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The world’s largest solar power plant is only the latest addition to Germany’s investment in alternative power, Michael Dumiak reports for Fortune.
By Michael Dumiak, FORTUNE Magazine, May 22 2007
Source: CNNMoney.com
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049624/
The former East Germany, once one of the world’s gloomiest places, has become home to one of the world’s brightest industries: solar power. In late April ground was broken at a former Soviet air base near Leipzig for a $176 million, 40-megawatt photo-voltaic power plant, four times the size of the largest existing solar plant in the world. The facility, being built by Germany’s Juwi International, is scheduled to begin production in late 2009. When it does, it will add significant capacity to eastern Germany’s mushrooming solar power industry.
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Source: SolarWorld AG press release /May 24, 2007
http://www.solarworld.de/Corporate-News.78.0.html?&L=1

SolarWorld AG is vigorously expanding its business with the international solar cell and module industry. The Deutsche Solar AG subsidiary has entered into new long-term agreements with a number of globally operating cell and module manufacturers for the supply with solar silicon wafers from the Freiberg production. The order volume of these new contracts runs up to a total of 1.5 billion EUR for the SolarWorld Group. The time span of the orders covers the period until 2018. 51 per cent of the orders originate
from Europe. Asia follows with a rate 37 per cent. China and Taiwan alone account for 16 per cent of all new supply contracts. 12 per cent of the wafers ordered will be shipped to North America. The entire order backlog of Deutsche Solar AG for external customers from existing orders and new contracts amounts to 4.0 billion EUR.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 29, 2007
Source: Bernama.com
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=264733

The Government is once again offering Malaysians a chance to install the solar building integrated photovoltalc (BIPV) systems at their premises at a highly discounted price.  It is making the offer under a programme called SURIA 1000, which will provide a maximum discount of 70 percent to the successful bidders for the rebates.  The second call to apply for rebates under SURIA 1000 programme will be effective from June 1 to October 1, this year, a statement from Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM) said today.
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Saint Louis, MO–May 29, 2007
Source: Solar Night Industries / press release
http://www.solarnightstore.com/s.nl/it.I/id.126/.f

Solar Night Industries (OTC: SLND.PK) offers builders their Solar SynapseTM Pre-Wire Kit for Renewable Energy in New Home Construction. The design behind the Solar SynapseTM Pre-Wire Kit is to cost-effectively provide Builders a renewable energy option for a new home at a reduction of the cost of the addition of a new, post-construction PV solar energy system. This allows future homeowners the opportunity to easily, and affordably add a solar modern energy system at their leisure. The Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit includes all the necessary internal components needed for a Builder to pre-wire the home while under construction, saving incremental parts and labor costs–versus a retrofit system–of over $4,000.
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Richard Blackwell,   May 30, 2007
Source: globe and mail.com
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070530.RSOLAR30/TPStory/Business
Province’s commitment to pay premium prices attracts bigger players to fledgling sector
Ontario’s promise to pay premium prices for electricity generated from the sun has spurred private developers to launch a spate of projects that could make the province one of the world’s leading solar power producers.  In the past few weeks two consortiums have announced plans for several large solar farms, where hundreds of solar panels, spread out over acres of land, will generate power to be fed into the province’s electrical grid.
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Rabat, Morocco, May 25 /UPI
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/66345.html

Morocco is set to become the first Arab League country to use government funds to push renewable energy sources.  A new law, which the Moroccan government wants to pass within the next few days and which is to come into effect in July, funds renewable energy sources after the German feed-in tariff model.
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Sacromento, CA, May 25, 2007 /UPI
Source: United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/05/25/

California’s Legislature is considering a proposal that would fix last year’s Million Solar Roof law.  Championed by Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Million Solar Roof law was meant to encourage people to install energy-saving solar panels by offering financial incentives, the Press Enterprise reported. But a regulation that took effect Jan. 1 to help carry out the law has had the reverse effect. It requires participants in the program to pay more costly electricity rates when they need extra power.
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St. Louis, MO – March 21, 2007
Source: Solar Night Industries /press release
http://www.solarnightstore.com/s.nl/it.I/id.117/.f

Solar Night Industries Selected by Sage Homebuilders To Supply 4 kw Solar system for Near-Zero Energy Home to be showcased at National Green Builders Conference.The home will showcase the latest in green methods and materials and will serve as an example for the new way of building that is taking the nation by storm.
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26 May 2007 /Source:Catholic News
http://www.cathnews.com/news/705/160.php

The Vatican’s Paul VI Centre is to get a green makeover with the installation of a giant rooftop garden of solar panels that will power all of the building’s heating, cooling and lighting needs year-round.  Catholic News Service reports that the mastermind behind the environmentally friendly project, Pier Carlo Cuscianna, head of the Vatican’s department of technical services, says that the sun will provide all the building’s energy needs.
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Sandia invention to make parabolic trough solar collector systems more energy efficient – Simple design of new technology excites solar industry

Albuquerque, N.M., May 15, 2007
Source: Sandia National Lab /press release
http://www.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/trough.html

A mirror alignment measurement device, invented by Rich Diver, a researcher at Sandia National Laboratories, may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient.  Diver’s new theoretical overlay photographic (TOP) technology is drawing interest from the solar industry because of its simplicity and the need to find solutions for global warming.
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