Solar Cells Info

By Brandon Reed, Madrid, Oct 10, 2007
Source: Reuters UK
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL1051297620071010

Photovoltaic solar power plants are springing up throughout Spain, capitalizing on special tariffs for renewable energies and exceeding the government’s expectations.  With the current momentum, Spain will be over its target for 2010 of 400 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) power by next summer, possibly having somewhere between 800 MW and 1,200 MW, according to the Industry Ministry.  “We already have 80 percent of the target,” Industry Minister Joan Clos said at a European energy conference in Madrid earlier in October.
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14 Oct, 2007
Source: 7Days.ae
http://www.7days.ae/en/2007/10/14/sold-on-solar-power.html

Environmentalists, politicians and the media have been focusing on global warming and the necessity for us to be ‘greener’ for some time now, but how many of us have actually done anything to try and make a difference? A glance around this emirate quickly shows that over-sized 4×4 gas-guzzling cars are still the motor of choice on Dubai roads and that Dubai’s public is determined to continue its love affair with plastic, despite the fact that reusable grocery bags – the ‘greener’ option – are widely (more…)

Oct 15, 2007
Source: OneNews- Technology, TVNZ
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1404463

Reflective dishes may be the answer to make solar energy competitive with conventional sources of power, Israeli scientists say.  A global race is on to find energy alternatives as subsidies tip the balance in favour of renewable sources of power, which answer security and climate change concerns about fossil fuels. New-found demand for one such renewable source, solar energy, has sucked up supply of the silicon raw material, prompting a search for alternatives. A team at Israel’s Ben Gurion University believe they have found just that, in a far less known material that is more expensive than silicon but also more efficient when used with a reflective dish.
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Student inventors are gathering at the Solar Decathlon in Washington to vie for the top prize and create a new generation of green homes.
By Marc Gunther, Senior writer, FORTUNE Magazine, October 15 2007
Source: CNNMoney.com
http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/magazines/fortune/solar_decathalon.fortune/
The clean energy homes of tomorrow are on display all this week on America’s Main Street, the national mall in Washington, D.C.- and they are generating excitement from the FORTUNE 500 companies, government advocates for renewable energy and even some venture capitalists. They are there as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, a contest in which 20 colleges vie to build energy-efficient, sustainable, attractive and affordable homes. The results can be eye-popping.
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam
Source: DIGITIMES, Friday 12 October 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/

Leading solar cell maker Sharp is confident about the prospects for the thin-film solar cell market, expecting that meaningful penetration should be seen from 2013, said company solar systems group deputy manager Tatsuo Saga at the ongoing Taiwan International Photovoltaic (PV) Forum & Exhibition 2007 (October 11-12) in Taipei.
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam,
Source: DIGITIMES, Monday 15 October 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20071015PD203.html

Neo Solar Power recently announced that it has secured a three-year order worth NT$4.4 billion (US$134.6 million) with Netherlands-based Scheuten Solar for solar cells. The total order amount from Scheuten is to reach NT$5 billion, the company added.  Neo Solar indicated that the deal with Scheuten will be effective from 2008. Since both parties already have a partnership underway, Neo Solar will land a total of NT$5 billion-worth of orders over the next three years. Based on present solar cell prices, industry players estimate that the deal will be equivalent to 50 peak megawatt (MWp) of solar cells.
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by Donald Shoup, October 14, 2007
Source: San Francisco Chronicle /SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/14/EDIOSO3NR.DTL

On hot, sunny days when air conditioners threaten to overload the power grid, solar power generation makes a lot of sense. Solar panels produce the most electricity exactly when demand peaks, so they reduce the load on conventional power plants at the right time. Solar panels also cleanly and quietly produce power exactly where it is consumed, so they help to prevent power outages caused by overloaded transmission lines.
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Kilometre-sized solar panel arrays would gather sunlight in orbit, then beam it to Earth in the form of microwaves or a laser.
Dan Cho, Washington, DC, 11 October 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Source: New Scientist-Environment
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12774-
pentagon-backs-plan-to-beam-solar-power-from-space.html

A futuristic scheme to collect solar energy on satellites and beam it to Earth has gained a large supporter in the US military. A report released yesterday by the National Security Space Office recommends that the US government sponsor projects to demonstrate solar-power-generating satellites and provide financial incentives for further private development of the technology.
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by Timothy Lutts, October 4th, 2007
Source: Cabot Wealth Advisory
http://www.cabotwealth.com/2007/10/04/200/

One of the strongest group of stocks today, and one of my old favorites, is Solar Power Stocks!  I mentioned these many times earlier this year when they were among the market’s leaders. And I’m happy to report that they’re still among the leaders today! So I’m going to resume writing about them because I can’t think of a bigger market opportunity than the one these companies are addressing. (more…)

Aliso Viejo, CA., Sept. 25
Source: PRNewswire/CNNMoney.com
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CLTU05425092007-1.htm

XsunX, Inc. , a company working to begin the build-out of its planned 100 mega watt thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar module manufacturing facilities, today announced it has selected the state of Oregon as the location for its planned facilities and is working with representatives to finalize a manufacturing site location.  “We’re very motivated by the overall program that was submitted to XsunX by Oregon’s Business and Energy Development Departments,” stated Mr. Tom Djokovich, XsunX’s CEO. “The combination of operating incentives and credits, added to low cost financing opportunities allowed us to make what we believe was the best decision possible for locating our planned multi-mega watt facilities in Oregon. The state has shown a great deal of desire to attract XsunX and the large number of knowledge-based jobs our facility would create. The state has also traditionally been a leader in green initiatives and is fostering a great environment for the sale of solar products as well.”
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