Solar Cells Info

Source: Ecoworld.com / Feb 21, 2008
http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2008/02/06/nanosolar-affordable-solar-panels/

Everyone has come across photovoltaics on the news, on the road or through personal use. Roofs, cars, garden-lights, satellites, and calculators have all used photovoltaic systems to generate power from the sun. This technology still needs some improving before other fuels become obsolete. Cars still can’t run on solar power alone, for example, but with lower costs of production and increased efficiency the technology is becoming popular for individuals who want alternatives to electricity and fuel. (more…)

By Gerry Shih, February 19, 2008
Source: The Statesman.com
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/washington/
entries/2008/02/19/officials_highl.html

By all accounts, the 2007 Solar Decathlon resembled a modern auto show – the hype around energy efficiency, the glimpses of future technology, the deja vu as German engineering upstages the American effort.   But while their automobile counterparts fret, American green tech engineers believe there are fortunes to be made in everything ranging from low-energy heating and cooling appliances to heat-efficient materials to whole modular homes that are starting to hit the market. On Tuesday, the director of the decathlon recapped some highlights of the competition, where twenty universities one-upped each other with fascinating feats of innovation.
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New Office to Accelerate Business Development in South Korea and Expand Customer Service Capabilities
San Francisco, CA, Feb. 13, 2008
Source: Suntech Power Holdings Co. press release
http://www.suntech-power.com/News/tabid/99/Default.aspx?id=311&Module=597

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced the opening of a sales office in South Korea to accelerate Suntech’s business development and broaden local customer service capabilities. Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, said: “The South Korean market for solar energy has quickly developed into one of the key drivers for solar demand in Asia and we are very pleased to have established a base there. In a short time frame, we have put together a strong team consisting of four people with over 15 years of combined experience in the PV industry.  Our team will focus on building strong customer relationships and delivering exceptional pre and post sales service.  This office is integral to Suntech’s plan of developing and maintaining key customers in diverse markets with long term growth potential.”
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Source: English.eastday.com / Feb. 20, 2008
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/business/userobject1ai3416119.html

German solar cell producer Q- Cells AG has announced plans to invest in a production plant in Malaysia next year, local media reported today.  The company plans to build a major manufacturing complex for photovoltaic products in Malaysia, its first in Asia, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said at a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

“The setting up of such a solar cell and modules plant will contribute towards the government’s initiatives in the creation of a solar industry cluster in the country,” the New Straits Times quoted Rafidah as saying.   Q-Cells was expected to invest more than 1 billion ringgit (310. US$56 million) between 2009 and 2010 in the first phase of the manufacturing complex, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority director-general R. Karunakaran said. However, the exact location has not been confirmed.

“Negotiations have been held over the past six months and we have been competing with others in the region. We are extremely pleased they chose us. We hope this will spur other companies and service providers to look to Malaysia, too,” the New Straits Times quoted Karunakaran as saying.  Q-Cells’ facility will be the second major photovoltaic-related investment in Malaysia, the first being that of the US-based thin-film module manufacturer, First Solar, at the Kulim High-Tech Park in northern Kedah state.

Solar cells and Solar Module Manufacturers – Listing

Belgium

ISSOL S.A./N.V.
Quai de la Vesdre 7 B-4800 Verviers Belgium
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Brazil

Heliodinâmica
Rodovia Raposo Tavares km 41, Vargem Grande Paulista – CEP 06730-970, Caixa Postal 111, São Paulo, Brasil

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Bulgaria

Energy Solutions S.A.
1 Vladaisko vastanie Str. 2304, Pernik, Bulgaria
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by Deepshikha Monga, TNN /New Delhi, 11 Feb, 2008,
Source: Economic Times
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Energy/
Moser_Baer_to_invest_15_bn_in_solar_power/articleshow/2771966.cms

Betting big on power generation through solar energy, Moser Baer India is investing about $1.5 billion in increasing its thin-film photovoltaic capacity to 600 mega watt (MW) over the next two years from the existing project capacity of 40 MW.  As part of the expansion plans, a Moser Baer wholly-owned subsidiary, PV Technologies India, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading US-based equipment supplier to secure supply of critical equipment.
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Statesman News Service /New Delhi, Feb. 3, 2008
Source: The Statesman
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=2&id=215587

In a special initiative, India will undertake solar electrification of selected villages in other Saarc countries as part of its developmental programmes.  The programme, to be launched soon, will involve providing electrification to homes and streets in villages to be specifically identified for the purpose. The work will entail supply of power and maintenance by companies under the supervision of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), sources said. The MEA has invited tenders from companies for undertaking the task. (more…)

Kolkata, Feb 14, 2008 / Statesman News Service
Source: The Statesman
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=12&id=217864

The Centre has finally agreed to give incentive to the state government for setting up the first grid-connected two mega watt solar power station at Dishergarh Power Station complex “This is the first plant of this kind to be set up in the country and 8.5 acre land has been earmarked for the project by DPSC at Asansol,” Mr Mrinal Banerjee, state power minister said  Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) and West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd (WBGEDCL) signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) today for the purpose.
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by Amir Ben-Artzi, EE Times Europe,
Netanya, Israel, Feb 18, 2008
Source: EETimes Online
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206800113

Pythagoras Solar Inc., a solar energy startup developing photovoltaic technology, has completed a $10 million series A financing round, led by Israel Cleantech Ventures and joined by Pitango Venture Capital and Evergreen Venture Partners.  Pythagoras Solar, the first company that was conceived and incubated within Precede Technologies, will use the funds for Israel-based R&D and global commercialization of its technology and products that are claimed to be able to change the economics of solar power. (more…)

By Joanne Ray, February 11, 2008
New England Construction Used to harness energy in Hingham, Mass., School.
Source: ACP Construction Data
http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6529306.html

Exciting news hits Hingham, Mass., when middle school science teacher Andrea Stuart finds a simple way to introduce solar power to her students.   According to an article published in the Boston Globe on December 30, 2007, Stuart made a new discovery as she was playing around with software that collects data from the high school’s new solar voltaic roof panels.
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