Solar Cells Info

Mike Blanchfield, The Ottawa Citizen /April 30, 2007
Source: Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9bf3ac4c-2652-45e4-82b1-e64767f1f01f

Cheap, energy-efficient lightbulbs are brightening the lives of 100,000 rural poor in India in a United Nations project touted as an affordable energy solution for the under-developed world.  In a report released yesterday, the UN Energy Program (UNEP) outlined the four-year, $1.5-million Cdn project in which small solar panels were made available to villagers in some of the poorest parts of India, weaning people off their dependency on potentially dangerous, inefficient and environmentally unfriendly kerosene lamps.
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April 20, 2007
http://www.techrockies.com/story/0008690.html

Kyocera Solar is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based firm which is a major producer of solar energy products, including solar panels and systems. The firm recently announced a plan to double its production over the next few years due to demand. We spoke with Tom Dyer, Vice President of Marketing and Government Affairs at Kyocera Solar to get some insight into the market and the solar industry.
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27 April 2007
source: Compoundsemiconductor.net
http://compoundsemiconductor.net/articles/news/11/4/28/1

With potential orders for terrestrial solar power systems worth more than $300 million in the pipeline, Emcore is adding two production MOCVD systems at its Albuquerque facility.  Solar cell and fiber-optic component maker Emcore is adding significantly to its chip manufacturing capacity to meet increasing demand for terrestrial solar power systems featuring high-performance compound semiconductors.
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Livermove, CA, April 26, 2007
Source: PR-inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/xantrex-announces-partnerships-for-us-r106674.htm

Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) today announced that it has been selected to develop next generation solar inverters to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar America Initiative. In March the DOE announced the selection and future funding of 13 solar technology development projects. Xantrex is partnered with consortiums in four of those projects.  As part of President Bush’s Advanced Energy Initiative, the DOE’s Solar America Initiative will provide approximately $150 million in funding for 13 solar technology development projects to advance the commercial competitiveness of solar electricity.
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By Lucy Thorne, Apr 26 2007
Source: ICBerkshire
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/

ROADSIDE solar panels along the hard shoulder of the M4 could be used to power homes and businesses in GreenPark.  And the existing landmark wind turbine, which dominates the south Reading skyline and powers 1,500 homes, could be sharing its workload with two smaller windmills.  Developer PRUPIM announced its vision for green energy at the opening of the GreenPark Turbine visitor centre last week.  The company is looking into utilising the unused verges of the M4 near junction 11, by siting long solar panels along the embankment.
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April 27, 2007
source: NineMSN news
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=263378

Prime Minister John Howard has hinted the federal budget may include an increase in the rebate given to Australians who install solar power panels on their properties.  The rebate, designed to offset the $10,000 to $15,000 cost of installation, was introduced six years ago.

“We are going to maintain that scheme, the treasurer’s announced that,” Mr Howard said when asked on Southern Cross Radio when the government would increase the rebate on domestic solar panels.  “I think it is always a good idea to keep an ear to the radio, particularly 3AW, and you may get some further information.”  Treasurer Peter Costello said in October that the $4,000 rebate for households who install solar power panels was not under threat.  Mr Costello will hand down his 2007-08 budget on May 8.

Albuquerque, N-M. April 27, 2007
Source: PR-inside.com

EMCORE Corporation , announced today that the Photovoltaics Division has been awarded a $2M contract by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for the design, manufacturing, testing and delivery of fully integrated solar panels for the Mars Cruise Stage spacecraft. This spacecraft is designed to carry the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover and communicate with the entry vehicle that will carry the rover to the surface of the planet. The launch of the spacecraft is planned for fall of 2009. (more…)

Sprawling complex will cost $60 million
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press
HOOPER, Colorado. /April 24, 2007
Source: Mail Tribune
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070424/BIZ/704240304

With the sun glinting off the shovels, Xcel Energy broke ground Monday on a $60 million solar power plant designed to supply enough electricity to power 1,500 homes The 8-megawatt photovoltaic plant in the San Luis Valley about 130 miles south of Denver will be the largest solar plant for civilian use in the country, backers said.
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25 April 2007
Source: Carbonfree UK
http://www.carbonfree.co.uk/cf/news/wk17-07-0005.htm

Photovoltaic electricity is able to provide by 2020 power supply for over 26 Million households in the Mediterranean, with simultaneous creation of hundreds thousands of new jobs. This was announced by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), at the 2nd Photovoltaic Mediterranean Conference, that took place in Athens on 19 and 20 April.
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M. Rajendran. New Delhi, March 28, 2006
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c045bc08-037d-47db-a4a5-31db6df661c8

PRESIDENT A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has plans to light up Rashtrapati Bhawan with solar power. To avoid cutting down about 15-20 trees in the compound, the project would require the construction of a new structure on which the solar panels will be mounted.  All this will cost about Rs 350 crore.  The proposed structure — which will double up as a convention centre — would be bigger than Vigyan Bhawan..
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