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Gadir Solar Employs Oerlikon Thin Film Silicon PV Technology

Oerlikon Solar, the world’s leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) production equipment, today announced that Gadir Solar is using its amorphous thin film silicon PV technology at the solar fabrication plant located in the bay of Cadiz, Spain. Gadir Solar’s plant, one of the largest in Europe, began operation in October 2009.

17 Feb 2010

Universal Display's White OLED Lighting Advancement Receives Credit from DOE

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED™ technology and materials, today announced that the company has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its advances in white OLED lighting performance. The company was recognized during ‘Transformations in Lighting’, the DOE’s annual Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Workshop, held February 2-4 in Raleigh, NC.

17 Feb 2010

LNS to Support Establishment of Bosch's New PV Cell Manufacturing Site in Germany

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, and Bosch Solar Energy, have announced an extension of their collaboration at Bosch’s new crystalline Si solar cell manufacturing site in Arnstadt, Germany. Under the new agreement, LNS will supply silane and ammonia gas, both critical materials in the fabrication of Bosch’s high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) cells.

17 Feb 2010

Carmanah Receives $275,000 Worth Order for Solar LED Airfield Lights

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) has received an order valued in excess of $275,000 USD through its authorized South African distributor, Sun Solutions, to supply solar powered LED airfield lights to Waterkloof Air Force Base in South Africa (ICAO: FAWK). The Air Force Base is home to the South African Presidential Squadron and is a designated supply hub for World Cup 2010.

17 Feb 2010

Six Solar Energy Installations Activated by PES and Diocese

Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a national power purchase agreement (PPA) provider/financier of solar powered renewable energy systems, and the Diocese of San Jose (Diocese), in conjunction with MBL-Energy (MBL) and Photon Energy Services (Photon), today announce the activation of six distributed solar energy installations, consisting of an aggregate nameplate capacity of 886 kW DC.

17 Feb 2010

Constellation Energy to Support Development of Solar Power Systems

Constellation Energy announced today that it will support the development of commercial photovoltaic power systems with a $90 million solar capital commitment

17 Feb 2010

Solyndra and Advanced Green Technologies Partner for PV Systems Distribution

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Green Technologies, a worldwide renewable energy solutions and building-integrated solar energy products provider, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

17 Feb 2010

Lumiette Unveils New Octagonal Flat Panel Lamp

Once again revolutionizing the lighting industry, clean-energy lamp developer Lumiette Inc. has introduced a new lamp using an octagonal flat panel design. In addition, the company has released a convenient light tile that makes it easy for designers and manufacturers to quickly develop innovative round fixtures using the new lamp.

17 Feb 2010

White Paper on Convergence of Biometric Identity Resolution and Identity Management Solutions

A new class of vendors has developed unique technologies and solutions that integrate biometric and biographic data for identity resolution within robust and flexible system architectures that connect and enable business processes for identity management purposes.

17 Feb 2010

Innovalight Receives Key Patent for Manufacturing Solar Cells with Silicon Ink

Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm selling silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology, today announced that the company has been awarded a key patent for the manufacturing of crystalline wafer solar cells with silicon ink.

17 Feb 2010

CSP to Construct Third Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in China

China Solar Power, a manufacturer of thin film amorphous silicon photovoltaic solar modules, announced that it has signed an investment agreement with Suzhou Industrial Park for its third solar cell manufacturing facility in China.

17 Feb 2010

Frost & Sullivan Analysis on European Lighting Equipment Markets

The European luminaire market is long established and mature. However, recent developments have shaken the sedentary growth rate of the market, with a construction boom in early-2000s swiftly followed by a construction slump and prolonged economic downturn.

17 Feb 2010

Astrophysicists from UK and China Discover Pair of Red Stars Using UK Infrared Telescope

A binary pair of red stars, one giant one dwarf, has been discovered by a collaboration of astrophysicists from the University of Hertfordshire and The Chinese Academy of Sciences

17 Feb 2010

New FBU from Powerwave Offers Long-Distance Fibre Optic Distribution

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a global leader in end-to-end wireless coverage and capacity solutions, today introduced its Fiber Base Unit (FBU), a flexible and modular platform for wideband coverage distributed antenna systems (DAS), designed to support wireless coverage in a range of venues including subways, airports, office buildings, shopping malls and stadiums.

17 Feb 2010

Toshiba Introduces New Bridge Chips for Mobile Phone Cameras and Displays

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced availability of three new bridge chips for use in mobile phones, a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) camera serial interface (CSI) to a Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI) chip (part number TC358740XBG) and two MDDI-MIPI display serial interface (DSI) chips (part numbers TC358760XBG and TC358761XBG). These products provide high-speed serial interfaces between a mobile phone's baseband or application processor and the phone's display or integrated camera and are a requirement for high-resolution displays and cameras used in smartphones, mobile internet devices, netbooks, smartbooks and other high-performance mobile devices. They are the latest additions to Toshiba's Mobile Product Initiative product portfolio designed to help customers implement more advanced technologies in their mobile phone designs.

16 Feb 2010