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Become a Solar Hot Water Installer - Silicon Solar to Offer Solar Thermal Training and Certification in Minneapolis  Silicon Solar Inc is offering a solar hot water training and certification course for interested dealers and installers in Minneapolis, MN on November 14, 2008. The training course is designed for Plumbers, HVAC Professionals and Solar Installers. Direct Link Email This Article
Silicon Solar Donates SunMaxx Solar Thermal Systems to San Diego State University Silicon Solar Inc, and its SunMaxx Solar Thermal Division, recently donated two SunMaxx Solar Collectors to the Mechanical Engineering Department at San Diego State University. Direct Link Email This Article
LDK Solar inks deal with BP Solar  LDK Solar Co. will sell silicon wafers used in solar power equipment to BP Solar International Inc. under a three-year contract. (LDK) (BP) Direct Link Email This Article
First Solar buys into leasing firm SolarCity  First Solar puts $25 million into SolarCity, which will expand its solar panel leasing program to East Coast residential and small business customers next year. Direct Link Email This Article
Taiwan solar wafer maker Danen obtains orders from German solar cell maker  Danen Technology, a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers founded in November 2007, has obtained orders from a large maker of solar cells in Germany, with shipments beginning recently, according to company president James Fang. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar may need more substantial tax breaks  Mark Duda has been named president of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, a 40-member group representing the solar industry. Duda is vice president of finance for Suntech Hawaii, a Kailua-based renewable energy firm specializing in solar photovoltaic and hot water systems. The company, founded in 2004, bills itself as the largest locally owned and operated solar integrator. Duda recently talked with PBN's Nanea Kalani about his new role and some of the challenges facing Hawaii's solar industry. Direct Link Email This Article
SolarCity raises $30 million  Solar installer SolarCity raised $30 million in new funding, $25 million coming from the world's largest thin film solar panel manufacturer First Solar. (FSLR) (ESLR) (BP) (KYO) Direct Link Email This Article
Interactive solar energy exhibit stopped in Chandler  City Tour for Solar, an interactive exhibit extolling the benefits of solar energy made a stop in Chandler on Monday. The exhibit featured displays, demonstrations of solar power and video presentations on the benefits of solar energy. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar Power Game-changer: 'Near Perfect' Absorption Of Sunlight, From All Angles  Researchers have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power. Direct Link Email This Article
REI and Blue Oak Energy Celebrate Completion of Fifth Store-top Solar Array  Blue Oak Energy and REI partner together to mark the completion of five California solar arrays between the national retail co-op and solar engineering firm Blue Oak Energy (BOE). In California, REI locations in Arcadia, Santa Rosa, San Carlos and San Diego are already generating 20 to 30 percent of their energy with photovoltaic (PV) installations designed and installed by BOE, using Sharp solar modules. REI's PV systems in Sacramento and Folsom will be producing energy by the end of the year. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2008)
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LDK Solar signs 3-year supply deal  LDK Solar Co. Ltd., which makes materials for power-producing solar cells, said Friday it signed a contract to supply BP Solar International Inc. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar energy market to grow at a very aggressive rate: Q&A with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president, Applied Materials Despite the rapid decline of oil prices and a slowdown in the semiconductor and FPD (flat-panel display) industries recently, global investment in solar energy has continued to build â€' a trend that has helped bring in a backlog of orders for thin-film solar products at Applied Materials. Digitimes recently had an opportunity to talk with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president and general manager of display and thin-film solar business group at Applied Materials, on the prospects of the global photovoltaic market. Direct Link Email This Article
Company brings solar power to remote locales  Ahwatukee resident Daniel Jones and his sister Debra Jones are taking solar energy on the road. They started Spirit of the Sun Solar Systems, LLC in July, as a way to bring ''power to the people'' naturally via mobile solar generators. Direct Link Email This Article
First Solar entering US residential market Solar panel maker First Solar Inc. said Wednesday it's entering the U.S. residential market by signing a five-year contract with SolarCity Corp. Direct Link Email This Article
Polysilicon shifting form semiconductor to solar use, say Taiwan makers Leading suppliers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) around the world, viewing that demand from the solar energy industry will keep growing in 2009 while that from semiconductor industry will decrease, may allocate increased portions of their output for solar players in 2009, according to makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers in Taiwan. Direct Link Email This Article
Charging Ahead With Wireless Hybrid Energy Harvesters - Harvesting Vibration and Solar Energy to Power Wireless Sensors Midé Technology has combined the Volture" Vibration energy harvester with the Volture" Solar Energy Harvester to power physical or environmental condition monitoring systems with a wireless hybrid product (Volture Solar Energy Harvester) - replacing dependence on wires, expensive batteries and their associated maintenance. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2008)
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Yes! Solar sells franchise in Pleasanton  Yes! Solar Inc., a subsidiary of Solar Power Inc. of Roseville, has sold a retail solar-power installation franchise to Trade Dimensions Inc. in Pleasanton. Direct Link Email This Article
Contract price of solar cells subject to possible price cuts for 2009 While contract supply prices of solar cells for 2009 currently stand at US$2.8-3.1 per watt, a few makers of solar cells in Taiwan and China have offered lower quotes in negotiating 2009 supply contracts in an attempt to win contracts and thus obtain advance payment (usually 5% of the contract value), according to industry sources in Taiwan. Consequently, Taiwan-based makers of PV (photovoltaic) modules that are already signing supply contracts plan to ask suppliers of solar cells to lower contract prices, the sources pointed out. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar firm gains Northwest market share One of Howard Lamb's first jobs was in the solar industry. Fourteen years ago, he worked as a research assistant during grad school on a solar-powered carport to charge an electric car. But for years the industry's prospects were cloudy, and he had to set his dream aside. Direct Link Email This Article
GT Solar names Noel Watson to board of directors GT Solar International Inc., which provides equipment and technology for the solar power industry, on Wednesday said it appointed Noel Watson, chairman of Jacobs Engineering Group , to the company's board of directors, making him the eighth member. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar spot market prices fall International spot market prices for polycrystalline silicon material, wafers and solar cells have dropped by 4-13% mainly because of the expiration of Spain's solar incentive bill (Royal Decree 661/2007) at the end of September 2008 and the negative impact of the global financial crisis, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Direct Link Email This Article
Magic solar milestone reached  (University of New South Wales) The University of New South Wales has again asserted its leadership in solar cell technology by reporting the first silicon solar cell to achieve 25 percent efficiency following a revision of the international standard. Direct Link Email This Article
Intel Capital puts $20M in Chinese solar business  Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corp., said it made three new investments in China, including a $20 million investment in thin-film solar energy provider Trony Solar Holdings Co. (INTC) Direct Link Email This Article
One Of Southeast's Largest Solar Energy Farms Being Built In Western North Carolina (AHN)  (AHN) - One of the largest solar solar energy farms in the southeast will be built in the mountains of western North Carolina and provide enough energy to power 1,100 homes. - Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:58:52 GMT Direct Link Email This Article
Precise measurement of phenomenon advances solar cell understanding  Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shed light on a basic process that could improve future solar cells. Dewey Holten, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences and graduate student Hee-eun Song have directly measured the rate of hole transfer between identical porphyrin compounds in their ground states. These results are key to understanding the fundamental processes underlying charge separation and have applications for improving the efficiency of solar cells. Direct Link Email This Article
Intel Capital puts $20M in Chinese thin-film solar energy provider Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corp., said it made three new investments in China, including a $20 million investment in thin-film solar energy provider Trony Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (INTC) Direct Link Email This Article
Silicon wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works relying more on solar sector than semiconductor sector Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade silicon wafers, have shifted business focus from semiconductors to solar cells because business outlook is unclear for the former segment but appears to be optimistic for the latter, according to the two companies at an institutional investor conference on October 21. Direct Link Email This Article
Solar panel overcapacity expected in 2009, says The Information Network While solar energy panel sales have and will continue to grow at a rate of about 40% per year, market research firm The Information Network indicated that several key growth drivers, including high oil prices, a polysilicon shortage and government subsidies, are expected to have less of an effect on the market in 2009. Considering that the costs of solar are not yet able to compete with traditional sources of energy, overcapacity in the market is expected in the short-term. Direct Link Email This Article
Knoxville unveils 'Solar City America' campaign  Knoxville unveiled its "Solar City America" campaign on Friday. The program is designed to educate city residents and businesses on the benefits of solar energy. Direct Link Email This Article
Knoxville designated Solar American City  Knoxville, Tenn., has been designated a Solar American City with $450,000 worth of Department of Energy grants, committing the city to wide deployment of solar powered electricity. Direct Link Email This Article
U.S. Solar Power Manufacturing Growing Dramatically  With the U.S. market for solar power on the rise, new
manufacturing plants are planned, under construction, or
recently opened in Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon,
and Texas. Within the next few years, the new plants could
provide the capacity to produce thousands of megawatts of
solar cells and modules per year. Direct Link Email This Article
JA Solar shares plummet on 3Q loss, 4Q outlook Shares of JA Solar Holdings Co. tumbled Wednesday after the maker of solar cells reported a third-quarter loss and revenue forecasts below Wall Street expectations. Direct Link Email This Article
Extension of Arundel solar tax credit entices suppliers A proposal to extend tax credits to Anne Arundel County homeowners who want to generate electricity using solar energy could lure more solar suppliers to do business there. Direct Link Email This Article
Outlook roundup: JA Solar, Avocent JA Solar Holdings Co., which manufacturers solar cells, on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter and 2009 revenue below Wall Street expectations amid a weak economy, after posting a $21 million third-quarter loss. Direct Link Email This Article
Xcel reduces solar payments With about 30 hours' notice last week, Xcel Energy Inc. slashed the amount of money — by 22 percent — it would pay in its popular Solar*Rewards program toward the cost of a small solar power system that can sit at a home or small business. (XEL) Direct Link Email This Article
Duke solar plan under fire Producing electricity from its rooftop solar plan will cost Duke Energy Carolinas at least $1.35 million more annually than buying it from solar-power companies, the state's customer advocate says. (DUK) Direct Link Email This Article
Calif. Rule Casts Shade On Solar Panels  Solar panels are this season's must-have construction accessory in Southern California. But there's a regulatory roadblock. Green boosters say one more state rule needs to change if solar is going to be anything bigger than a flash in the pan. Direct Link Email This Article
Ascent Solar signs deal with N.J. firm “Thin-film” solar panel manufacturer Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it's signed a cooperation agreement with a New Jersey company to develop roofing materials capable of generating electricity from the sun. (ASTI) Direct Link Email This Article
JA Solar Holdings sees lower-than-expected sales JA Solar Holdings Co., which manufacturers solar cells, on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter and 2009 revenue below Wall Street expectations amid a weak economy, after posting a $21 million third-quarter loss. Direct Link Email This Article
Solyndra in new $250M solar panel contract with German company Solyndra Inc., a maker of photovoltaic systems designed to optimize solar electricity production on commercial rooftops, said Thursday it signed a new long-term sales contract with solar integrator GeckoLogic GmbH for about $250 million. Direct Link Email This Article
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