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LDK Solar Co signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to China-based Jiangxi Solar PV Corp. LDK Solar will deliver about 70 megawatts of the wafers to JSPV, a new venture created by U.S.-based Solar PV Corp., over a five-year period starting in 2009. Financial details were not disclosed.
LDK Solar shares rose $1.74, […]
June 14th, 2008 – Posted in Alternative Energy
Trina Solar Ltd. signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Jupiter Corp. Ltd., an affiliate of DTK Industries (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. Both companies are based in China.
Qingdao DTK will supply Trina Solar with enough polysilicon to make about 650 megawatts of solar modules over six years. Delivery of polysilicon at predetermined prices is expected to start […]
May 16th, 2008 – Posted in Oil and Gas
EI Solutions, a division of US-based Energy Innovations (EI), announced on October 17 that it will construct a solar electricity system for Google’s Mountain View headquarters.
EI Solutions said the system will be the largest solar installation on any corporate campus. The project will involve 9,212 solar panels provided by Sharp Electronics.
October 19th, 2006 – Posted in Alternative Energy
Liang singled out Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. as a favorite because weakening prices in the second half of the year could shake out the industry and leave Suntech in a stronger relative position. Suntech rose $3.84, or 8.6 percent, to $48.63.
Elsewhere in the sector, shares of SunPower Corp. gained $6.80, or 7.6 percent, to $95.86, […]
May 15th, 2008 – Posted in Mining Stocks, Oil and Gas
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. says its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, won a $17 million contract from Sunworx GmbH for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules. Sunworx will take delivery of the modules this year.
Quantum and Asola recently announced plans to triple solar module production capacity […]
May 28th, 2008 – Posted in Alternative Energy, Oil and Gas
Investors warmed to shares of solar energy products makers again as a Jefferies & Co. analyst upgraded shares of a solar wafer maker and another praised the sector’s strong fundamentals.
Analyst Paul Clegg raised Evergreen Solar Inc. to “Buy” from “Hold” in a note to investors, saying the stock’s recent price decline makes it an attractive […]
May 15th, 2008 – Posted in Oil and Gas
Calyon Securities analyst George Kotzias warned investors some clouds may be on the horizon for Chinese solar companies following the devastating earthquake in that country.
He noted that the epicenter of the 7.9 magnitude quake is near one of China’s main polysilicon production areas. Polysilicon is a crucial component for solar products. Kotzias says the plants […]
May 14th, 2008 – Posted in Oil and Gas
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries signed an EGP 604 million (US$ 109 million) contract with the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), a subsidiary of the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity, for the construction of new 62MW Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power (ISCC) Plant in Kuraymat, Egypt.
The scope of work under the contract includes all civil work […]
November 1st, 2007 – Posted in Alternative Energy
People in the backward char areas along the river Padma in the district are using solar energy as an alternate source of power when the entire country is experiencing erratic power supply.
Natore Palli Biddyut Samity-2 sources said nearly 50,000 people of 33 villages under three upazilas of the district are using solar panel at present. […]
October 8th, 2006 – Posted in Alternative Energy, General
Alternative energy company Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. says its German partner will boost solar module manufacturing capacity for its European systems to meet growing demand. Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH will lift its capacity to 45 megawatts peak power annually and will build a new plant.
Quantum said it is in talks to […]
May 21st, 2008 – Posted in Oil and Gas
WATER DESALINATION USING SOLAR ENERGY AND WIND MILLS ARE AMONGST THE MAIN TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE WORLD SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN BAHRAIN IN NOVEMBER. THE THREE-DAY ARAB REGIONAL CONFERENCE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY.
THE EVENT WILL ALSO TACKLE IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS USE OF […]
October 8th, 2006 – Posted in Alternative Energy, General
Kampala City Council has resolved to drop the use of hydropower and switch to solar energy as a measure to solve power cuts in the city. City mayor Nasser Sebaggala said a solar energy system was identified as a cheaper and reliable option in case of load shedding.
“We have resolved to switch to a solar energy […]
October 16th, 2006 – Posted in Alternative Energy
