Solar Cells Info

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, August 21, 2007
Source: Carmanah Technologies Corp. press release
http://www.carmanah.com/content/investors/newsreleases.aspx

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to announce the Company has received an additional order from the United States Department of Defense for solar-powered LED airfield lighting. This order is valued at approximately $600,000 and consists of taxiway, runway, approach, apron edge and obstruction lights. The lights are destined for multiple forward operating bases at undisclosed locations. (more…)

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, August 28, 2007
Source: Carmanah Technologies Corp. press release
http://www.carmanah.com/content/investors/newsreleases.aspx

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to announce that it’s United Kingdom office has received a $500,000 purchase order from Trueform Engineering Ltd for solar powered bus-shelter lighting systems to be installed on Transport for London bus shelters in London, England. Carmanah currently has hundreds of these “green” solar-powered lighting systems installed on bus shelters throughout the city, where they have proven to be an efficient, cost-effective and reliable lighting solution. (more…)

17,000 panels in a planned solar array should power up to 400 homes.
By Jeff Gelles, Inquirer Staff Writer, Aug 30, 2007
Source: Philly.com
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/
20070830_Going_solar_in_a_big_way_in_Bucks.html

Bucks County may not be known as a place to catch some rays. But if all goes as planned, Falls Township will soon be home to one of the nation’s largest solar-energy installations, a 16.5-acre array of 17,000 panels that should produce enough power to meet the annual needs of up to 400 homes.  Plans for the $20 million facility were scheduled to be announced this afternoon at the site, next to the township’s GROWS Landfill, by Gov. Rendell and representatives of three companies behind it: Exelon Corp., Conergy AG and Waste Management Inc.
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London, 30 August 2007
Source: Environmental Finance.com
http://www.environmental-finance.com/onlinews/0830ene.htm

Enel has announced plans to install 1,200 photovoltaic solar panels across Italy, as part of a €300 million ($408 million) investment in solar power. The Italian power company will install the panels on top of its transformer stations. It has already installed panels on 14 of these stations, and another seven will be up and running by early September. When the installations are completed in 2010, the panels will have a combined capacity of 24MW. (more…)

by Alan Fenech, di-ve news
Qawra, Malta (di-ve news), August 21, 2007
http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=285288&pid=1

In an initiative in favour of alternative energy Enemalta has set up a solar panel system in the Qawra district office which is to make it totally self-sufficient.  The solar panel system which was launched during a press conference on Tuesday morning, is the second on the island, with a slightly smaller version having been installed in Sliema a few months ago.
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115,000 Expected to Attend in 46 States
Boulder, CO, 24 August 2007
Press Release from American Solar Energy Society
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/partner/story?id=49758

The largest renewable energy event in the U.S. just gained a powerful new partner.  “ASES National Solar Tour gives people the opportunity to see how homeowners and businesses are benefiting from the many financial and environmental benefits of renewable energy. Attendees see systems working firsthand in their own communities and hear the enthusiasm of solar energy system owners. This is really the ideal venue for people interested in learning more about renewable energy or considering investing in a system themselves,” said Jyl Safier,Conergy’s Marketing Communications Manager. “Conergy is proud to sponsor this important event.”
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August 26, 2007
Source: WashingtonPost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2007/08/25/AR2007082500173.html

Solar power, which is much more expensive than other forms of power generation, would become more competitive if lawmakers tax or price carbon-dioxide emissions.   “Electricity prices could go up 50 percent over the next 10 years. Then solar will be cheaper than the grid,” said Jesse W. Pichel, a senior analyst at Piper Jaffray, who expects rising oil and coal prices and falling solar costs as companies innovate the way semiconductor chip firms did. For now, solar relies heavily on government subsidies, including a $2,000 federal tax credit for installations, supplemented by generous aid in places like California, New Jersey and the District.
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Kerry A. Dolan, FORBES, Aug 16, 2007
Source: Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/08/16/
financing-solar-energy-tech-07egang-cz_kd_0816solarfinance.html

For lots of good reasons, more corporations are turning to solar power installations: lower electricity bills, generous state rebates, the 30% federal investment tax credit and the overall “green” sheen that comes with putting solar panels on an otherwise unadorned corporate roof.  But one common roadblock to going solar is the sizable upfront installation cost. Depending on the size of the installation, it can run $600,000 or more per commercial rooftop.
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By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
Source: USA Today /Aug 26, 2007
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2007-08-26-solar_N.htm

Solar power has long been the Mercedes-Benz of the renewable energy industry: sleek, quiet, low-maintenance.  Yet like a Mercedes, solar energy is universally adored but prohibitively expensive for most people. A 4-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system costs about $34,000 without government rebates or tax breaks.  As a result, solar power accounts for well under 1% of U.S. electricity generation. Other alternative energy sources, such as wind, biomass and geothermal, are far more widely deployed.

The outlook for solar, though, is getting much brighter. A few dozen companies say advances in technology will let them halve the price of solar-panel installations in as little as three years. By 2014, solar-system prices will be competitive with conventional electricity when energy savings are figured in, Deutsche Bank (DB) says. And that’s without government incentives.
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Aug 28, 2007
Source: RadioAustralia.net
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2017084.htm

European Union funding will provide solar power to 400 homes on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands, providing electricity for the first time.  The Marianas Variety news website reports that the Marshall Islands will be the first of five Pacific countries that have been negotiating solar aid packages with the EU to sign a funding contract which will see 440 home solar units delivered to the small island nation. (more…)