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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

Solyndra Reports Umwelt-Sonne-Energie Completes Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in Belgium

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, today announced that Umwelt-Sonne-Energie GmbH (USE Projects), an authorized reseller, has completed the largest collective Solyndra project to date. The project consists of 1.9 MWp of generation capability installed on 10 rooftop sites in Belgium owned by a large international food retailer. The power generated by the systems will be sold to local utilities under an agreement with the building owners.

28 Jan 2010

Honda Starts Solar Hydrogen Station Operation Powered by Solar Array

-- Los Angeles-Based Station to Re-Fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle --

28 Jan 2010

Inovateus to Become Scheuten Solar's North American Channel Partner

Inovateus Solar, one of the nation's fastest growing distributors and integrators of cutting-edge solar electric power solutions is pleased to announce it will become the North American channel partner for Scheuten Solar Products. Scheuten Solar is a global leader in a variety of solar panel and glass technologies. Inovateus Solar will use Scheuten panels for a variety of installations from residential to utility scale projects.

28 Jan 2010

Sixtron Introduces Silane-Free Coatings for Solar Cell and Module Manufacturers

Silane-Free Coatings Offer Cost-Effective Solution to Pervasive Problem in Solar Industry

28 Jan 2010

SEKO Worldwide Installs 143-Panel PV System at its Portland, Oregon Facility

SEKO Worldwide – a global provider of supply-chain solutions, including comprehensive transportation, logistics and IT offerings – announced that its Portland, Ore. facility recently installed a 31-kilowatt, 143-panel solar voltaic system to supply the vast majority of its electricity needs.

28 Jan 2010

Cenergy Power Creates Unit in Vietnam to Handle Operations in Southeast Asia

Cenergy Power, a leading commercial solar developer in California, today announced the legal formation of a Vietnam-based subsidiary focusing on utility-scale solar power development and project-level human capital build-up in Southeast Asia.

28 Jan 2010

Suntech Plans to Set its First US Manufacturing Facility in Arizona

From the AZ4Solar Symposium today, Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced that the company's first U.S. manufacturing plant will be located in the City of Goodyear, Arizona.

28 Jan 2010