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Sharp Inks 58MW Deal
Sharp Electronics Corp. has signed a deal to supply thin-film solar panels to the massive Avenal Solar Power Facility soon to be under construction in Avenal, California. "This project is one of the largest solar power installations in theworld, and one of the largest Sharp has supplied to date. It also marks a significant step [...]
Boeing Signs $89M Deal with DARPA for “SolarEagle”
Boeing recently signed an US$89 million contract with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and fly a high-altitude unmanned aircraft (UAV) for theVulture II demonstration program. The solar-powered aircraft,SolarEagle, is a full-scale demonstrator designed to stay continuouslyaloft for five years at high altitudes. “Boeing has a highly reliable solar-electric design that [...]
Despite TEP’s Reduction, Arizona Solar Rebate is Still A Great Deal
Citing an overwhelming number of applications for its solarphotovoltaic (PV) rebate program in Arizona, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) in July filed a request with state regulators to reduce the per-wattamount on offer. On August 25, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC)approved the request, making the rebate reduction effectiveretroactively from August 11. The idea behind the reduction is [...]
Miasole Signs Deal to Ship 7.5 MW of CIGS to Germany
MiaSole, which makes copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solarmodules, has signed a contract to deliver 7.5 megawatts of panels tojuwi Solar in Germany. The panels will be placed on roofs and in theground at utility-scale solar parks in that country. MiaSole delivered 1 MW to juwi in the second quarter. The company is one of [...]
Solarfun Signs Japanese Distribution Deal $SOLF
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd., a vertically integrated manufacturer ofsilicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic cells and modules in China, hassigned a PV module distribution agreement with Fujimi FineTechnology Inc., a manufacturer of silicon wafers and a distributor ofsemiconductor products. Fujimi Fine Technology will act as a non-exclusive distributor of Solarfun’s products in Japan for one [...]
How to Deal with Chinese Green Protectionism
Foreign governments’ and businesses’ frustration and disgruntlement over China’s restrictions on trade and foreign investment is reachingfever pitch. First it was Jeff Immelt, the chief executive of GeneralElectric in a speech in Rome earlier this month raising the question ofwhether China “want[s] any of us to win, or any of us to be successful.” Then [...]
Sulfurcell Grabs Deal for 16MW in China, India
Sulfurcell has reported that it has signed deals tosell 16 megawatts of panels to projects in Asia: 10 megawatts worth ofpanels will go to China and 6 megawatts will end up on commercial roofsin New Delhi. The German company specializes in copper indium sulfur (CIS) solar panels, which are close cousins to the copper indium [...]
Yingli Green Energy (YGE) Signs 6MW Italian Deal
It was announced this morning that the Italian subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy(YGE) signed a 6MW solar module sales agreement with Tecno Spot for this year and Tecno has committed to another 10 – 20MW for 2011. ====> Click Here For Your FREE Yingli Technical Analysis CEO of YGE Liansheng Miao and Italia Sales Manager [...]