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LDK Solar Sold Out its Solar Wafer Capacity for 2008

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced today that based upon its current backlog of contracts, it has almost sold out 100% of its solar wafer capacity for 2008 and has sold more than 90% of its solar wafer capacity for 2009. The long-term nature of its contracts enhances LDK's visibility for its business.

13 Mar 2008

Kyocera to Deliver 1.6 MW of Solar Panels

Akeena Solar, Inc., a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, and Kyocera Solar Inc., one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of solar energy products, have announced a strategic partnership to manufacture Andalay solar panels.

13 Mar 2008

Commercial Inverters to Process Over 34 MW of Solar Power

Power-One, Inc. today announced that Aurora PVI-Central inverters have been selected by the Energy Division of Isolux Corsan for use in what will be Spain's largest photovoltaic-power installation, and the second largest renewable-energy facility in the world.

13 Mar 2008

Innovative Community Solar Program Across the State

SolarCity, California's leading provider of solar energy systems, today announced that the company has successfully carried its innovative Community Solar Program across the state and to Southern California thanks to the company's group solar initiative.

12 Mar 2008

Joint-Development Agreement to Bring TiO2-Based Nanowires to Market

Today, IP2Biz LLC of Atlanta and International Speciality Chemicals Ltd. (ISC) of London, announced a joint-development agreement for the purpose of bringing titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based nanowires to market.

12 Mar 2008

New 20MW Crystalline Module Line in Portugal

Spire Corporation today announced it has received a contract from the solar division of Spanish renewable energy company Fluitecnik S.A., to provide a photovoltaic module assembly line for that company's operations in Portugal.

12 Mar 2008

Solar Photovoltaics Expects to Reach $74 Billion by 2017, Says Report

Global clean-energy markets are expanding rapidly, with revenues in four benchmark sectors - biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaics, and fuel cells - up 40 percent from $55 billion in 2006 to $77.3 billion in 2007, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2008 report released today.

12 Mar 2008

Experiment Collected Many Images of the Moon

Newly-released images of the lunar south-polar region obtained by ESA's SMART-1 are proving to be wonderful tools to zero-in on suitable study sites for potential future lunar exploration missions.

12 Mar 2008

Key to Making Next Generation Lighting Technology Commercially Viable

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of General Electric, and GE Consumer and Industrial, today announced the successful demonstration of the world's first roll-to-roll manufactured organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting devices.

12 Mar 2008

Company Clarifies Structure and Mission by Establishing New Infrared Division

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has established a new infrared materials and systems integration division for advanced cadmium telluride (CdTe) and mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) infrared imaging and sensor products.

12 Mar 2008

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics