Solar Cells Info

Portland, Oregon, August 9, 2008
Source: Environmental News Service
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-09-091.asp

Construction on the nation’s first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way has begun. At the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, Oregon, 594 solar panels are being installed on a strip of land beside the highway roughly the length of two football fields.  Governor Ted Kulongoski, with transportation and utilities officials, broke ground on Thursday on the all-Oregon project.  “Before the year is over, this ground will hold the nationís first Solar Highway project, and Oregon will make history using the power of the sun to light this interchange,” said Governor Kulongoski. “More importantly, this project will represent a new era for energy in Oregon.” (more…)

Changzhou, China, July 14, 2008
Source: Trina Solar Ltd /PR Newswire press release

Trina Solar Limited (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced a cooperation agreement with LISA Airplanes for the building of the Hy-Bird, a solar and hydrogen powered airplane that is set to be the first to fly around the world using only renewable energies as fuel. (more…)

Chino, CA, 29 May 2008
Source: BP Solar USA Press release
http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9019567&contentId=7045142

Wal-Mart, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and BP Solar today announced the completion of a 591.6 kilowatt (kW) solar power system at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Chino, California. The system consists of over 3,400 modules and will provide approximately 18 percent of the store’s electricity.  This store is part of Wal-Mart’s major purchase of solar power from BP Solar and other solar power providers for approximately 22 Wal-Mart stores, Sam’s Clubs and distribution centers in Hawaii and California. The stores included in the projects are expected to achieve immediate savings over their current utility rates upon day one of operation. (more…)

Pueblo, CO, July 28, 2008
Source: BP Solar USA press release
http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9019567&contentId=7046472

Colorado State University-Pueblo soon will be the home of a solar electric system in excess of one megawatt, one of the largest such systems for an education facility in the United States. Under this innovative arrangement with Black Hills Energy (formerly Aquila) and BP Solar, the system is estimated to contribute more than 10 percent of the University’s electricity needs. Installation of the ground- based solar array will begin in July with full operation scheduled for late this fall. (more…)

Changzhou, China, July 29, 2008
Source: Trina Solar Ltd, press release /PR Newswire
http://www.trinasolar.com/front/en/news.php?newid=78

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that it has entered into a sales agreement with Enel.si S.r.l, (“Enel.si”), a subsidiary of Enel SpA (collectively “Enel”), Italy’s largest power company, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.  Under terms of the two-year agreement, Trina Solar will supply Enel with a total of 17 megawatts (MW) of PV modules starting in 2008, which includes 15 MW of scheduled delivery for 2009 at fixed prices. (more…)

Improved loading capacity: 504 instead of 320 modules per truck
Freiburg, June 9, 2008
Source: Solar Fabrik AG press release
http://www.solar-fabrik.com/konzern-english/solar-fabrik-group/news-single/artikel/
?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=e4aa20e15b

Solar-Fabrik has adopted a new packaging system that will deliver immediate and substantial transport cost savings for customers. The new system allows vertical stacking and will accommodate 21 SF 200A series modules per pallet for a total of 504 modules per truck. Compared to 320 modules per truck under the old system, this translates as a huge 57% cost saving.  The new, patented system was developed in partnership by Solar-Fabrik AG and the manufacturer of the system. Twenty-one modules are loaded onto the pallet in upright position, secured with plastic corners, wrapped with stretch film and stabilised with strapping tape. The previously used cardboard boxes are no longer necessary. The pallet length (1.20 m) is the same as the length of a Europallet, the width is tailored to the dimension of the module. This allows optimum use of the available truck loading surface. (more…)

Freestanding installation with an output of 400 kW located close to Thessaloniki
Freiburg, 22 July 2008
Source: Solar-Fabrik AG press release
http://www.solar-fabrik.com/konzern-english/solar-fabrik-group/news-single/artikel/
?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=2b40a896fb

Solar modules manufactured by Solar-Fabrik AG have been installed in what is currently the largest solar installation in Greece. This freestanding installation with an output of 400 kW is located in Sidirokastron, a town 80 km north-east of Thessaloniki. The complete plant was supplied by Yoku Technology GmbH, an important business partner of Solar-Fabrik AG. Planning and installation was carried out by NRG-Orion, Thessaloniki. (more…)

Honolulu, HI, June 09, 2008
Source: Hoku Solar Inc, press release
http://www.shareholder.hokuscientific.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=314890

Hoku Solar, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOKU) established to design, engineer and install photovoltaic (PV) power systems, and Young Brothers today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Young Brothers to purchase solar electricity generated by a 224-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system to be installed, owned and operated by Hoku Solar. Young Brothers is the leading provider of inter-island ocean cargo service in Hawaii. (more…)

Kapolet, Hawaii and San Francisco, CA, July 22, 2008
Source: Quamnet /Xinhua PR Newswire
http://www.quamnet.com/newscontent.action?articleId=899964

Hoku Solar, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOKU) and designer, engineer and installer of photovoltaic (PV) power systems, and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.(NYSE: STP), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced the completion of a 254-kilowatt PV solar power system at the Oahu warehouse and distribution headquarters of Paradise Beverages, Inc. The system uses more than 1,540 individual Suntech modules to produce an estimated 525,000 kilowatt-hours of clean solar power each year. It is the third of three solar projects totaling 358kw of power the Hoku-Suntech team have implemented for Paradise Beverages. (more…)

287 kilowatt solar carports can generate enough electricity to power 80 San Francisco homes
San Francisco, CA, July 24, 2008
Source: SolarCity press release/PRNewswire
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/solarcity-completes-largest-commercial-solar/
story.aspx?guid=%7B10CF0771-A535-492D-886A-972FEBFB57CA%7D&dist=hppr

SolarCity, a leading provider of solar power financing, design, installation and service, announced it has completed the largest commercial solar installation in San Francisco for British Motor Car Distributors, Inc. The dramatic, 287 kilowatt installation includes two rooftop carports comprised of 1,606 solar panels.
“I commend SolarCity and British Motors for building the largest commercial solar installation in San Francisco,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom. “Private sector efforts such as this, in combination with our GoSolarSF incentives, will make San Francisco an international leader in solar installations.”  SolarCity designed and installed carports atop two British Motors’ buildings on the 900 block of Van Ness Avenue. British Motors’ historic showroom building at 901 Van Ness Avenue — a designated San Francisco Landmark — originally opened in 1927 and was designed by Bernard Maybeck, the nationally-renowned architect who also designed San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. (more…)