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Real Goods Solar Prices 55 Million Dollar IPO Broomfield CO (SPX) May 09, 2008 
Real Goods Solar, Inc. announced today that its initial public offering of shares of Class A common stock has been priced at $10.00 per share. The Company sold 5,500,000 shares in the offering, an increase of 500,000 shares over the previously announced offering size. The shares are scheduled to begin trading May 8, 2008 on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol "RSOL." Real Good ... read more |
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Victorian Government Overstates Cost To Non-Solar Homes Of Feed-In Tariff
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 08, 2008"Our plan is fully costed and will add less than $10 per year to Victorians' electricity bills, not the $100 claimed by the government," says Brad Shone, ATA's Energy Policy Manager. Mr Shone says ATA's proposal is based on international experience. "Germany has installed 400 times the total solar capacity of Australia, over the last seven years, at an additional cost of less than 1% ... more Clear Skies Solar To Power Californian Dairy Farm 
New York NY (SPX) May 09, 2008Clear Skies Solar, Inc. will provide solar power to a Riverside County, CA, dairy farm, Scott Brothers Dairy Farms. Under the $1,700,000 agreement, Clear Skies Solar will provide approximately 240 kilowatts of solar power to the dairy farm, helping it to offset its carbon footprint, reduce energy usage and save on utility costs. Construction, anticipated to commence this summer, will consi ... more MIT Building Low-Cost Solar Concentrator 
Cambridge MA (SPX) May 7, 2008 For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech--and that's the point. A team of students, led by mechanical engineering graduate student Spencer Ahrens, has spent the last few months assembling a prototype for a concentrating solar power system they think could revolutionize the field. It's a 12-foot-square mirrored dish capable of concentrating sunlight by a factor of 1,000, built from simple, inexpensive industrial materials selected for price, durability and ease of assembly rather than for optimum performance. ... more Suntech BIPV Solar Systems Farm In France 
Alsace, France (SPX) May 09, 2008Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a 4.5MW building integrated PV system (BIPV) to a farm located in Alsace, France. The project will be one of the largest BIPV installations ever built and will employ Suntech's 'Just Roof' modules to form complete weatherproof roofs on five agricultural warehouses on a farm in the Alsace region of France ... more Magnolia Optical To Assit In NASA Solar Cell Development Contract 
Woburn MA (SPX) May 09, 2008Magnolia Optical Technologies reports that it will take part in the Kopin led team that has been selected for the award of a solar cell development contract from NASA. The Phase II STTR program will develop indium nitride (InN)-based quantum dot solar cell technology. "The goal of this STTR program is to develop high-efficiency solar cells that are resistant to extreme conditions while ach ... more |
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Grass Valley CA (SPX) May 07, 2008Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany. The largest of its kind on the planet, the new facility is designed to triple SMA's current production capacity to meet the global demand for its wildly popular solar inverters. It will support all manufacturing efforts for SMA America including ... more Xantrex Expands Renewable Power Product Line 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 06, 2008Xantrex Technology is expanding its renewable power product line with the addition of the Xantrex GT3.8 Grid-Tie Solar Inverter. The new GT3.8 offers improved solar system sizing with a wide Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) window and a high efficiency rating as determined by the California Energy Commission (CEC) inverter test protocol. The GT3.8 will complement the existing Xantrex GT ... more Victorian Solar Power Payment Scheme A Missed Opportunity For Australia
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2008The Victorian Government's announced financial incentives for solar panel owners will do nothing to drive large-scale uptake of household solar systems. "The government's decision to adopt a net metering scheme does not guarantee a return on the investment, resulting in fewer households able to afford solar panels," says Brad Shone, Alternative Technology Association's Energy Policy Manage ... more LDK Solar Signs A Five-Year Wafer Supply Agreement With Qimonda AG 
Xinyu City, China (SPX) May 06, 2008LDK Solar has announced that it has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Germany-based Qimonda AG (Qimonda). Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 540 MW of multicrystalline solar wafers to Qimonda (or its new joint venture with Centrosolar) over a five-year period commencing in 2009 through 2013. Qimonda will make an advanced pa ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the two non-profit organizers of Solar Power Conference and Expo, have announced the opening of registration for Solar Power 2008, the largest solar event in North America. The event will take place October 13-16 at the San Diego Convention Center and is expected to attract a record 12,000 ... more NAR Honors Students For Winning School-Of-The-Future Designs 
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2008The National Association of Realtors and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Foundation have announced the winners of the School of the Future design competition. The annual competition, open to middle school students, challenges teams to redesign their schools to enhance learning, conserve resources, be environmentally responsive and engage the surrounding community. ... more Kyocera Solar Invites San Diegans To Attend SOLAR 2008 Show 
San Diego CA (SPX) May 05, 2008Kyocera Solar invites San Diego residents to learn more about clean, renewable solar electric generating systems by visiting its booth at the SOLAR 2008 Show, which includes public events May 3-4 at the Town and Country Convention Center. Special conference events continue through May 8. Kyocera will exhibit its latest line of larger, more powerful photovoltaic (PV) products, featuring the ... more Introducing The Smallest, Highest-Power Solar Array Simulator 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 05, 2008Agilent Technologies have introduced a modular solar array simulator that offers the most power (up to 1200W) in the smallest package (2U high). Designed for customers testing a satellite's power system, the Agilent E4360 solar array simulator allows R and D engineers, manufacturing engineers and system integrators to accurately simulate the I-V curve of a solar panel's array under various ... more
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