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Penn State Researchers Develop 100mm Diameter Graphene Wafers

Researchers in the Electro-Optics Center (EOC) Materials Division at Penn State have produced 100mm diameter graphene wafers

30 Jan 2010

Solarfun Power Holdings Joins PV Cycle Organization

Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Solarfun" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic ("PV") cells and modules in China, today announced that the Company joined PV Cycle, an organization dedicated to making the solar industry "double green" by introducing programs to take back and recycle end-of-life PV modules.

29 Jan 2010

GS Battery to Develop Solar Energy Storage Systems with Suniva PV Modules

Suniva, Inc., a US-based high-efficiency solar manufacturer, today announced it will collaborate with GS Battery, Inc., the American subsidiary of GS Yuasa International, Ltd. of Japan, a world leader in battery and inverter technologies, to develop solar powered energy storage systems using Suniva’s solar modules.

29 Jan 2010

Trina Solar to Ship 40MW of PV Modules to ITEC Solar in 2010

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it has entered into an agreement with ITEC ("ITEC Solar GmbH") of Germany for a total of 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered during 2010.

29 Jan 2010

Amtech Receives New Orders for Solar Cell Diffusion Processing Systems

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $19 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia.

29 Jan 2010

Carmanah Selects JEC to Distribute its Solar LED Lighting Products in Hong Kong

Canadian solar LED technology innovator Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) has entered into a distribution agreement with the Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC), a member of Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson Group. Under the terms of the agreement, JEC will distribute Carmanah’s solar LED lighting products throughout Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines and Thailand.

29 Jan 2010

New Demonstration Systems to be Developed with Semprius Solar Modules and Siemens Components

Semprius, Inc. and Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop and deploy plug-and-play demonstration systems based on Semprius’ Solar Module Arrays and Siemens’ automation and control components. The systems are slated to be installed at numerous test sites around the world, including major utilities, commercial sites, international test locations and government facilities.

29 Jan 2010

ECD and Enfinity Partner to Develop 10MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in Ontario

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER) and Enfinity Corporation today announced plans to collaborate on the development of a 10MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in Ontario, Canada.

29 Jan 2010

Concentrix Solar's CX-75 FLATCON CPV Module Earns IEC Certification

Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world's supplier of engineered substrates, announced today that the company has received IEC certification 62108 for its CX-75 FLATCON(R) module generation.

29 Jan 2010

Canadian Solar Announces PV Modules Sales Contract with Fire Energy

Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company", "Canadian Solar" or "we") (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today announced that that it has entered into a sales contract with Fire Energy Group ("F.E."). Under terms of the contract, shipments started in January, with Canadian Solar expected to supply 60MW of PV modules to Fire Energy in 2010.

28 Jan 2010

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