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SunPower and AUO Announce Solar Cell Fabrication JV

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced a definitive agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with AU Optronics Corp. (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a leading global manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid-crystal displays (TFT-LCD) based in Taiwan.

29 May 2010

Apollo Solar and China Energy Conservation to Build Solar Power Stations

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASOE) ("Apollo Solar" or "the Company"), a refiner and producer of high purity tellurium (Te), tellurium-based compounds and other metals for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and specific segments of the electronic materials market worldwide, today announced that the Company has entered into a non-binding collaboration agreement with China Energy Conservation Solar Energy Technologies, Inc. ("CECS" or "China Energy Conservation") to build scaled thin-film solar energy power stations.

29 May 2010

SunPower to Install High Efficiency Solar Systems at Six San Ramon Valley Schools

In a unanimous vote earlier this week, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) board of education approved a contract with SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) to install high efficiency solar power systems totaling more than 3 megawatts at six schools in the district.

29 May 2010

SunSil Showcases Next Generation Solar PV Systems at InterSolar

SunSil Photovoltaic Products is launching the next generation of solar PV systems for the commercial and residential markets at InterSolar (9-11 June 2010) that will increase yields for its owner by up to 30% or more as well as reducing initial costs, making solar electricity significantly more financially appealing.

29 May 2010

Suntech Power Receives Microgeneration Certification Scheme Certification

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, recently received official certification under the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for its most popular models, a pre-requisite for selling solar panels in the UK market.

29 May 2010

Large-Scale Solar Power Plant in Czech Powered by Kyocera Modules

Kyocera reported that it has delivered solar modules for a solar power plant construction in the Czech Republic.

28 May 2010

Schafer to Investigate Viability of Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology for Terrestrial Power Generation

Schafer Corporation (“Schafer”), a scientific analysis and engineering company, announced today it has been selected to lead an industry consortium in a research and development effort to investigate and demonstrate the viability of Concentrated Photovoltaic technology for terrestrial power generation.

28 May 2010

National Grid Completes New Solar Generation Facility in Whitinsville, Massachusetts

National Grid today marked the completion of its new, one-megawatt solar generation facility in Whitinsville, Mass.

28 May 2010

Day4 Energy and Enersis Sign Turnkey Manufacturing Agreement

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Enersis, the second largest PV company in Slovenia, for a 25 megawatt (MW) turnkey manufacturing technology solution for the production of Day4 Energy ("Day4") branded products to address the rapidly growing Eastern European photovoltaic market.

28 May 2010

Munich Re to Cover Astronergy's Crystalline Silicon and Thin Film PV Modules

On May 27, 2010, Astronergy (also known as Chint Solar) announced that Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurance companies, will be covering Astronergy's crystalline silicon and thin film PV modules, a guarantee that holds PV panels to high performance standards for the power output warranty period.

28 May 2010

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Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

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

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