Solar Cells Info

By David Ehrlich, cleantech.com, September 25, 2007 – Exclusive
http://media.cleantech.com/1825/suntech-takes-the-cake-at-solar-power-2007

Suntech gets manufacturing deals from Lumeta and Akeena, and introduces two new product lines.  The Solar Power 2007 conference in Long Beach, Calif., has only just begun, but China’s Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is shining bright as an early winner.  The world’s third largest solar cell manufacturer in terms of production output, and the leader in China, racked up four announcements this week, taking on two new customers and releasing two new product lines at the conference.
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New Delhi, Sept 18, 2007
Source: Economic Times
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Energy/Power/2382728.cms

Leading German renewable energy firms have shown interest to manufacture solar cells and air-conditioners in India, taking advantage of abundant solar energy in the country.  Prozop-Solar and Q-Cells have recently held talks with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, sharing their plans to set up manufacturing facilities in India. (more…)

by Steve Bush, 20 September 2007
Source: Electronics Weekly.com
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2007/09/20/42228/

Durham University has made significant improvements in thin-film solar cells. “We have done a lot of work measuring recombination at grain boundaries and on the control and increase of grain size,” principal investigator Professor Ken Durose told EW.  Durose and his team are working on thin-film cells, three years into the Government’s sustainable power ‘Supergen’ project. (more…)

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2007
Source: LDK Solar Co. Ltd press release
http://www.ldksolar.com/Company%20news.html

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power Corp. (NSP).
Under terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver multicrystalline solar wafers to NSP valued at approximately US$495 million through the end of 2009. (more…)

Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, CA, September 24, 2007
Source: LDK Solar Co. Ltd, press release
http://www.ldksolar.com/Company%20news.html

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has signed contracts to supply multicrystalline solar wafers and to purchase polysilicon production equipment from Sunways AG. Under the terms of the wafer supply contract, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 1 GW of multicrystalline solar wafers to Sunways over a ten-year period starting in 2008. Under the terms of the equipment purchase agreement, LDK Solar will purchase two readily available Siemens technology-based reactors and related plant equipment from Sunways. In addition, Sunways AG will provide support services to LDK Solar during the facility construction and the ramp up of polysilicon production. (more…)

Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, CA, September 27, 2007
Source: LDK Solar Co. Ltd /press release
http://www.ldksolar.com/Press%20Release1.html

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Taiwan-based Mosel Vitelic, Inc.
Under the terms of the agreement, pricing and quantity is fixed for the first three years. During this period, LDK Solar will deliver multicrystalline solar wafers to Mosel Vitelic valued at approximately US$190 million with delivery commencing in 2008.
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WUXI, China and LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 25, 2007
Source: PR Newswire /CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CNTU02125092007-1.htm
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced the introduction and availability of the STPVb-1 and STPUb-1 range of high output solar modules targeting grid connected applications in North America. These products will be on display from September 25 to September 27 at the Solar Power 2007 Conference and Expo being held in Long Beach, CA and are available for sale for delivery in 2008.
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Suntech to Deliver 10 to 14 MW of Akeena Solar’s New Andalay Solar Panels
Los Gatos, CA & San Francisco, CA, September 24, 2007
Source: PRNewswire -CNNMoney
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CNM03224092007-1.htm

Akeena Solar, Inc. , a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced that Suntech has signed a letter of intent to manufacture Akeena Solar’s Andalay solar panels. Under the terms of the agreement, Suntech will manufacture and deliver 10 to 14 Megawatts of Andalay solar panels to Akeena Solar during 2008.
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By Episcopal Life staff, September 28, 2007
Source: Episcopalchurch.org
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_90541_ENG_HTM.htm

Mention solar energy and people often think of individual roof-mounted panels. Mention stained glass and people think of traditional windows in churches. Not too many people would think to combine them, but artist Sarah Hall has done this and more, with the first stained glass installation in North America to utilize solar cells.
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SunPower Employee Volunteers to Install Six Solar-Electric Systems in One Day for Low-Income, First-Time Homeowners in Oakland, Calif.
San Jose, CA, Sept 13, 2007
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=263881

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems today announced a new partnership with GRID Alternatives, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, to bring the power of solar energy to low-income families in need.
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