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GT SOLAR SIGNS SECOND AGREEMENT WITH LDK SOLAR
2005 Chinese Contracts Exceed $80 Million
GT Equipment Technologies has received a record 100-unit order for 100 DSS multi-crystal silicon ingot growth furnaces from LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. of Jiangxi, China to expand its annual wafer fabrication capacity from 75 megawatts to more than 200 megawatts.
CSG AND EVERGREEN SOLAR TEAM WITH BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB
100Kw System Installed at Saratoga, NY Store
BJ's Wholesale Club unveils an 100-kilowatt system at its Saratoga store. The project was designed by Conservation Services Group using Evergreen Solar technology. The 80,000 square-foot installation, running smoothly since starting operations last spring, is BJ's largest North American solar installation.
SPIRE WILL PROVIDE EVERQ WITH MODULAR TESTING SYSTEM
Spire Corporation has executed a contract to provide EverQ of Thalheim, Germany, with Spire's SPI-MODULE QATM 460 automated photovoltaic (PV) module testing system. The equipment will enable EverQ to complement its production line with Spire's automated equipment.
SATCON INVERTERS POWER NEW JERSEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Two of Satcon Technology Corporation's utility grade Powergate® solar inverters are being utilized as the power conditioning units for the new 502-kilowatt solar electric system installed at New Jersey American Water’s Canal Road Water Treatment Plant located in Somerset, NJ.
EVERGREEN SOLAR IN $70 MILLION DEAL WITH POWERLIGHT
Evergreen Solar has entered into its largest sales agreement by contracting with Powerlight Corporation. During the four year contract, Evergreen will provide a minimum of $70 million in PV modules.
SOLECTERIA RENEWABLES' FACILITY SOLAR POWERED
Solectria Renewables has announced that it has completed the installation of a 12kW grid-tied PV system at its manufacturing facilities, becoming the first inverter manufacturer to be a net exporter of electricity into the grid.
CT CLEAN ENERGY FUND LAUNCHES $21 MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ON-SITE RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) announced a new program that makes almost $21 million available to reduce the cost of installing renewable-energy power-generating equipment at commercial, industrial and institutional facilities.
STONYFIELD FARMS DEBUTS NH'S LARGEST PV ARRAY
Solar Works and NativeEnergy Construct Facility
New Hampshire's largest solar power array opened atop Stonyfield Farm's 120,000 square-foot organic yogurt facility. The 50 kW solar energy system demonstrates the company's commitment to supporting renewable energy projects.
RWE SCHOTT EQUIPMENT POWERS NJ WATER PLANT
Largest East Coast Installation
The largest ground-mounted system east of the Rockies has been installed at the New Jersey American Water facility in Franklin Township, Somerset County. The 502 kW system uses over 2,800 solar panels provided by RWE SCHOTT Solar.
SPIRE TO BUILD BEDFORD, MA MANUFACTURING LINE
Effort Will Target the Building Integrated PV Market
Spire Corporation has announced that it will establish photovoltaic module manufacturing in Bedford, Massachusetts to meet the growing demand for customized modules for the Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) market.
SPIRE CORP AND SHELL SOLAR DESIGN CT COMMERCIAL PV INSTALLATION
The 16.5kw Facility is One of CT's Largest
Spire Corporation announced that it has collaborated with Shell Solar Industries to design and install a 16.5-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, one of the largest corporate PV systems in the State of Connecticut, at the offices of Centerbrook Architects and Planners, LLC in Centerbrook, Connecticut.
SCHOTT TO PURCHASE RWE'S PORTION OF RWE SCHOTT SOLAR
Schott AG has agreed to acquire the 50 percent share RWE Solutions AG holds in the joint venture RWE Schott Solar.
SPIRE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH KOREAN FIRM
Spire Corporation has announced that it has executed a contract with Unison Co., Ltd. (Unison) of Chonan-City, Korea to provide an advanced photovoltaic (PV) module production line.
GT SOLAR SIGNS $33 MILLION CONTRACT WITH CHINESE COMPANY
GT Equipment Technologies a worldwide company that designs, manufactures, assembles, and installs turnkey manufacturing lines for all three stages of the photovoltaic manufacturing chain, has entered into an over $33 million agreement with LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. of Jiangxi, China to create a nearly 75 megawatt wafer fabrication turnkey line for solar energy applications. The line is being produced by GT Equipment Technologies’ solar division – GT Solar Technologies.
CONNECTICUT CLEAN ENERGY FUND SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR $4 MILLION OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that it is accepting proposals for its new $4 million Operational Demonstration Program. The program will enable early-stage companies to demonstrate the effectiveness of their near-commercial clean energy technologies and will further the potential growth of the clean energy industry in Connecticut.
GT SOLAR AWARDED THREE FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., a worldwide company that produces semi-custom specialty equipment for the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries, has won three technical grants from the U.S. Government totaling nearly $1 million. Two of the grants have been awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and one grant under the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR).
NEW YORK ENACTS TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR SOLAR
Governor George E. Pataki has signed into law two bills to promote the use of solar energy in New York State by offering homeowners tax incentives that would reduce the net cost of solar installation. The bills will encourage the use of clean, alternative sources of renewable energy and better protect New York's environment.
SOLARONE REGISTERS FIRST SALES FOR SOLED™
SolarOne™ Solutions LLC announced today that the company has received its first orders for SoLed™ area lighting using its new patent-pending MC2 technology powered by solar energy. One such order came recently from a New England-based university for lighting a dark pathway to its athletic facility.
MAGNETEK WINS TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Magnetek, Inc. received Frost & Sullivan’s 2005 “Solar Power Systems Technology Innovation of the Year” Award. A leading supplier of digital power supplies and systems, Magnetek received the Award for its Aurora™ solar power inverters, which Frost & Sullivan lauds as “an inverter solution that could revolutionize the solar energy market.”
EVERGREEN SOLAR BREAKS GROUND ON GERMAN PLANT
Evergreen Solar, Inc. yesterday celebrated the groundbreaking of its 30-megawatt solar wafer, cell and module manufacturing plant in Thalheim, Germany. The plant is being constructed by EverQ, a recently formed strategic partnership between Evergreen Solar, Inc. and Thalheim-based Q-Cells AG, the world's largest independent manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells.
INITIATIVE TO EXAMINE FACILITATING ENERGY SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
Soluz and Navigant Consulting to Undertake Joint Study
A team of energy experts led by Navigant Consulting, Inc. and Soluz, Inc. is undertaking a major multi-client study on the state of rural energy delivery and the role for distributed energy technologies in accelerating energy service to rural areas.
SHELL ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD'S LARGEST PV PLANT
Pocking, Baveria is home to 10 MWp facility
Shell Solar GmbH, Martin Bucher Project Development and CommerzLeasing und Immobilien AG have announced that they will build the world’s largest single connected solar plant of 10 MWp at a former military area near Pocking, Bavaria. The solar plant will consist of approximately 62,500 modules and will deliver electricity to almost 3,300 households in Germany per year.
SHELL SOLAR INSTALLS 100,000TH HOME SYSTEM
Shell Solar's Rural Operation division celebrates the sale and installation of more than 100,000 Solar Home Systems in just over five years. Shell Solar is one of the few solar businesses to establish a successful direct sales installation and service channel in areas where communities have access to little or no reliable grid power.
GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
GT Equipment Technologies of Merrimack, NH, is named Export-Import Bank's Small Business Environmental Exporter of the Year.
NEW HAVEN LAUNCHES LARGEST CT SOLAR PROJECT
Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. joined School Superintendent Dr. Reginald Mayo, and officials from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) at the Barnard Environmental Magnet School to launch a massive solar photovoltaic (PV) project, which will be incorporated in the Barnard School renovation. This solar PV project will be the first commercial system in Greater New Haven, the largest in Connecticut and rank among the five largest in New England. This solar PV project was made possible through the support of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund.
SPIRE TO PROVIDE HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES WITH A PV MODULE MANUFACTURING LINE
Spire Corporation has announced that it has entered into a contract to provide Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), of Ulsan, Korea, a multi-megawatt turnkey photovoltaic (PV) module assembly line. The line is scheduled to be delivered during the Spring of 2005.
SOLAR ONE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PRODUCTS
At this year’s International LightFair exhibit, SolarOne™ Solutions, LLC of Framingham, Ma will proudly unveil a sleek new solar electric overhead white LED light: the SoLed™ LX01 for pathway and park lighting.
This announcement comes a week after SolarOne introduced its new patent-pending SoLed™ - mc2 – Solar/LED lighting management system. This microprocessor-based system effectively manages the complex balance between the key components in an autonomous solar powered light.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNVEILS PV SYSTEM USING SOLECTRIA RENEWABLES' TECHNOLOGY
SEBANE Members Irradiance, RWE Schott and Zapatec Energy Also Involved
Solectria Renewables announced today the installation of its solar integrated photovoltaic inverter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Hayden Memorial Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
KONARKA WINS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT
Lowell, Mass. – Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in developing and commercializing power plastics that convert light to energy, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award will help fund Konarka’s efforts to increase the performance of its light-activated power plastic.
SPIRE CORPORATION PROMOTES RODGER LAFAVRE TO COO
Spire Corporation announces the promotion of Rodger W. LaFavre to Chief Operating Officer.
EVERGREEN SOLAR INTRODUCES FLAT ROOF MOUNTING SYSTEM
Offers Fast, Cost-Effective Installation on Commercial Buildings Without Roof Penetrations
Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power products based on its proprietary, low-cost String Ribbon wafer technology, today introduced Sunplicity, an advanced Flat Roof Mounting System (FRMS) designed specifically for use with its EC-100 Series modules.
KONARKA EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE
To Produce Photovoltaic Fabric With Swiss University
Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in developing and commercializing power plastics that convert light to energy, today announced it is developing photovoltaic fabric with Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The Photovoltaic Fibers and Textiles Based on Nanotechnology program is expected to yield the first fully integrated woven photovoltaic material.
CONNECTICUT CLEAN ENERGY FUND ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMERCIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PROGRAM
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced the allocation of an additional $9,000,000 to its Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Solar Photovoltaic (PV) program.
EVERGREEN SOLAR TO FORM JOINT PLANT VENTURE IN GERMANY
MARLBORO, Mass. & THALHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2005-- Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost String Ribbon wafer technology, and Q-Cells AG, the world's largest independent manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, announced the formation of a joint venture to undertake the development of a 30-megawatt solar wafer, cell and module manufacturing plant in Thalheim, Germany.
RWE SCHOTT SOLAR NAMES MARK FINOCCHARIO AS COO
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality solar modules and systems, today announced the appointment of Mark Finocchario to the position of Chief Operations Officer.
EVERGREEN SOLAR MAKES COMMON STOCK OFFERING
Evergreen Solar, Inc. announces that it plans to offer shares of its common stock in a follow-on public offering of common stock, with expected gross proceeds of $60 million.
KONARKA SELECTED WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TECHNOLOGY PIONEER
Konarka Technologies, an innovator in developing and commercializing power plastics that convert light to energy, announced it has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. One of only 29 companies chosen worldwide, Konarka was recognized for its technology innovation, keen sense of timing for market acceptance and willingness to address a critical societal issue, the global energy crisis.
SOLECTRIA AND AZURE DYNAMICS ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT
Solectria Corporation announced they have reached an agreement with Azure Dynamics Corporation to have Azure acquire all of its outstanding shares.
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