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HelioFocus Ltd. is engaged in the its growth strategy in Europe.
development of modular, high efficiency EPV Solar has already begun to ship
The Solar Power Conference & Expo
concentrated solar power (CSP) systems modules for the first project, a 2-MW
is the largest solar industry event in the
that will convert sunlight to grid electric- development in Germany due to be com-
Americas, expected to attract more than
ity using a parabolic solar concentrator to pleted before the end of 2008.
www.epv.net,
12,000 professional attendees from 70
focus the sun’s energy into a solar receiver
www.city-solar-ag.com
countries.
www.SolarPowerConference.com
that provides enough heat energy to drive
Capstone’s modified turbine and power solar semiconductor & as solar
Tynsolar solar module capacity to
electronics.
www.microturbine.com make us $629 million deal
run short of demand
Solar Semiconductor and AS Solar GmbH
According to DIGITIMES, the Tynsolar
ge and grupo corporativo landon signed a multi-year, strategic partnership
subsidiary of Tyntek said its solar module
to invest us $350 million in leading valued at approximately US $695 million
capacity is running short of demand with
european solar company for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV)
the shortage expected to last through the
GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of modules. The modules will be used by AS
end of the year. In light of strong bookings,
GE, and Grupo Corporativo Landon Solar in the European market.
the company also anticipates its July sales
plan to invest about US $350 million in
www.solarsemiconductor.com,
will hit a record high again. August sales
Fotowatio, one of Spain’s largest and most
www.as-solar.com
are expected to hit the NT$400 million
successful solar power project developers.
(US$13.1 million) mark, according to the
Fotowatio owns, operates and is develop- memc & Tainergy make us
company.
www.tynsolar.com.tw
ing almost 960 megawatts of solar projects $3 billion wafer supply deal
in the fast-growing solar power markets of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and
ulVac wins order From nexpower
Spain, Italy and the United States. Existing Taiwan’s solar cell manufacturer Tainergy
to build complete solar cell mfg
investors in Fotowatio comprise investment Tech Co. Ltd. have entered into a solar
plant in Taiwan
fund Qualitas Venture Capital and Fotowa- wafer supply agreement that is expected
Following a two-year period of study and
tio’s management.
www.fotowatio.com to generate between US $3-3.5 billion in
preparation, the United Microelectronics
revenue for MEMC over a 10-year period.
Corporation (UMC) subsidiary NexPower
FTl solar awarded second $250,000 Under the terms of the deal, MEMC will
Technology Corporation has decided to
nyserDa development grant supply solar wafers to Tainergy over 10
establish a new solar cell manufacturing
FTL Solar, the creator and leading devel- years, with pre-determined pricing, on a
plant in Taiwan and have signed an agree-
oper of photovoltaic power technologies take-or-pay basis beginning in the third
ment to use ULVAC’s full-scale thin film
integrated within lightweight, flexible quarter of 2008.
www.memc.com,
manufacturing line equipment, which will
materials enabling portable, scaleable
www.tainergy.com.tw
include all solar cell manufacturing pe-
sources of energy and shelter, announced
ripheral equipment, such as plasma CVD
today that the Company has received a motech new solar-cell capacity in
equipment, laser scribing equipment, sput-
second $250,000 development grant from china already fully booked
tering equipment, and sealing equipment,
The New York State Energy Research and According to DIGITIMES, industry
etc. In addition, ULVAC will provide all
Development Authority (NYSERDA). sources have indicated that Motec’s Su-
the actual production training and start-
The funding will be used to accelerate zhou China plant is already full booked for
up of the manufacturing line which will
development of PowerPark, (TM) a series volume production of solar cells. Construc-
handle 1.1m x 1.4m size substrates, suitable
of scalable parking structures featuring tion on the solar-cell production line at
for main power electric generation.
sustainable energy generation capabilities. Suzhou, designed with an annual capacity
www.ulvac.com,
www.nexpw.com
www.ftlsolar.com of 65 peak megawatt (MWp), has been
completed, and official volume production
probe signs letter of intent for
Wakonda raises us $9.5 million is to begin in September.
acquisition of solar masters
in financing Motech responded to the claims by stat-
Probe Manufacturing, Inc., an electron-
Wakonda Technologies Inc., a developer of ing that its order landing status is okay, as
ics manufacturing and alternative energy
solar photovoltaic (PV) products, has raised it has always been.
www.motechind.com
company, has signed a letter of intent with
US $9.5 million in Series A financing.
Solar Masters, a solar technology company
Wakonda is developing an inexpensive, small business goes solar—
that is dedicated to providing innova-
patent-pending material that enables the integrity Building corp latest to
tive solutions for solar power generation
production of high performance solar cells. adopt
focused on lighting and battery charging
www.wakondatech.com Kyocera Solar, Inc. and American Solar
products.
www.probemi.com
Electric, Inc. announced that a recently
city solar gets long-term unveiled 19.2 kilowatt solar electric power
capstone Turbine receives order
thin-film pV supply deal system has tested at 106 percent of expect-
for development of solar-powered
EPV Solar Inc., a New Jersey-based thin- ed projections. The new system—indepen-
microturbine
film solar module manufacturer, entered dently tested by Phoenix’s utility company,
Capstone Turbine Corporation, a clean
into a long-term solar module supply Salt River Project (SRP)—is installed at the
technology manufacturer of microturbine
agreement with City Solar Kraftwerke AG. Integrity Building Corp (IBC) headquar-
energy systems, received an order from
The framework agreement allows City ters in Mesa, Ariz., and has allowed the
HelioFocus for the development and
Solar to purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of small business to save thousands of dollars
modification of Capstone Turbine’s C65
amorphous silicon modules over a period on electricity.
MicroTurbine® to operate on solar energy.
of five years with which it plans to execute Designed and installed by American
30 – Global Solar Technology – September/October 2008
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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