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IEE2007 ASIA SOLAR-ENERGY and PV-PROJECT EXHIBITION

Date: March 15-17,2007
Venue:  Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Center

With the greatest potential solar market, global solar-energy manufacturers are coming. The cheap petroleum time has gone for ever. Under the decreasing of energy resource and increasing pressure of environment protection, every country has started promoting renewable energy resource; especially exploring and using the solar-energy, which is the “new favorite” of renewale energy. Relevant specialists forecast that in 2030 it will be the solar-energy which the main electric powers in world come from. Policy for solar-energy promotion is made in every country, especially in developed country.

In recent 2 years, some cities in China have issued the policies to encourage the solar electrical energy generation. According to the regulation of CPPC Renewable Energy Resource Law, electricity form solar electrical generation is prior to enter electricity net, and the electricity enterprises will buy the total solar electricity. Traditional electricity generation proportion the fee.

China solar-energy and PV industry should learn to grasp both domestic market and international market. SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL ENERGY RESOURCE·ASIA SOLAR-ENERGY and PV-PROJECT EXHIBITION is Co-hosted by authority organizations, co-assisted by professional associations and oversea organizations. This exhibition will offer a friendly flat to communication.
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22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 3-7 Sept. 2007 in Milan, Italy
will be held at the FIERA MILANO – Exhibition & Convention Centre in Milan, Italy.
The “who is who” of the PV solar branch will meet in Milan to discuss the latest developments in industry and science.
Conf. website:
http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/

PROGRAMME

The five-day programme for the Conference will comprise:
* Plenary lectures focusing on the state-of-the-art and targets of PV
* Oral and poster presentations of specific research, development and demonstration projects, PV applications,
PV markets
* Exhibition of PV products and services
* EPIA PV Industry Forum
* Workshops and Fora on specific PV issues
* Scientific and industry tours and a social programme
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Date: 29 – 31 January 2007
Venue: Flagey Convention Centre, Place Saint Croix, 1050 Brussels

EREC – European Renewable Energy Council – co-organises the 2007 European Renewable Energy Policy Conference together with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the frame of the German Presidency of the EU.  Conference website:
http://www.erec-renewables.org/events/2007PolicyConference/default.htm

Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam, DigiTimes.com 14 December 2006
Source: DigiTimes
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20061214PD208.html

The industry-wide downward price trend of solar cells prompted Taiwan makers to reduce their average selling prices (ASP) by 3-6% per watt during late November to early December, according to local sources. Leading players, including E-ton Solar Tech and Motech Industries, however, claimed their ASPs remain firm.

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by Gordon Feller, November 27, 2006
Source: Ecoworld.com
http://www.ecoworld.com/home/articles2.cfm?tid=408

Since 1967, up to 2.1 gigawatts of electricity has been generated from the Aswan High Dam. How soon will solar power match and exceed this prodigious output? To ensure adequate provision of electricity, the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company now projects requiring on average about 1,500 MW of new capacity each year. To ensure adequate provision of electricity, the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) — a near-monopolist responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity — now projects requiring on average about 1,500 MW of new capacity each year. The government says that renewable energy projects should play a part in Egypt’s generation plan. Indeed, 145 MW of wind-turbines have already been installed and are operational, performing well at an average capacity factor of 42%.

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Here comes the sun
Ashley Seager
Guardian Weekly /Guardian Unlimited, Friday December 1 2006
Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,1959898,00.html

In the Sahara desert is a vast source of energy that can promise a carbon-free, nuclear-free electrical future for all Europe, if not the world. We are not talking about the vast oil and gas deposits beneath Algeria and Libya, or uranium for nuclear plants, but something far simpler – the sun. Every year it pours down the equivalent of 1.5m barrels of oil of energy for every square kilometre.

Most people think of solar power as a few panels on the roof of a house producing hot water or a bit of electricity. But according to two reports prepared for the German government, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa should be building vast solar farms in North Africa’s deserts using a simple technology that more resembles using a magnifying glass to burn a hole in a piece of paper than any space age technology.

Two German scientists, Dr Gerhard Knies and Dr Franz Trieb, calculate that covering just 0.5% of the world’s hot deserts with a technology called concentrated solar power (CSP) would provide the world’s entire electricity needs, with desalinated water for desert regions as a valuable byproduct, as well as air-conditioning for nearby cities.
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by TREVOR YEARWOOD
Dec 14, 2006
Source: Nation News (Barbados’ Leading Newspaper)
http://www.nationnews.com/story/313310250389301.php

BARBADIAN SCIENTIST William Hinds has a multi-million-dollar solar development plan for the island that embraces a city shuttle, a village, fountains and police vehicles powered by this cheap source of energy. He just needs some investors to come up with the funds for the collection of projects which he says will make the country cleaner while saving money.

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Manufacturing Line is Designed for Both Inorganic and Organic Thin Film Solar Modules

Dec 13, 2006
Source: Business wire
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061213005173&newsLang=en

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE) –Solar energy experts from around the world gathered in Hamburg, Germany on November 29 and 30 to attend a conference titled “The Future of Plastic and Thin Film Photovoltaics”. Among the featured presenters was Roger Little, Chairman & CEO of Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) who introduced Spire’s new starter production line for the development of thin film photovoltaic modules. Mr. Little’s presentation was given to industry leaders who are creating a roadmap for the commercialization of new photovoltaic materials.

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December 14, 2006
Source: Afenposten.no
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1568543.ece

The Norwegian solar energy adventure continues, with Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) announcing heavy investment in their facility in Telemark.

REC said that they would be doubling their production capacity of silicon wafers, needed to manufacture solar cell panels, at their Herøya facility in Telemark County in southern Norway. The investment will make Herøya the world’s undisputed largest facility for this type of production and will require a total expenditure of NOK 2.5 billion (USD 407 million). The two new additions to the existing plant will begin operation in Q4 2008 and Q2 2009.

REC estimates annual sales income from Herøya will be between NOK 5-6 billion, according to a bulletin released to the Oslo stock exchange on Wednesday morning.

By Jennifer Kho  / December 12, 2006
Source: RedHerring
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20207&

Nanosolar announced Tuesday it will build a thin-film manufacturing plant in San Jose, California, on the site of a former Cisco facility, and another near Berlin.  The startup says it’s ‘on track.’ The world’s largest solar PV factory will begin production in Bay Area in 2007. The Red Herring 100 company says the sites total 647,000 square feet, and will be used for manufacturing solar cells and panels, for research and development, and for offices.

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