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Solar Energy Key To Energy Security And Environmental Issues Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 14, 2008 
The Energy and Power Systems practice at Frost and Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American solar energy market to be held on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. PDT. Rising energy needs and sunshine-rich land position U. S. as a potential high-growth market for solar energy systems. Growing conventional energy prices, along ... read more |
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SunPower Announces World-Record Solar Cell Efficiency
San Jose CA (SPX) May 13, 2008SunPower has announced that it has produced a full-scale, five inch prototype solar cell with an efficiency of 23.4 percent. This is a world-record for a large area solar cell. SunPower has reported improvements of its cell efficiency in the laboratory and in mass production since its first all-back contact solar cell prototype in 2003. "This is a step function increase from our 22 percent ... more Sunfilm To Expand Solar Module Production 
Grossroehrsdorf, Germany (SPX) May 14, 2008Due to strong demand for its solar modules, Sunfilm AG announced today that it has awarded Applied Materials, Inc. a contract for a second Applied SunFab Thin Film Line. This second production line will be installed next to Sunfilm's first line in Grossroehrsdorf, near Dresden, Germany. Sunfilm's first Applied SunFab Line, ordered last year, is expected to begin initial production runs ... more SolarReserve Hires Top Energy And Technology Expert 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2008SolarReserve has announced the hiring of Tom Georgis as Vice President of Development. Georgis will be responsible for developing solar power projects in the United States and internationally. SolarReserve holds the exclusive license for the breakthrough molten salt power tower technology with energy storage developed by United Technologies Corporation subsidiary, HS Rocketdyne. ... more HelioVolt Exceeds Current Solar Thin Film Efficiency With Rapid, Scalable Printing Process 
San Diego CA (SPX) May 13, 2008In results presented at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, HelioVolt announces that its proprietary FASST reactive transfer printing process has produced thin film solar cells with 12.2 percent conversion efficiencies in a record setting six minutes. The efficiencies place HelioVolt's Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) devices among the highest performing solar thin film ... more DLR participates In N.ERGHY Research Association On Hydrogen And Fuel Cells 
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 14, 2008The German Aerospace Center participates enthusiastically in the newly founded association N.ERGHY (New European Research Grouping on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen). N.ERGHY has recently been founded in Brussels, and together with the European Commission and an industry grouping forms part of the "Joint Technology Initiative for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells" (JTI), which has its aim the rapid development a ... more |
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Baoding, China (SPX) May 13, 2008Yingli Green Energy has announced that it has entered into a sales contract with IBC Solar. Under the terms of the contract, Yingli Green Energy is expected to supply a minimum of 35 MW of PV modules to IBC from May 2008 to December 2008. In addition, IBC has an option to purchase a maximum of another 45 MW of PV modules from Yingli Green Energy in 2009. "I believe this contract will ... more ICP Solar Appoints Sheldon Reinhart CFO And COO 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 13, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced that Sheldon Reinhart has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. "Sheldon brings us a superb combination of skills, talent and a deep understanding of business fundamentals, operations and manufacturing,". said Sass Peress, ICP Solar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are glad to have him aboard and are confident that ... more Key Climate Sensor Restored To NPOESS 
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2008A sensor considered critical in monitoring global climate will be restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) top officials from NOAA, NASA, and the Air Force said yesterday. At a meeting of the tri-agency NPOESS Executive Committee (EXCOM), the members agreed to restore the Total Solar Irradiance Senso ... more Bumper Taiwanese Photonics Festival Showcases Island's Dominance Of Industry 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) May 12, 2008With more than 300 international exhibitors signed up to attend, this year's Photonics Festival at the Taipei World Trade Center showcased again Taiwan's dominant position in many sectors of photonic technology and manufacturing. Grouping four exhibitions -- OPTO / LED Lighting / SOLAR/ OPTICS Taiwan -- and held simultaneously with Display Taiwan 2008, the largest FPD trading platform in ... more |
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Baoding, China (SPX) May 12, 2008Yingli Green Energy Holding has announced that it has signed a third polysilicon supply agreement with DC Chemical, a leading Korean chemicals producer. Under the terms of agreement, DC Chemical will supply polysilicon with a value of approximately US$39 million to Yingli Green Energy. The delivery period started in April 2008 and will end in December 2008. "I am very pleased to ... more Real Goods Solar Prices 55 Million Dollar IPO 
Broomfield CO (SPX) May 09, 2008Real 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 ... more 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
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