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Ascent Solar Introduces New BIPV Products for Metal Roofs

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, today announced the development of new building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products with variable widths for the U.S. standing seam metal roof marketplace.

8 Jan 2010

1-MW Solar Power System Dedicated at West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant, Corona

Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (Authority), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) today dedicated a 1-megawatt solar power system at the West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant in Corona. SunPower designed and built the high-efficiency system, and financed the system with Wells Fargo through the $100 million sale leaseback program announced by the companies in June of 2009.

8 Jan 2010

Spire Names Napson as Solar Capital Equipment Representative for Japan

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and turnkey manufacturing lines, is pleased to announce Napson Corporation as its exclusive solar capital equipment representative in Japan.

7 Jan 2010

Woods Hole Group Installs Sun Power Solar Panels at Headquarters

Woods Hole Landholdings (WHLH) in Falmouth has announced that it has outfitted its office building with solar power provided by Beaumont Solar, using panels from Sun Power, the most efficient solar panels currently commercially available on the global market.

7 Jan 2010

Solar Energy Initiatives Completes 800kW Solar Project for School District in Colorado

Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRY), executing on a grass roots campaign, “RENEW THE NATION”, to help redeploy a portion of the U.S. work force and focus on reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies, today announced the 800 kilowatt project with the Canon City School District in Canon City, Colorado has been completed and is scheduled for commissioning this month.

7 Jan 2010

Staples and SunEdison Dedicate Maryland's Largest Rooftop Solar Installation

The 1.01 Megawatt Solar System Provides Power Equal to that Used by More Than 100 Homes Annually

7 Jan 2010

PSE+G Chooses Developers for 12MW Solar Energy Projects in New Jersey

PSE&G is starting the New Year by announcing it has selected four sites and developers for over $50 million in investments in 12 megawatts of grid-connected solar energy. PSE&G hopes to start construction at its sites in Edison, Hamilton, Linden and Trenton this spring, with projects completed this summer and fall.

7 Jan 2010

Report on Market Potential of Miniature Solar Cells

Solar power is the technology of obtaining usable energy from the light of the Sun. Solar energy has been used in many traditional technologies for centuries and has come into widespread use where other power supplies are absent, such as in remote locations and in space.

7 Jan 2010

Report Released on Top Solar PV Markets of Europe

In recent years, Europe has maintained its positions as the global leader in solar PV power generation, with more than two-third of world's solar photovoltaic installed capacity. Germany, which is one of the largest market for solar PV deployment as well as the leading producer of solar cells and modules, along with new markets like Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal have further strengthened the position of the European market.

7 Jan 2010