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ARISE Technologies' PV Cell Plant in Germany Starts 24/7 Manufacturing

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:04:35 GMT

WATERLOO, ON, July 22 /CNW/ - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that its new PV (photovoltaic) cell manufacturing plant in Bischofswerda, Germany has started.

ET Solar Group Receives $31Mn PE Funding

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:44:00 GMT

ET Solar Group, a China-based integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, received USD 31 million PE funding from NewMargin Growth Fund, L.P ( an expert institutional investor focusing on China) and China Equity Links (one of the first independent continental Europe private equity funds focused..

Solar energy economics

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:39:00 GMT

With the expectation that our fuel imports may surpass JD3 billion given current prices, there is a need to venture into alternative energy sources. Solar power, long derided as uneconomic, is gaining ground around the world in terms of usage as technologies improve and the cost of traditional fuels...

Trina Solar Prices $120 Million of Convertible Senior Notes and Up to 4,073,194 American Depositary Shares

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:16:07 GMT

CHANGZHOU, China, July 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced it priced an...

Government urged to follow FiT model

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32:41 GMT

Leading building services figures have called on the Government to follow the example set by Germany on feed-in tariffs (FiTs) to support renewable and microgeneration...

UPDATE 1-Spain aims to slash solar power subsidies

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:57 GMT

(Adds details, background) By Martin Roberts MADRID, July 17 (Reuters) - Spain's government will ask the energy regulator to cut current subsidies to the solar power sector to curtail what it says is "unsustainable" growth, an Industry Ministry spokeswoman said on...

LDK Solar Signs a Ten-Year Wafer Supply Agreement With Photovoltech

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:41:15 GMT

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (LDK Solar; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a ten-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Belgium-based...

Canadian Solar in 9MW deal with Conergy

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Contract runs 12 months till June 2009 and delivery starts this...

LDK Solar Signs Agreement to Supply Multicrystalline Solar Wafers to Belgium Company

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:58:00 GMT

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a ten-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Belgium-based...

Solarfun Shares, Options Trading Surge Before Reporting Results

Mon, 19 May 2008 03:05:55 GMT

By Jeff Kearns May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Solarfun Power Holdings Co. options trading reached a record and the shares jumped the most in five months on speculation the solar-panel maker will beat profit forecasts for a third straight...

Homemade power banishes the bills

Sun, 18 May 2008 18:22:09 GMT

Charmaine Watts hasn't had a power bill for eight years. Her family of two adults and three children are one of hundreds around the country generating their own...

As oil prices rise, electricity produced from the sun's rays is becoming an economically attractive option - also in Switzerland.

Sat, 17 May 2008 20:25:00 GMT

'But if you look at its potential, when you use the best surfaces of buildings and put photovoltaic panels on them, you can produce up to 25 per cent of Swiss electricity consumption,' he said Switzerland is aiming to increase renewable energy production by 5,400 GW/h (gigawatt hour) - ten per cent of.

Solar industry starts to cut jobs

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:44:30 GMT

THE solar industry has started sacking some of its workers in the wake of the Federal Government's decision to strip back rebates for home solar...

Enel and Sharp sign agreement to develop photovoltaic power

Sat, 17 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT

The memorandum of understanding provides for Enel and Sharp to carry out a detailed analysis for the construction in Italy of a plant for the integrated manufacture of photovoltaic panels using Sharp's triple-junction thin-film...

Solar and Wind Engergy Combined - A Perfect Couple Posted By : Ross MacIvar

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:32:00 GMT

In North America the boom in battery charging small wind turbines combined with the coming of age of photovoltaic modules has made it possible for many to build their own live off grid...

New investment fund puts silicon in spotlight

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:54:00 GMT

If the gang at GMP Securities and CIBC World Markets have their way it's time for silicon to move into the spotlight and take its place alongside gold, uranium and...

Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co., Ltd Report, 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:39:17 GMT

Abstract Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co., Ltd., a flagship unit of Tianwei Group, has maintained and expanded the main assets, scientific achievements of large-size transformer and product brand of Baoding Transformer...

Jiangsu Zhongneng to Extend Polycrystalline Silicon Project

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:33:00 GMT

Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon Industry Technology Development Co., Ltd. will use Hong Kong investments to build 6,000-ton electronic grade polycrystalline silicon production facilities in the Xuzhou Economic Development...

EPIA: Solar technology prices getting 'better and better'

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Policy Sections Mini Sections Policy Coordinator Director Blogactiv.eu With prices for solar panels expected to drop as fossil fuel prices soar, Europe's photovoltaic (PV) industry is poised to benefit from strong growth in the coming years, explains Ernesto Macias Galn, vice president of...

Swedish solar power modules manufacturer Gallivare PhotoVoltaic AB invests SEK14m to increase production

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Swedish renewable energy investor Borevind AB (OMX First North: BORE) said on Thursday (15 May) that its 65%-owned subsidiary Gallivare PhotoVoltaic AB (GPV) has decided to invest SEK14m in increasing its production capacity for solar power modules by 50%.

Xinyi (00868) says Wuhu production line begins construction

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:16:00 GMT

> Xinyi Glass (00868) said it has started construction of a second high quality ultra-clear photovoltaic glass production line in its new Wuhu production...

Money Shines on Israeli Solar Startup

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:19:00 GMT

A conference organized by Israeli President Shimon Peres to mark the country's 60th anniversary kicked off May 13 with a showcase of 60 pioneering Israeli firms that have the potential to shake up medicine, biotech, clean energy, transportation, information technology, and...

ARISE Technologies loses $5.37-million in Q1 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Mr. Dave Chornaby reports ARISE TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS 2008 FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS . has released its financial results for the 2008 first quarter ended March 31,...

Sanyo Electric to lay off 640 workers in Hungary

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:49 GMT

Electronics group to switch production to China due to rising wage...

Thin film solar cell production breakthrough

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:48:57 GMT

Advancing a viable market for photovoltaic solar energy involves a balancing act between creating efficient solar cells and at the same time reducing the cost of the manufacturing...

Wrong emphasis, say green groups

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:17:57 GMT

THE Government is defending its solar credentials after several environment groups attacked the budget for continuing to fund "clean coal" technology, the failure to cut diesel fuel rebates for mining companies and a decision to delay spending from its $500 million renewable energy fund for another...

Phoenix Solar swings to Q1 profit, raises guidance

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:17:00 GMT

FRANKFURT, May 14 (Reuters) - Phoenix Solar (PS4G.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) made a first-quarter profit as its Spanish business thrived and the availability of solar modules improved, spurring the German company to raise its full-year...

DuPont, Wilmington, Del., USA, May 6, 2008:DuPont invests $150 million in key growth markets for ethylene copolymers

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:42:00 GMT

DuPont today announced that it is investing approximately $150 million to expand and upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States and Asia to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers in photovoltaics, packaging and automotive markets, as well as for new infrastructure..

Yingli Green Energy shares get lift ahead of 1Q report

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:00 GMT

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Shares of Yingli Green Energy advanced on heavy volume Wednesday ahead of the company's first-quarter report. The stock rose 11% to...

Moser Baer may list unit overseas in FY09

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:29:00 GMT

NEW DELHI: Optical storage maker Moser Baer India Ltd may list its photovoltaic unit overseas during the current financial year to raise money for expansion, its managing director said on...

China has become the world's 3rd largest country in terms of solar cell output and

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:08:00 GMT

announces that a new market research report related to the Chinese Solar Energy industry is available in its catalogue. 2007-2008 Annual Report on the Development of China Solar Energy Industry...

Q&A: Portugals Mayor of the Future in Green Energy

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Q&A: Portugal's 'Mayor of the Future' in Green Energy Interview with Mayor Jos Maria Prazeres Ps-de-Mina MOURA, Portugal, May 13 (IPS) - He is mayor of one of Portugal's smallest and poorest...

Councils back solar subsidy for homes, small business

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:54:07 GMT

A CONTROVERSIAL subsidy scheme for people who put solar panels on their homes has been condemned by Victorian local governments as not doing enough to promote "green"...

Update on solar energy generation in India

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:40:31 GMT

During the Tenth Five Year Plan period, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had sanctioned projects for installation of 1500 kWp capacity of grid connected solar photovoltaic power plants in the country and projects for a total capacity of 900 kWp have been...

Canadian Solar Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:12 GMT

Q108 Results -- Q108 net revenues of $171.2 million, a 34% increase over Q407 net revenues of $127.5 million -- Q108 net income per diluted share of...

Moser Baer announces first Gen 8.5 trials

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:51:17 GMT

Moser Baer announced that its subsidiary, PV Technologies completed deposition trials for Gen 8.5 a-Si (Amorphous Silicon) thin film modules Moser Baer India, a global technology company, announced that its subsidiary, PV Technologies India (PVTIL) successfully completed deposition trials for Gen...

Yingli Green Energy signs another supply agreement with DC Chemical

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:03:00 GMT

Under the terms of agreement, DC Chemical will supply polysilicon with a value of approximately $39 million to Yingli Green Energy. The delivery period started in April 2008 and will end in December...

SunPower, Heliovolt tout record efficiencies

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:47:10 GMT

Two firms developing technologies with application in the solar industry are claiming new records in efficiency -- one with its thin-film materials, the other with solar...

Applied SunFab service aims to optimize solar manufacturing efficiency

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:16:49 GMT

To guarantee the performance cost and output of its SunFab thin film equipment line for producing solar modules, Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor, display and solar panel manufacturing equipment giant Applied Materials Inc [AMAT] today detailed its SunFab Performance Service program that aims to allow.

LDK Solar Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter 2008

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:05:32 GMT

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK - News), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,...

Solar Integrated signs multi-year supply agreement with United Solar Ovonic

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:35:00 GMT

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Solar Integrated Technologies Inc., a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems provider, said it has entered into a new multi-year supply and cooperation agreement with United Solar Ovonic LLC, a unit of Energy Conversion Devices,...

DEK Announces Precision Screens for PV Cell Production

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:35 GMT

DEK has followed up the launch of its PV1200 turnkey solar-cell metallization line and PVP1200 screen printer by announcing the availability of precision...

China to issue preferential policy for solar power development

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:49:00 GMT

By Terry Wang Shanghai. May 12. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Chinese government will soon release a new preferential policy designed to support the development of domestic solar power projects, and is currently in the final stages of deciding how best to support the industry, a senior government researcher...

UPDATE 1-Conergy says Q1 op loss widens, keeps outlook

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:46:00 GMT

FRANKFURT, May 9 (Reuters) - Stricken German solar company Conergy's (CGYG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) first-quarter operating loss widened less than analysts had expected as restructuring measures began to take effect, it said on Friday, confirming its...

DGAP-News: COLEXON Energy AG: Significant increase of turnover and EBIT in 1st quarter 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:26:48 GMT

DJ DGAP-News: COLEXON Energy AG: Significant increase of turnover and EBIT in 1st quarter 2008 COLEXON Energy AG / Quarter Results 09.05.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory...

Govt urged to offer more solar power incentives

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:34:00 GMT

A Ballarat environmental group wants the Victorian Government to do more to encourage people to install solar panels on their homes. From next year, the Government will pay households 60 cents for every kilowatt hour of power they feed back into the state electricity...

CHINA: Yingli Green Energy to supply Eiko Trading with PV for projects in Germany

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:44:03 GMT

(EnergyAsia, May 9, Friday) --- NYSE-listed Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturers, said it has signed a contract to supply PV to Eiko Trading Corporation for projects in...

Big players line up for solar projects in Haryana

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:37:14 GMT

By Preeti Parashar With the tariff for generation of power through solar energy being fixed at an attractive rate of Rs 15.96 per unit by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), the state is confident of attracting top corporate houses to set up solar power...

Timminco Limited: Timminco Announces Solar Silicon Operational Review by PHOTON Consulting

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

- Timminco Limited ('Timminco') (TSX:TIM) today announced that it has received an operational review report from PHOTON Consulting on its solar grade silicon business located at Becancour, Quebec, based on a one-day facility visit by a PHOTON Consulting team in early May,...

Bright solar power plan has dark side

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:37:45 GMT

THE State Government announced this week that Victoria would join Queensland and South Australia in offering an incentive for people to install solar power...

/R E P E A T -- ARISE Technologies Corporation - Annual General Meeting Webcast - May 8, 2008/

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:51:17 GMT

TORONTO, April 30 /CNW/ - Notification of Annual General Meeting Webcast event: ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV Frankfurt:A3T) Annual General Meeting May 8, 2008, 10:00 AM ET Waterloo Inn, 475 King Street North Waterloo, Ontario To listen to this Webcast event, please enter http:/...

The 1st solar PV building: main structure completed

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:26:24 GMT

The main structure of the 25-storeyed mansion, China's first solar PV (photovoltaic) building, was lately completed in the city of Baoding in China's northern Hebei...

The Masdar Initiative Posted By : davet

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Is it possible to have an entire city be carbon and waste free? The Masdar Initiative is undertaking just that. The initiative is 'a global cooperative platform for open engagement in the search for solutions to some of mankind's most pressing issues: energy security, climate change and truly sustainable...

Solar suburb milestone

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:45:32 GMT

Milestone for magnetic solar suburb The first residential solar system in the Townsville: Queensland Solar City project has been installed on a home on Magnetic Island, Minister for Mines and Energy Geoff Wilson...

Solar Semiconductor ties up with US cell maker Motech

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:59:00 GMT

HYDERABAD: Solar Semiconductor, a rapidly growing producer of high quality photovoltaic (PV) modules, on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with the US-based Motech Industries Inc, a premium cell...

Bank loans light up rural Karnataka with solar power

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:15:59 GMT

By Joydeep Gupta, New Delhi, May 7 : Over 100,000 people in Karnataka's villages have benefited in the last five years after banks started providing loans for solar lighting at low interest rates, a UNEP official has...

Suntech to Supply One of the World's Largest BIPV Solar Systems to Farm in Alsace, France

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:22:00 GMT

- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP), one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced it has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a...

Solar company to build world`s largest inverter plant in Germany

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:06:37 GMT

Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG, the parent company of SMA America, Inc., has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel,...

Initiatives to boost island's economy

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:53:00 GMT

Creating crofts and selling housing sites part of plans Initiatives to boost island� s economy Published: NEW ADDITION: The recently-built pier should help to bring a boost to Rum� s economy .

First zero-carbon city to rise out of the desert

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:02:00 GMT

One of the world's largest oil producers has begun construction on the first zero-carbon city, powered entirely by renewable energy. Officials from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, touted plans for a $22 billion development known as the Masdar Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of...

COLEXON Energy AG starts construction of the world's largest roof-top thin-film photovoltaic system with a capacity of 4.6 MW

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:53:30 GMT

- COLEXON Energy AG, today has begun construction on the world's largest roof-top thin-film photovoltaic system. The solar power plant will be installed on a...

HK, SHENZHEN COLLABORATE WITH DUPONT TO DEVELOP SOLAR ENERGY

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:53:00 GMT

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced Monday the launching of the first major technology co-operation project under the Shenzhen Hong Kong Innovation Circle to establish a Solar Energy Research and Industrial Platform in collaboration with...

Solar power lights up villages in Tripura

Tue, 06 May 2008 02:08:00 GMT

AGARTALA: Perched on Killa hill, the remote tribal hamlet of Tobakla in Tripura's south district now shines in the dark with a non-conventional solar power plant supplying energy to...

LDK Solar Signs a Five-Year Wafer Supply Agreement With Qimonda AG

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:17:58 GMT

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LDK Solar Co., (News) Ltd. , a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Germany-based Qimonda AG (News) (Qimonda).

Qimonda seeks PV inroads with German JV

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:21:05 GMT

Qimonda AG is diversifying into the photovoltaics sector through a new majority-owned JV with German solar company Centrosolar Group to build, equip, and operate a solar cell manufacturing plant in...

AMG Announces Schedule For First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:19:17 GMT

May 05, 2008 (Hugin via COMTEX News Network) -- Amsterdam, 5 May 2008 --- AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") announced that it will release its first quarter 2008 financial results on Friday, 9 May 2008 at approximately 7:00 am...

ARISE Technologies Corporation Announces $46.2 Million Bought Deal Treasury and Secondary Common Share Offering

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:44:00 GMT

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISSEMINATION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES/ TSX: APV, ADAX: A3T WATERLOO, ON, May 5 /CNW/ - ARISE Technologies Corporation ('ARISE' or the 'Company') (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost..

Hong Kong and Shenzhen collaborate with DuPont to develop solar energy technologies

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:49:48 GMT

Hong Kong and Shenzhen collaborate with DuPont to develop solar energy technologies **************************************** ****************** The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced today (May 5) the launching of the first major technology co..

Solar plant doesn't fly with bird experts; Stone Mills pasture home to rare species

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:01:37 GMT

Posted 1 hour ago The Stone Mills pasture that's been chosen as the site for North America's largest solar farm may be an ideal location for turning the sun's rays into "green" energy, but it's also home to one of the planet's rarest...

DAR justifies P1 billion

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:30:24 GMT

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Wednesday clarified that it used P1billion to pay foreign consultants to start major infrastructure and electrification projects in 500 agrarian reform communities in the...

DGAP-News: Dyesol Limited: Dyesol and Corus Commence Next Phase of DSC on Steel Project

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:13:02 GMT

- 06:56 Dyesol Limited / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous 01.05.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this...