25 Sep 2006 @ 16:36, by Raymond Powers
NBuzz Newsletter
WORLD SOLAR ENERGY NEWS
Projects...
Spain: ACCIONA to Build World's Largest Photovoltaic Plant in Portugal (update)
United States: GE Energy to Supply Solar Equipment to Korean PV Project
United States: Vallecitos Water District to Unveil 340 kilowatt PV System
United States: SunEdison to Build Solar Farm
Japan: Sharp Commissions Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Facility
United States: WorldWater & Power to Build Solar System for The Center for Great Expectations
Markets...
United States: Solar Gas Station Wins Property Tax Appeal
Manufacturing...
Norway: REC Increases Polysilicon Production
Norway: REC to Invest in Additional Cell and Production Capacity
Companies...
Germany: Aleo Solar Secures Contract from PowerLight Corporation
United Kingdom: Romag Signs Cell Supply Letter of Intent with E-Ton Solar
Germany: SolarWorld Group Signs Chinese Solar Wafer Contract
Germany: SolarWorld Signs Supply Agreement with Italian Wholesaler
United States: Start Up, Solaria Raises $22 Million
Belgium: Commission Clears Acquisition of Avancis by Shell and Saint-Gobain
Germany: SolarWorld Group Contracts Two Wafer Supply Deals
PROJECTS
Madrid, Spain: ACCIONA to Build World's Largest Photovoltaic Plant in Portugal (update)
ACCIONA has been selected to build and operate as owner a 62 MW photovoltaic solar plant near the town of Moura, in southern Portugal. With an investment in excess of 200 million euros, its construction will be carried out in two stages: the first, with 40-45 MW, will be concluded in 2008 and the other, with the remaining power, will be completed by 2010.
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Atlanta, GA, USA: GE Energy to Supply Solar Equipment to Korean PV Project
GE Energy’s technology has been selected for one of the largest solar power projects in Asia, a three-megawatt facility being developed at Yong Gwang, Korea.
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San Marcos, CA, USA: Vallecitos Water District to Unveil 340 kilowatt PV System
The Vallecitos Water District (VWD) will be holding a dedication ceremony for their recently installed solar photovoltaic (PV) carport system in honor of the late Paul A. Davy, former VWD Director and the visionary for solar, at the District's headquarters.
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Denver, CO, USA: SunEdison to Build Solar Farm
Xcel Energy on Friday selected Baltimore's SunEdison to build the largest solar electric farm in Colorado. The 8 Megawatt solar farm, capable of powering more than 2,600 homes along the Front Range and other parts of Colorado, would be built in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa.
Web Site: [link],2777,DRMN_23914_5015443,00.html
Kameyama, Japan: Sharp Commissions Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Facility
Sharp Corporation’s state-of-the-art Kameyama Plant No. 2 recently became operational. As a "Super Green Factory" with a high level of environmental performance designed to minimize impacts on the environment to the greatest extent possible, the Kameyama Plant features an energy supply system based on integrating diverse power sources distributed within the plant into a single large-scale system independent of the utility power grid.
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Pennington, NJ, USA: WorldWater & Power to Build Solar System for The Center for Great Expectations
WorldWater & Power Corp. today announced the signing of a $446,250 contract with The Center for Great Expectations to build a roof-top solar power system.
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MARKETS
Sutter Creek, CA, USA: Solar Gas Station Wins Property Tax Appeal
Jon's Pit Stop in Martell, California has achieved a favorable outcome in an appeal against the Amador County Assessor's Office. Jon and Polly Luy, owners of Jon's Pit Stop, received a property tax assessment of $58,500 for a new solar support structure (tax exempt under California Assembly Bill AB-1755) that is part of their 84 kW STC SolarStar™ electric system.
Web Site: [link] (Corrected Link)
MANUFACTURING
Oslo, Norway: REC Increases Polysilicon Production
Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has decided to invest $50 million to further increase polysilicon production by close to 20% through de-bottlenecking, at one of the existing plants.
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Oslo, Norway: REC to Invest in Additional Cell and Production Capacity
Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has decided to more than quadruple its solar cell production and double its solar module production within 2008. REC's production of cells and modules will be increased from today's 45MW level, up to a total of 225MW in cells and 100MW in modules.
Web Site: [link]
COMPANIES
Prenzlau, Germany: Aleo Solar Secures Contract from PowerLight Corporation
Prenzlau based aleo solar AG has been commissioned by US system integrator, PowerLight Corporation to produce 10,000 solar modules.
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London, United Kingdom: Romag Signs Cell Supply Letter of Intent with E-Ton Solar
Romag Holdings says the company has experienced strong growth in demand for the company's PowerGlaz solar panels. To support this growth, Romag has signed a Letter of Intent for the supply of PV cells from E-Ton Solar in Taiwan.
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Bonn, Germany: SolarWorld Group Signs Chinese Solar Wafer Contract
SolarWorld-Konzern has landed one of its biggest export orders to date. The SolarWorld subsidiary Deutsche Solar AG which is among the world's largest producers of solar silicon wafers will supply 350 million EUR worth of wafers to China.
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Bonn, Germany: SolarWorld Signs Supply Agreement with Italian Wholesaler
SolarWorld AG has concluded a comprehensive agreement for the delivery of complete solar power systems and solar modules with the Italian solar power wholesaler Tecnospot in Bolzano.
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Freemont, CA, USA: Start Up, Solaria Raises $22 Million
Solaria®, a solar technology company, yesterday announced the completion of $22 million in Series B financing. The funding round includes investments from Sigma Partners, NGEN Partners, Q-Cells AG and Moser Baer.
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Brussels, Belgium: Commission Clears Acquisition of Avancis by Shell and Saint-Gobain
The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the acquisition of joint control of Avancis GmbH of Germany by Shell Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (Shell) of Germany, belonging to the Shell Group, and Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH (Saint-Gobain), also of Germany.
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Bonn, Germany: SolarWorld Group Contracts Two Wafer Supply Deals
SolarWorld has concluded two contracts for the delivery of solar silicon wafers until 2018 with two well-known customers in Taiwan and South Korea.
Web Site: [link]
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