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TSR Seeks Approval to Build 75MW Solar PV Facility Near Cle Elum

The Teanaway Solar Reserve (TSR) on Monday delivered a supplemental Conditional Use Permit application to Kittitas County to support its request for a permit to construct a 75 MW solar photovoltaic generation facility outside of Cle Elum. If approved by the County, TSR will be one of the largest photovoltaic solar projects in the world.

24 Feb 2010

Hitachi and XeroCoat Partner to Distribute Anti-Reflective Coating Solutions for Solar Module Manufacturers

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO:8036), a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TOKYO:6501)(NYSE:HIT), and XeroCoat, Inc., a California-based solar energy company, today announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of XeroCoat's anti-reflective coating solutions in Japan and China.

24 Feb 2010

Ascent's CIGS Solar Modules Receive MIL-STD-810G Certification

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, today announced that its Premier and 2 Meter flexible CIGS solar modules have been certified by an independent laboratory on a variety of United States Department of Defense (DOD) military ruggedization standards known as MIL-STD-810G. MIL-STD-810G focuses on environmental engineering issues and requires products to pass various laboratory tests to ensure that military equipment operates in worldwide environments.

24 Feb 2010

Solar by Weller Unveils New Website for Business Expansion

Solar by Weller, a division of Scott A. Weller Carpentry and Cabinets of Barto, recently launched a new website (www.solarbyweller.com) through Media Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MFT) to promote its green energy services throughout the region.

24 Feb 2010

New Saflex Encapsulant Enhances Solar Panel Output

Saflex, a business unit of Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), announces the launch of a new encapsulant designed specifically to improve solar panel throughput and processing costs for solar module manufacturers that use the vacuum encapsulation process. The product, Saflex® PG41, is a new thin gauge encapsulant that utilizes embossing technology and marks the latest addition to a fast growing PV encapsulant portfolio for Saflex.

24 Feb 2010

New Photonic Material Can Facilitate 2000Gbps Speed in All-Optical Processing

All-optical switching could allow dramatic speed increases in telecommunications by eliminating the need to convert photonic signals to electronic signals

24 Feb 2010

J A Woollam T-Solar Ellipsometer Optimised to Measure Widest Range of Photovoltaic Thin Films

LOT-Oriel proudly announces the availability of NEW J A Woollam T-Solar™ Ellipsometer - optimised to measure the widest range of Photovoltaic Thin Films.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 23 Feb 2010

Natcore Joins Chinese Consortium to Make Solar Cells Utilizing LPD Technology

Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTC Pink Sheets: NTCXF) today announced that it has reached agreement with a consortium in China to form a joint venture company to develop and manufacture film-growth equipment and materials using Natcore's proprietary Liquid Phase Deposition (LPD) technology. The technology would be used in the production of solar cells.

23 Feb 2010

Day4 Energy, Regency Solar Sign Distribution Agreement for Australian and New Zealand Market

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Regency Solar, a division of Regency Media, based in Melbourne, Australia.

23 Feb 2010

KYOCERA to Showcase Latest Products at Electronics Next India 2010, New Delhi

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) and various Kyocera Group companies will be showcasing their latest products at the Electronics Next India 2010 exhibition (Hall 6, booth 606) which will take place in New Delhi at the Pragati Maidan exhibition complex from February 24-26, 2010.

23 Feb 2010

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