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Ningguo City Municipal Government and Apollo Solar Energy Sign Non-Binding LOI

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASOE) ("Apollo Solar" or "the Company"), a leading vertically integrated miner, refiner and producer of high purity tellurium (Te) and tellurium-based metals for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and specific segments of the electronic materials market worldwide in the People's Republic of China, today announced the Company has signed a non- binding Letter of Intent with the Ningguo City Municipal Government to enter into a future joint venture that would build and operate the Ningguo-Apollo Solar Energy Community, to be located in Anhui Province, China.

20 Apr 2010

UM Team to Build Solar-Powered House for Solar Decathlon 2011

A team of University of Maryland students, faculty and mentors has earned one of 20 coveted spots in the international U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 to be staged on the National Mall next year.

19 Apr 2010

Suntech Delivers Advanced Solar Panels for 48kW Rooftop Installation on Sydney Town Hall

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, recently supplied 240 advanced solar panels for a 48kW rooftop installation on Town Hall in Sydney, Australia.

19 Apr 2010

Global Solar PV Market Reaches 7.3 GW in 2009

Newly connected solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Germany soared to 1.46 GW in December, almost three times the previous record rate of monthly connections of 0.50 GW set in November.

17 Apr 2010

PROINSO Signs Solar Supply Agreement for PV Farms in Greece

The Spanish company PROINSO, specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic systems, has been awarded the supply of various solar photovoltaic farms in Greece that will all together amount to more than 7.54 MW of installed capacity.

17 Apr 2010

Solar Power Receives Solar Installation Contract from Twentieth Century Fox

Solar Power, Inc. announced today that the Company has been contracted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (“Fox”) to design and install a 158 kW DC solar photovoltaic system at the Fox Studios Lot located in Century City, California.

17 Apr 2010

Suniva’s High-Efficiency Solar Cells Power First 1MW Rooftop Solar Project in India

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that its high-performance solar cells are powering India’s first 1MW rooftop solar plant.

16 Apr 2010

LDK to Supply Solar Modules to Germany-Based Phoenix Solar

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, today announced that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Germany-based Phoenix Solar AG. Under terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 20 megawatts (MW) of solar modules during the second calendar quarter of 2010.

16 Apr 2010

Saflex Launches Radiant White PA27 Encapsulant to Increase Efficiency of Solar Module

Saflex, a business unit of Solutia, is launching a breakthrough solar encapsulant that helps increase the efficiency of the solar module while reducing material usage.

15 Apr 2010

Solarmer Develops Decorative Photovoltaic Glass Panels with Joel Berman

Generating solar energy from modular glass panels that are attractive from a design standpoint was the inspiration behind a joint development project involving Solarmer Energy and Joel Berman Glass Studios.

15 Apr 2010