fourth and largest order of GT Solar’s DSS furnaces that grow multi-crystalline ingots up to 450kg, and is expected to bring Yingli’s installed furnace capacity to approximately 600MW in 2009.
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Letter of Intent Received for up to 10 Solargy Units
Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 28, 2007
Source: Yahoo Business/PRNewswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/071128/law057.html?.v=101

Surfect Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUFH – News), announced today its wholly-owned subsidiary, Surfect Technologies, Inc. (“Surfect”), received a Letter of Intent from a Texas based solar company for up to ten (10) Solargy tools to be delivered throughout 2008 and 2009. The Letter of Intent is subject to customary conditions including the execution of a formal purchase order and customer acceptance of the equipment.
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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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