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• Work Begins to Create World Largest Solar Bridge at Blackfriars
  
  The new Blackfriars station - which is being built on a bridge spanning the River Thames is on its way to becoming the world largest solar bridge after work started today to install over 4,400 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for a 1.103MW solar array. 2012/02/01
• SEKISUI JUSHI Corp. & KYOCERA Co-Develop Multi-Purpose Solar Power Shelter for Public Applications
  
  Sekisui Jushi Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan), Kyocera Corporation (Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan) and its wholly-owned domestic solar energy sales subsidiary Kyocera Solar Corporation announced the co-development of the Eco-Shell a multi-purpose so 2012/01/05
• Dow Corning announces Proventuss AD as Solar Solutions distributor in Eastern Europe
  
  Dow Corning Corp., a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, has named Proventuss AD as distributor of its wide range of solutions for solar photovoltaic module manufacturers in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania. 2011/12/01
• Saudi Electricity Company and Showa Shell Sekiyu Sign MOU for Development of 500kW Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia
  
  Saudi Electricity Company and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a 500kW solar power plant on Farasan Island using Solar Frontier leading edge CIS technology. 2011/11/01
• JFE Engineering and Solar Power Group sign Technology Licensing Agreement for Linear Fresnel Solar Thermal Power
  
  JFE Engineering Corporation (JFEE) and Solar Power Group (SPG) have concluded a technology licensing agreement under which JFEE will commercialize SPG Fresnel technology having exclusive sales rights in Southeast Asia and Oceania. 2011/10/03
• Italy Largest Photovoltaic Panel Plant Opens Its Doors
  
  An innovative photovoltaic panels factory run by 3Sun, the equal joint venture between Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics, was inaugurated today in Catania.The inauguration was attended by President of Sicily Region Raffaele Lombardo, Presiden 2011/09/01
• MyGen U.S. Made Solar Energy Kits by KYOCERA Offer Expanded Domestically Produced Content
  
  Kyocera Solar, Inc. today announced that MyGen U.S.Made Kits domestically produced, all-inclusive kits for residential and light commercial solar energy installations are available now. 2011/08/01
• Solar Frontier Receives Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Certification for Solar Modules
  
  Solar Frontier K.K., a 100% subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., announced today that it has received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification for its solar modules sold in the Americas. 2011/07/01
• Fujikura Has Developed a Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Module for Energy Harvesting
  
  Fujikura Ltd. (President: Yoichi Nagahama) has recently developed a low-illumination dye-sensitized solar cell module intended for energy harvesting using light energy in an indoor environment. 2011/06/01
• centrotherm photovoltaics expands production area at Blaubeuren site by one third to around 31,000 square meters
  
  centrotherm photovoltaics AG is on course for expansion, committing investments at its Blaubeuren headquarters in view of high order volumes 2011/05/02
• KYOCERA to Supply 3MW of Solar Modules for Utility Co. Solar Power Plants in N.E. Japan
  
  Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) today announced that it is supplying a total of 3-megawatts (MW) of the company multicrystalline silicon solar modules for two of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. new solar power plants (2MW in Miyagi Pref.; 1MW 2011/04/04
• ITOCHU Corporation and Abengoa Solar form a partnership to jointly own two 50 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants in Spain
  
  ITOCHU Corporation and Abengoa Solar have formed a partnership to own two 50 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants in Logrosan (Caceres), Extremadura, Spain. ITOCHU will take a 30% stake while Abengoa Solar, who will also operate both facilities 2011/03/01
• KYOCERA Celebrates One-Millionth Solar Module Produced in North America
  
  Kyocera today announced that its manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, has produced its one-millionth solar module. 2011/02/02
• Sharp to Begin Mass Production of New Single Crystalline Solar Cells with High Conversion Efficiency at GREEN FRONT SAKAI
  
  Sharp Corporation has developed a new single crystalline solar cell with high conversion efficiency. 2011/01/05
• Tokai University Solar Car Equipped with Sharp Solar Cells Wins Second Consecutive Victory in a Race in the Republic of South Africa
  
  The Tokai Challenger, a solar race car equipped with Sharp solar cells, has won the South African Solar Challenge 2010. 2010/12/06
• Panasonic Electric Works to Launch Clean and Bright EVERLEDS Lithium-ion Solar Street Light
  
  Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Panasonic Electric Works) and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SANYO) today announced the launch of the EVERLEDS Lithium-ion Solar Street Light, a solar street light with a 2010/11/02
• Mitsubishi Electric Supplies 1.2MW Solar Panels to Tokyo International Airport
  
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has supplied 7,946 photovoltaic (PV) modules to Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd., which manages Tokyo International Airport, otherwise known as Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. 2010/10/06
• KYOCERA to Supply 1MW of Solar Modules for Utility Co. Mega Solar Plant in Northern Japan
  
  Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) today announced that it is supplying the company multicrystalline silicon solar modules for a 1-megawatt (MW) installation at Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. new solar power plant (Date City, Hokkaido Prefect 2010/09/07
• Sharp to Expand Annual Solar Cell Module Production Capacity in the UK to 500 MW
  
  Sharp Corporation will double its annual production capacity for crystalline solar cell modules to 500 MW at Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM), its production base in the UK (Wrexham, Wales), starting December 2010. 2010/08/04
• KYOCERA Supplies Solar Modules for Toyota Marine Recreational Boats
  
  Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba; herein Kyocera) today announced that the company has started supplying solar modules for Toyota Solar Panels, which are to be installed in recreational boats manufactured and sold by Toyota Motor Corporation (h 2010/07/07
• KYOCERA Supplies 9,000 Solar Modules for 1.2MW Power Plant in Czech Republic
  
  Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) today announced that it has supplied roughly 9,000 solar modules for a large-scale solar power plant in the Czech Republic. 2010/06/03
• SANYO to Install Megawatt-level HIT Photovoltaic Modules at Public Facilities in Awaji City
  
  SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce that it will install megawatt-level HIT photovoltaic modules at the city hall, community center and other sites in Awaji City, Hyogo, Japan. 2010/05/07
• Toshiba Makes Full-scale Entry into Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems Business
  
  Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will make its full-scale entry into the residential solar photovoltaic systems business in Japan on April 1st 2010, with the goal of winning a 10% share of the Japanese market by fiscal year 2012. 2010/03/11
• DuPont Completes Expansion For PV Market
  
  DuPont has announced an investment of $175 million to complete the multi-phase expansion of its high-performance DuPont Tedlar PV2001 series oriented film production line. 2010/01/28
• Toshiba Wins 7-MW Solar PV System Contract
  
  Toshiba Corporation has won a contract to develop a 7-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation project for Japanese utility, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). 2009/12/03
• SANYO Announces its Global Production Strategy for HIT Solar Cell
  
  SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce the completion of the third factory building (Bldg. C) of Nishikinohama Factory (Kaizuka City, Osaka), already a mother factory for SANYO�fs photovoltaic system business. 2009/11/19
• Sharp Shows Its Latest Solar Cell Module for Handsets
  
  Sharp Corp unveiled a solar cell module that it is developing for mobile phones at Green Device 2009, a trade show that took place from Oct 28 to 30, 2009, at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama City, Japan. 2009/11/12
• Kyocera Donates Solar Panels To Power Uganda Schools
  
  Kyocera Corporation has announced it is donating and installing off grid solar power systems to 15 schools in Uganda over the next five years. 2009/11/05
• Samsung to Speed Up Its Solar Cell Business
  
  Samsung Electronics started its PV line in its Giheung plant on September 14. The PV line is 30 MW and has been in operation after 40 days of preparation that started with equipment setting in July. 2009/10/15
• New Solamet PV412 Photovoltaic Metallization For Thin Film Solar Tech
  
  DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) has announced the introduction of DuPont Solamet PV412 photovoltaic (PV) metallization paste, the latest in a line of silver conductor materials specifically developed for thin film PV technologies. 2009/09/17
• Organic Solar Cells reach 6% confirmed efficiency
  
  Heliatek GmbH has developed organic solar cells consisting of so called "small molecules"- organic dyes which are synthesized from hydrocarbons. 2009/09/03
• Breakthrough technology could reduce cost of photovoltaic solar cells
  
  Today, petroleum-based plastics are used in the production of virtually all solar cells and modules. 2009/08/21
• VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment
  
  The sales turnover of the manufacturers of equipment, machinery and plants for the photovoltaic industry in Germany for the first quarter of 2009 has exceeded the respective quarter of last year by 60 per cent. 2009/07/30
• Joint research on roll-to-roll organic photovoltaics
  
  ECN, the largest research centre in The Netherlands in the field of energy, and Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by TNO (The Netherlands) and IMEC (Belgium), signed an agreement to offer a joint research program on Roll-to-Roll organic photovol 2009/07/09
• Satcon Selected For Large Solar Energy Rooftop Installation
  
  Satcon has announced that it has installed four 250 kilowatt (kW) PowerGate Plus inverters at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), the largest solar rooftop installation in the southeast of the United States. 2009/06/25
• Suntech And Petra Solar Market Utility Pole Mounted Intelligent PV Systems
  
  Suntech Power Holdings and Petra Solar have announced an alliance that will focus on marketing utility-grade, pole mounted solar AC Systems as well as ongoing development of AC module products. 2009/06/18
• Lasers Are Making Solar Cells Competitive
  
  Solar electricity has a future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. Its only drawback right now is the price: the electric power currently being produced by solar cells in no 2009/06/11
• Applied Materials Announces IEC Certification Of World's Largest Solar Panels
  
  Applied Materials has announced that the 5.7m2 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules produced by its SunFab Thin Film Line, using both single and more advanced tandem junction technologies, were awarded International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certificat 2009/06/04
• Rapid Growth Projected For Chemicals And Materials In Solar Cells And Modules
  
  The market for advanced chemicals and materials used in PV solar cells and modules will decline in 2009 to $2.3 billion before resuming strong growth to approximately $15 billion by 2015, according to a new industry analysis report from Linx-AEI Consultin 2009/05/21
• Introducing Black-Framed String Ribbon Solar Panels
  
  Evergreen Solar has introduced its new black-framed ES-A Series String Ribbon solar panels. These panels are an improvement of the company's line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels designed with a black frame that, when installed on roofs, improves the ae 2009/05/14
• SOLAR IN A BOX Announced As PV Option For Green-Friendly i-house
  
  Ready Solar has announced that its SOLAR IN A BOX will be the solar PV system option for the new i-house available now from Clayton Homes. 2009/05/07
• New Research into Opprotunities for Metals and Materials in Photovoltaics
  
  NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst based here, today announced a new research effort that will focusing on the opportunities for suppliers or metals and related materials used in photovoltaics. Metals covered in the program will include, silver, indi 2009/04/30
• BioSolar Expands BioBacksheet Product Line For Entire Solar Panel Market
  
  BioSolar has announced that the company is nearing the completion of the commercialization of its BioBacksheet product and enters pre-production stage on new versions to address the entire flat solar panel market. 2009/04/23
• Developer plans all-solar city
  
  A Florida developer says he wants to build a 19,500-home city powered entirely by solar energy. 2009/04/16
• Xcel Energy And SunPower To Build 17MW PV Plant In Colorado
  
  Xcel Energy and SunPower have announced an agreement to build a 17-megawatt AC photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Colorado's Alamosa County. 2009/04/09
• High Growth Forecasted For US Solar Thermal Power Market
  
  The report provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the global solar thermal power market and the US solar thermal power market in particular. 2009/04/02
• acp-IT And Duality Principle Announce Partnership To Support Solar Industry
  
  Duality Principle Consulting has announced a partnership with acp-IT, a manufacturing solutions and consulting company. This agreement extends acp-IT's expanding presence within Photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing. 2009/03/26
• Atmospheric Sunshade Could Reduce Solar Power Generation
  
  The concept of delaying global warming by adding particles into the upper atmosphere to cool the climate could unintentionally reduce peak electricity generated by large solar power plants by as much as one-fifth, according to a new NOAA study. 2009/03/19
• Tampa Electric Signs Contract To Purchase Solar Photovoltaic Energy
  
  Tampa Electric has announced that it has signed a contract to purchase solar power supplied by Energy 5.0's Florida Solar I facility, a proposed 25-megawatt (MW) solar PV electric generating station, for a 25-year period beginning in 2011. 2009/03/12
• Better solar panel efficiency achieved
  
  U.S. scientists say they have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and greater efficiency in the transport of electrons. 2009/03/05
• Adept Technology To Showcase Solar Cell Handling System
  
  Adept Technology has announced its solar cell handling system will be showcased at the 2nd International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo in Tokyo, Japan. 2009/02/26
• Largest Ever Solar PV Tracker Deployed In California
  
  West County Wastewater District (WCWD), Solar Power Partners and Premier Power Renewable Energy have announced the completion of a solar energy system designed to replace 35 percent of WCWD's annual electricity usage with clean, renewable solar energy at 2009/02/19
• Timex Group Flips The Switch On Solar Array
  
  Timex Group USA has held a dedication ceremony for its recently completed installation of 800 solar panels outside its Middlebury headquarters in what is one of the largest, if not the largest, ground-mounted solar electric installation in the state of Co 2009/02/12
• McCormick And Constellation Energy Celebrate Completion Of Solar Power Installation
  
  Representatives from McCormick and Company, Constellation Energy and state and local government joined together recently to recognize the completion of one of the largest solar power installations in Maryland. 2009/02/05
• Suntech And Standard Solar Reach 5MW Solar Panel Supply Agreement
  
  Suntech Power Holdings and Standard Solar are looking forward to powering cleaner energy solutions throughout the Mid-Atlantic U.S. under a new agreement by which Suntech will supply up to 5 megawatts of photovoltaic solar panels to the Maryland-based sol 2009/01/29
• Suntech Solar Panels To Power Largest PV Solar Project In Middle East
  
  Suntech Power Holdings has announced it has supplied 5MW of Suntech solar panels for a 10MW solar electricity system to power Masdar City, the world's first carbon neutral city being built in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2009/01/22
• A Review And Forecast Of The Chinese Solar Cell Industry In 2009
  
  CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), recently released its article on China's solar cell industry. 2009/01/15
• Finding better materials for solar cells
  
  New research by teams of MIT scientists and students could lead to cheaper and more efficient solar cells in the next few years, either by incorporating materials that are so abundant that they could support a major boom in the industry or by cutting prod 2009/01/08
• Liberty Media's QVC Unveils Large Solar Project
  
  Liberty Media's QVC, working with SunPower, has unveiled the installation of a 1-megawatt solar electric power farm at the QVC Rocky Mount distribution center based in Rocky Mount, NC. 2008/12/25
• Community First CU To Build Net Zero Energy Commercial Building
  
  Community First Credit Union is building a new state-of-the-art, full service branch. The new branch is located in South Lakeland on the corner of 540A and Carter Road. 2008/12/18
• Aerosol printing boosts solar cell efficiency
  
  In order to increase the efficiency of industrially produced silicon solar cells and to close the gap between cell efficiencies in laboratory and mass production, new production processes are necessary. 2008/12/11
• German government to invest in organic photovoltaic research
  
  The German government is investing EUR 2.5 million in a project that will significantly increase the lifespan of organic solar cells (OSC) with the goal of yielding competitive organic photovoltaics (OPV) for potential commercial use. 2008/12/04
• Solar Thermal Market Growing
  
  The Solar Thermal Systems (STS) market for hot water and heating has changed considerably over the past few years in Europe as market shares spread into new countries. In 2003, close to 80% of the solar thermal market in operation was concentrated in Germ 2008/11/27
• ProLogis Announces First PV Project In Japan
  
  ProLogis has announced that it will install its first photovoltaic (PV) system in Japan. ProLogis will install a one-megawatt (MW) PV system at ProLogis Parc Zama I, a five-story distribution facility totaling more than 1.2 million square feet (113,000 sq 2008/11/20
• Government Inquiry Supports Adoption Of Gross Solar Feed-In Tariff
  
  A federal senate inquiry report, supports calls for the adoption of a national gross feed-in tariff scheme that would see electricity retailers paying solar-homes for the clean power they produce, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). 2008/11/13
• Inner-City College Solar Project Major Step Toward Energy Independence
  
  As we find ourselves faced with escalating fuel costs and depleting natural resources, the clamor for answers is growing every day. With its latest inner-city solar project at L.A. Southwest College (LASC), the Los Angeles Community College District (LACC 2008/11/06
• Solar Power And AEG Power STAPLES Center And NOKIA Theatre
  
  Solar Power and AEG have announced the completion of the installation of new photovoltaic (PV) solar electric systems to provide solar power to STAPLES Center and NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, two of the world's best known sports and entertainment venues. 2008/10/30
• World's largest roll-to-roll thin film solar manufacturing facility
  
  The largest roll-to-roll flexible thin film solar manufacturing facility in the world has now opened in Massachusetts after several years of research and development. 2008/10/23
• Sharp Launches Solar Academy In US
  
  Sharp has announced the U.S. launch of Sharp Solar Academy, a unique environmental education program designed to empower today's youth with the knowledge to change and improve their environmental future. 2008/10/16
• World's Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility Opens
  
  Konarka Technologies has announced the company has opened the largest roll-to-roll flexible thin film solar manufacturing facility in the world, preparing for the commercialization and mass production of its patent-protected thin film solar material, Powe 2008/10/09
• Fotowatio Adds Four Solar Plants To Power Portfolio
  
  Within just two months of announcing a 225 million euros investment from GE Energy Financial Services and Grupo Corporativo Landon, Fotowatio has announced the acquisition of four solar photovoltaic power plants producing 32 megawatts of clean energy in M 2008/10/02
• Electrospun nanofibers in energy applications
  
  V. Thavasi, G. Singh and S. Ramakrishna of the National University of Singapore write in Energy and Environmental Science that materials of nanofibrous morphology are attractive to solve numerous energy and environmental issues 2008/09/25
• Printed Photovoltaics in Japan
  
  Photovoltaics "PV" is progressing from the old crystalline and amorphous silicon to thin film technologies that are increasingly printed. There are several types of solar cell involved and they are all needed as the market grows and fragments. 2008/09/18
• 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
  
  Last week, IDTechEx technology analyst Harry Zervos attended the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, in the Feria Valencia, in Spain. 2008/09/11
• The arrival of utility-scale photovoltaic solar power
  
  One of the largest photovoltaic solar projects in the world will be located in California to deliver 1.65 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually - enough to serve approximately 239,000 residential homes each year. 2008/09/02
• 2041 and G24i debut first solar sail
  
  Explorer Robert Swan OBE has successfully pioneered a new use in solar technology as he participated in Nantucket's famous sailing Race Week. 2008/08/22
• Solar cell efficiency record for space satellite markets
  
  A world record of 40.8 percent in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device has been claimed by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US. 2008/08/18
• UC Solar House Serves As Lab For Alternative-Energy Techs
  
  Cost savings, energy sources, appliances and more are all subjects for ongoing experimentation this summer in the University of Cincinnati solar house. 2008/08/14
• North Face To Host 1MW Solar Energy System
  
  EI Solutions has announced their partnership with The North Face to design, build and install a 1MW solar electricity system at its West Coast distribution center located in Visalia, Calif. 2008/08/06
• News from SEMICON West and InterSolar North America
  
  IDTechEx attended the SEMICON West event in San Francisco in mid July, an event with over one thousand exhibitors covering the silicon supply chain. This year, for the first time, InterSolar was co-located with the event, which focuses on photovoltaic tec 2008/07/28
• MIT's windows harness sun's energy to power buildings
  
  Windows may soon have a dual purpose by not only allowing light into a room but also harnessing the sun's energy to efficiently power buildings they are part of. 2008/07/18
• Praxair Supplies Gases And Equipment To Pevafersa Solar Cell Plant
  
  Praxair has been chosen by Pevafersa Group as the supplier of gases, gas equipment and gas management services for Pevafersa's solar cell manufacturing facility in Toro, Spain. 2008/07/17
• UNI-SOLAR Laminates To Power World's Largest Rooftop Solar System For GM
  
  Energy Conversion Devices has announced that its UNI-SOLAR thin-film flexible solar laminates will power the world's largest rooftop solar power system. 2008/07/09
• HP licenses technology to Xtreme Energetics for solar energy system
  
  HP and Xtreme Energetics (XE), a solar energy system developer based in Livermore, Calif., have announced that they have entered into an agreement for the development of a solar energy system designed to generate electricity at twice the efficiency and ha 2008/06/30
• Highlights of Photovoltaics beyond Conventional Silicon event
  
  The second day of the conference began with keynote presentations from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Idaho National Laboratory. 2008/06/23
• Plextronics offers its solar cell inks in research quantities
  
  Plextronics, Inc. announced today the introduction of its ink systems for organic solar cell fabrication at the IDTechEx PV Beyond Conventional Silicon Conference, which is being held this week in Denver, Colorado. 2008/06/17
• Highlights of the Solar Innovation and Investment meeting, UK
  
  IDTechEx attended the Solar Innovation and Investment meeting between the 21st and the 23rd of May in London where speakers from a variety of sectors (investors, bankers, solar cell manufacturers, suppliers) gave their views on the growth and prospects of 2008/06/11
• Photovoltaic Modules Performance Improved By Replacing Glass With Transparent Polymers
  
  Enerize Corporation has developed a new design for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a proprietary transparent polymer material that substantially outperforms the glass conventionally used as a protective covering. The proprietary polymer material from Ener 2008/06/03
• Impossible photovoltaics
  
  Conventional silicon photovoltaics is a non-starter in Antarctica because it is very poor at low angles of incidence of light let alone low levels of illumination or reflected light and it is heavy. 2008/05/28
• Printed and Thin Film Photovoltaics and Batteries
  
  IDTechEx has just launched a comprehensive report that gives a thorough analysis of printed and thin film photovoltaics and batteries - covering the technologies, markets and players. 2008/05/21
• The key to low-cost solar cells: Is it thinner than a human hair?
  
  While thin film technologies are receiving worldwide attention with their potential to lower the cost of solar energy, there are researchers who are thinking outside the box and are looking into different approaches that will result in cost reductions for 2008/05/14
• Revolutionary printed solar technology powers antarctic mission
  
  Robert Swan OBE, polar explorer and the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles, has successfully demonstrated that solar power can provide an effective and reliable energy source, even in some of the world's most inhospitable and extreme e 2008/05/08
• SolarWall Wins Prestigious World Green Business Award In UK
  
  The SolarWall air heating technology was awarded a World Green Business Award in the category of "Best Use of a Product Design" for its involvement in a brand new Sainsbury Distribution Center in Northampton, England. 2008/05/01
• SolarWorld Introduces Solar PV Kits For Oregon At The Northwest Solar Expo
  
  SolarWorld is presenting specially designed Sunkits for Oregon homeowners during this weekend's Northwest Solar Expo at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. 2008/04/24
• Electricity from sun and heat - printing the new photovoltaics
  
  Solar cells are needed on everything from clothing to packaging, toys, spaceships, consumer goods, medical testers, skin patches and tools. Mostly, they must be thin and flexible, lightweight, environmental and low in cost - even disposable in many cases. 2008/04/16
• VioSolar To Fund Up To 110 Million Euros For Solar Parks In Greece
  
  VioSolar is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with SCAIAP Capital Partners S.a.r.l. Luxembourg for a funding of 110 million euros (approximately $172,000,000 USD). 2008/04/10
• Concentrating Solar Power Could Generate 200 Billion Dollars In Investment By 2020
  
  Greentech Media and The Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development have announced the availability of Concentrating Solar Power - Technology, Cost, and Markets, the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the burgeoning CSP market. 2008/04/03
• A world record photoelectric conversion efficiency rate of 18.6%
  
  A world record photoelectric conversion efficiency rate of 18.6 percent in a 150-millimeter square practical use multi-crystalline silicon solar cell was claimed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan last week - an improvement of 0.6 percent over the 2008/03/25
• US government to make solar energy more cost competitive
  
  In a move to make solar energy more cost competitive, the US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that they will invest up to $13.7 million over the next 3 years. 2008/03/17
• Power-One Aurora Commercial Inverters Selected For Spain's Largest Solar-Power Installation
  
  Power-One announced that Aurora PVI-Central inverters have been selected by the Energy Division of Isolux Cors�@for use in what will be Spain's largest photovoltaic-power installation, and the second largest renewable-energy facility in the world. 2008/03/13
• The new photovoltaics
  
  Silicon photocells are seen in many places but the technology is severely limited. Silicon will never give tightly rollable devices let alone transparent ones or even low cost power generation on flexible substrates. No hope here of strong thermo-photovol 2008/03/05
• Sharp Reaches Two Gigawatts Of Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume
  
  At the end of 2007, Sharp became the first company to reach 2 GW in cumulative solar cell production volume in the world. Sharp has been involved with solar power for 49 years: the company began research into solar cells in 1959 to develop a new technolog 2008/02/28
• Progress with non silicon photovoltaics in Europe
  
  With increasing global demand for energy sources beyond gas and oil, there is now more effort than ever before on renewable energy, especially photovoltaics. Almost all of the photovoltaic market today is based on polycrystalline or amorphous silicon - re 2008/02/19
• BP Solar And OCR Solar And Roofing Expand Relationship
  
  OCR Solar and Roofing and BP Solar have announced an expanded agreement to provide turn-key solar installations to production homebuilders throughout Northern and Central California. 2008/02/14
• Xantrex Inverters Used At Utility-Scale Alamosa Solar Installation
  
  Xantrex Technology has supplied the inverters for a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) installation recently activated in Alamosa, Colorado. The 8.22 megawatt solar plant is the largest solar PV plant in the United States that supports substation loads 2008/02/07
• XsunX Comments On Solar Comparative Analysis Report
  
  XsunX announced the release of a report providing a detailed, unbiased analysis of the Company's competitive position relative to incumbent PV-technologies and immediate competing products. 2008/01/31
• TrendSetter Solar Products Increases Importation Of Its Evacuated Tube Solar Hot Water Collectors In 2008
  
  TrendSetter Solar Products announced it is stepping up importation of its new Evacuated Tube Solar Hot Water Collectors into the United States. The Company received the first full twenty-foot container of its new collector in the U.S. last week. The new e 2008/01/24
• Asian PV Technology Show: Germany Offers Top Conditions For Asian Investors
  
  Solar energy companies increased worldwide output by over 50% in 2007. Experts believe that the sector has plenty of room to grow, especially as the increasing price of oil forces global leaders to seek alternative forms of energy. Asia's strong interest 2008/01/16
• Solar Cells Can Take The Heat
  
  Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no emission of noxious pollutants. 2008/01/10
• First US Solar Thermal Power Manufacturing Plant Lands In Nevada
  
  Ausra announced it is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers, absorber tubes, and other 2007/12/20
• SunEdison Activates Largest US Photovoltaic Power Plant For Xcel Energy
  
  SunEdison announced that the 8.22-megawatt Alamosa, Colo., photovoltaic (PV) solar plant has been activated, ahead of its scheduled completion date. It is the largest solar PV plant in the United States supporting substation loads for a major public utili 2007/12/19
• EMCORE To supply 60MW Of Terrestrial Solar Power Systems In Ontario
  
  EMCORE has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of 60MW of solar power systems that are scheduled for deployment in Ontario, Canada over the next three years. 2007/12/13
• Germany using photovoltaics to help reduce fossil fuel consumption
  
  Germany is the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) market with approximately 1,150 MWp of newly installed PV power and a turnover of €3.7 billion in 2006 - continued double-digit growth is expected, forecasts "Invest in Germany" the inward investment 2007/12/05
• Stanford Community Goes Solar, Collectively
  
  Leading solar installer SolarCity announced the completion and overwhelming success of its Stanford community solar program -- its first collective solar purchasing program tailored exclusively to the needs of a community other than a municipality. 2007/11/26
• Lockheed Martin And Starwood Energy Group Global Team To Pursue Utility-Scale Solar Generation Projects
  
  Lockheed Martin and Starwood Energy Group Global announced that they are teaming to pursue utility-scale solar generation projects in North America. 2007/11/14
• Record Early Sales Of Solar Power 2008 Reflects Growth Trajectory Of US Solar Industry
  
  Today the Solar Electric Power Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association announced record early sales of sponsorships and exhibits for Solar Power 2008, reflecting the tremendous growth trajectory of U.S. 2007/11/13
• Leading Experts In Organic Solar Cells Say The Field Is Being Damaged By Questionable Reports
  
  In the latest issue of Elsevier's Materials Dr. Gilles Dennler of Konarka Austria GmbH and twenty other experts warn that an unseemly race to report organic solar cells (OSCs) with world record efficiencies is leading to a significant number of published 2007/10/16
• Innovalight Raises 28 Million Dollars For Solar Product Development
  
  Innovalight announced that the company has raised $28 million in new capital. With new financing in hand, the Company is relocating to a new 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale, California. 2007/10/16
• China Nuvo Technology Addresses Current Silicon Shortage
  
  China Nuvo Solar Energy says that its licensed technology based on an invention entitled "Photovoltaic Cell with Integral Light Transmitting Wave Guide in a Ceramic Sleeve" can address the current short supply and rising prices for silicon. 2007/10/12
• By Taming the Physics Braggone Captures More Light Into The Solar Cell
  
  Optoelectronic materials supplier Braggone announced a new product line that greatly increases the efficiency of solar cells and allows manufacturing facilities to cost-effectively increase their capacity. 2007/10/11
• United Solar Ovonic Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement With Enfinity For 21.15 MW Of PVC Laminates
  
  United Solar Ovonic has announced that it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Enfinity Management BVBA for 21.15 MW of UNI-SOLAR thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates. 2007/10/09
• Ottawa Releases $9 M for Solar Hot Water Pilot
  
  There is visible excitement at Natural Resources Canada about the announcement of funding to accelerate solar hot water across the country. "It's going to be a revolution. It's going to change the dynamics of the water heating marketplace in Canada," said 2007/09/26
• The Mediterranean Photovoltaic Power Plant Revolution
  
  Photovoltaic (PV) power plants could be supplying 26 million households in the Mediterranean with electricity by 2020, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has said. Boosted by a new law that gives generous financial incentives to solar e 2007/09/25
• Saudi Arabia focuses on renewables
  
  A 'world-class' research centre for renewable energy technologies has been set up at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, in Dhahran. The Centre of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy aims to help Saudi Arabia continue to play a key rol 2007/07/30
• EPURON enters Greek PV market
  
  Conergy subsidiary EPURON has entered the Greek photovoltaic market with the set up of its new subsidiary EPURON EPE. 2007/07/26
• NREL/Boeing Spectrolab Team Wins Research and Development Award
  
  A solar cell produced by Boeing Spectrolab under a subcontract with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory is among this year's most significant innovations, as judged by Research & Development (R&D) Magazine. 2007/07/20