Solar Cells Info

Dayville, Connecticut – July 24, 2007
Source: Åmerican Capital Energy.com /press release
http://www.americancapitalenergy.com/news_detail.php?id=16
Installation of 1.19 Megawatt Solar Power System by American Capital Energy Expected to Provide 1.5 Gigawatt Hours Annually of Clean Energy Production
Extending its commitment to Environmentally Responsible Initiatives, United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) (the “Company”) today announced plans to install a 1.19 megawatt solar power system that will cover 175,000 square feet of rooftop at the Company’s 487,000 square foot distribution facility in Rocklin, CA. To develop and install the new solar power system, the Company contracted with American Capital Energy, a Massachusetts-based firm specializing in solar power project integration.
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Santa Rosa, Calif., July 26, 2007
Source: Earthtimes.org
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/87140.html

Hugh Futrell and SunPower have announced the opening of Sonoma County, Calif.’s first solar-electric new home community. California-based homebuilder Hugh Futrell Corp. and solar technology manufacturer SunPower teamed up to open the Bridge Trail at The North Village in Sonoma County. Each of Bridge Trail’s 43 homes feature a 1.9 kilowatt SunPower rooftop solar panel system, which qualifies homebuyers for a one-time federal tax credit of up to $2,000. (more…)

Montefalcone, Italy, July 23, 2007
Source: Earthtimes.org
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/85957.html

Israel-based Millennium Electric TOU Ltd. has completed construction of Italy’s first solar power station. The 50-kilowatt plant is part of an order for a nationwide network of solar power stations, which will generate an aggregate 10 megawatts, Globes Online reported. The company is scheduled to complete the project in five years. The first solar power station will begin operating immediately. (more…)

Valletta, Malta, July 30, 2007
Source: EarthTimes.org
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/88375.html

The Palazzo Falson Museum has installed a solar array on its roof, making it the first solar technology in Malta.The multipurpose solar roof was jointly financed by the Bank of Valletta and HSBC Cares for Malta’s Heritage Fund, MaltaMedia reported. The recent refurbishment to the Palazzo Falson included an Alwitra Solar Roofing Membrane. The installation is the first Building-Integrated Photovoltaic-System in Malta and was installed by a group of British, German and Maltese experts in the field who trained a local Maltese network of installers during the project. (more…)

By PAUL BURKHARDT, Associated Press Writer
FREIBURG, Germany/ July 19, 2007
Source:
http://www.onelocalnews.com/chandlernews-dispatch/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=134900

Rolf Disch has harnessed the sun in his city of Freiburg, starting with his own house.  Hanna Lehmann, Disch‘s wife, says she doesn‘t mind these features but admits she‘d like to have a freezer, except that it would eat up too much electricity for her husband‘s liking.  Disch and his city are pioneers in energy-saving, and a growing number of eco-tourists flock here to admire his house, known as the Heliotrope, from the Greek words for “sun” and “turn.” Across the city, solar panels are on everything from the soccer stadium to entire neighborhoods with homes that produce more energy than they use.
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1.9 Kilowatt SunPower Solar Electric Systems Included as Standard Feature
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 25, 2007
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=256300

Homebuilder Hugh Futrell Corporation and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the opening of Bridge Trail at The North Village, Sonoma County’s first solar-electric new home community.  Each of the 43 homes at Bridge Trail features a 1.9 kilowatt SunPower rooftop solar panel system, which is expected to save homeowners 50 percent to 75 percent on their monthly electric bills. Additionally, the solar electric power systems qualify homebuyers for a one-time federal tax credit of up to $2,000. Over 30 years, each Bridge Trail home will offset the production of 39,500 pounds of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to planting 30 acres of trees or not driving 49,000 miles on California’s highways.
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Vacaville, CA, Aug 07, 2007
source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=258645

Meritage Homes has opened a new home community in Vacaville, Calif. that features solar electric power systems from SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR) as a standard feature. The homes are also built to exceed State and Federal energy efficiency standards by 35 percent or more. Meritage expects that the solar power systems, combined with the energy efficient features, will save homeowners up to 70 percent on their electric utility bills.
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Source: Memphis Business Journal, June 19, 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2007/06/18/daily9.html

Sharp’s Solar Energy Solutions Group installed solar modules at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The unit of Sharp Electronics Corp. said in a statement this is the largest commercial solar electricity system in the U.S. to date.  In addition to roof-mounted arrays, the system also features a new structure that encompasses two carports with plug-ins for hybrid cars. Sharp provided 9,212 modules for the project. El Solutions of San Rafael, Calif. designed the 208-watt modules.
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Larry Dignan/ June 22, 2007 /ZDNet Blogs
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5473

Google says its solar power project at its Mountain View headquarters is more than 90 percent complete. Google also projects that it will meet 30 percent osolar1.pngf its peak electricity demand from solar panels.  In its corporate blog, Google outlined that in the last 24 hours it produced 9,967 kilowatt-hours of electricity from the sun. The panels reside on the rooftops of eight buildings and two carports at the Googleplex.

Google also provided a page where you can monitor the solar electricity generated daily.  Perhaps Google will use solar panels to power those fancy data centers it is building. See video on the effort.

Source: BBC News /June 20, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6767633.stm

A quarter of further education colleges have solar panels or are in the process of installing them, a survey examining eco-awareness suggests.  The Green Colleges survey shows that many buildings have been refurbished to incorporate features that are environmentally friendly.

A fifth of those surveyed are using biomass boilers and 70% have carried out an energy audit. The survey was carried out on behalf of the Association of Colleges.
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