Solar Cells Info

Ewing, N.J., March 11, 2008
Source: WorldWater & Solar Technologies / press release/ BusinessWire
http://www.worldwater.com/pages-news/1-News-OceanCity-3-11-08.html
Council Chooses WorldWater to Build Largest Municipal Solar Installation in New Jersey

WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, today announced that the City Council of Ocean City, NJ has awarded the Company a contract to build a $4 million solar system for the City which is expected to produce nearly 550,000 kilowatt hours of energy in its first year. The Ocean City Municipal Solar Energy Power Project will include roof mounts on the Cultural Arts and Community Center, the new Public Works Complex building, the Vehicle Maintenance Center and the Sports and Civic Center. (more…)

Ewing, N.J., February 21, 2008
Source:WorldWater Solar Technologies.com /press release
http://www.worldwater.com/pages-news/1-News-Denver-2-22-08.html

On February 21, 2008 members of the WorldWater & Solar Technolgies team and airport staff celebrated the official groundbreaking for the installation of a 2 MW solar system at Denver International Airport (DIA). (more…)

Ewing, N.J., February 22, 2008
Source: WorldWater.com /Prime Newswire
http://www.worldwater.com/pages-news/1-News-IraqMobileMaxPure-2-08.html
Units will Supply 30,000 Gallons Per Day of Irrigation, Fresh Drinking Water and Electricity to Iraqi Farmers and their Families.

Mobile MaxPureWorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTC BB:WWAT.OB-News), developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, shipped an order of 12 MobileMaxPure™ Units for use by farmers in the Euphrates Valley of Iraq. The order is being funded by the Morrell Foundation, an international charitable foundation providing assistance to people across the world, particularly those in need of a clean water supply. At the request of the U.S. Marines at Camp Fallujah, WorldWater and Morrell are supplying the systems to the Military for assistance to the farmers. As shown at right, pictured are six of the 12 units picked up from WorldWater’s headquarters in Ewing, NJ on December 27 that are being stored by Morrell prior to overseas shipment.
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A pilot program that would have heated San Francisco’s solar market with $3 million in incentives — and become the largest such program in the nation — has been put on hold because of budget concerns. Sun Run president says uncertainty could make the city less attractive to solar companies.
by: Jennifer Kho, Bullet Arrow / March 28, 2008
Source:  GreentechMedia.com
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/solar-setback-in-san-francisco-740.html

San Francisco’s solar incentive pilot program, expected to be the largest such municipal program in the country, has been put on hold.  Until this week, the program was slated to begin Monday. It would have set aside $3 million in rebates intended to bring 1.5 megawatts of solar installations to the city by offering between $3,000 and $4,000 for residential installations and up to $10,000 for commercial installations. (more…)

New Company Will Develop A Global Platform Of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Projects
Arlington, VA, and New York, NY, March 25, 2008
Source: Riverstone Holdings press release
http://www.riverstonellc.com/news/index.asp?d_News_ID=88

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) and Riverstone Holdings LLC today announced that they have committed up to $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Under terms of the agreement, AES, one of the world’s largest global power companies, and Riverstone, a New York-based energy and power-focused private equity firm, will each provide up to $500 million of capital over five years to invest in PV solar projects around the world. (more…)

U.S. Department of Energy to Provide up to $2.4 Million to Advance Solar Energy in 12 U.S. Cities
Source: US Dept of Energy press release (more…)

DOE Selects 12 Solar America Cities to advance President Bush’s Solar America Initiative
Denver, CO, March 28, 2008
Source: US Dept of Energy press release
http://www.energy.gov/news/6099.htm

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE will make available up to $2.4 million to 12 cities across the country selected as Solar America Cities, chosen for their commitment and comprehensive approach to the deployment of solar technologies and the development of sustainable solar infrastructures.  These projects further President Bush’s Solar America Initiative (SAI), which aims to make electricity from solar photovoltaics cost-competitive with conventional electricity by 2015.  Combined with industry cost share and funding from each city, total investment in all 12 cities is estimated at $12.1 million.  Secretary Bodman made the announcement while delivering keynote remarks at the New Frontiers in Energy Summit 2008 in Denver. (more…)

Littleton, CO, March 20, 2008
Source: United Press International (UPI)
http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Briefing/
2008/03/20/air_force_contracts_for_solar_cell_tech/2538/

The U.S. Air Force says it has selected Colorado-based Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. to develop highly efficient solar cell technology. Ascent Solar, a designer of thin-film photovoltaic modules for solar cells, has received a phase II contract from the Air Force to research a way to achieve a 20 percent efficiency rate in flexible thin-film tandem solar cells. The Air Force Small Business Innovative Research initiative under the Office of the Secretary of Defense announced the deal potentially worth approximately $750,000. (more…)

German company Concentrix Solar has won an innovation award for its photovoltaic concentrator technology.
Source: EnvironmentalResearchWeb, Mar 13, 2008
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/futures/33333

Awarded by the Wirtschaftsclub Rhein-Main, an association of German companies, the prize recognizes the innovation of the company’s Flatcon technology. Concentrix claims the use of concentrator technology means cells achieve twice the efficiency when compared with conventional photovoltaics and gives cost savings of 10 to 20% for electric power production, depending on the location. (more…)

Source: SemiconductorToday.com / 19 March 2008
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2008/MARCH/SUNOVIA_190308.htm

Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc of Sarasota, FL, USA and infrared sensor and imaging firm EPIR Technologies Inc of Bolingbrook, IL, USA say that they are collaborating with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) on the further development of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells.  The collaboration provides the firms with key experience and knowledge related to solar cell development and manufacturing, and should expedite product development efforts, specifically involving the development of CdTe thin-film solar cells including the use of flexible plastic substrates. (more…)