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SRI Consulting Publishes Report on Cost-Effective Manufacturing Process for Polysilicon

Polysilicon is the backbone of both the semiconductor industry and the photovoltaic business, providing the basic substrate upon which electrical circuits are built and sunlight is captured and converted to electricity.

7 Jan 2010

SunWize Commercial Power Systems Wins Solar Installation Projects from Department of VA

SunWize Commercial Power Systems, the nationwide commercial installation division of SunWize Technologies, Inc., was recently awarded solar power contracts exceeding $7.8 million by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The contracts consist of 10 solar hospital projects that call for more than 1.1 MW of photovoltaic (PV) systems to be installed in locations across the country.

6 Jan 2010

SPP and Solectria Renewables Join to Offer PV Panels to Residential, Commercial Sectors

Solar Panels Plus (SPP), designer and manufacturer of innovative solar water heaters, solar air conditioning/heating systems and photovoltaic solar panels, and Solectria Renewables, LLC, today announced a partnership to integrate the company’s photovoltaic products in the residential, commercial and utility industries.

6 Jan 2010

XsunX Completes Fully-Functional CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cell

XsunX, Inc. (XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, today announced the completion of a fully-functional CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium di Selenide) thin-film solar device.

6 Jan 2010

Tioga Energy, SunDurance Energy to Install and Operate Solar Systems in New Jersey

Tioga Energy and SunDurance Energy today announced they have been selected as a team by the Morris County Improvement Authority (MCIA) to develop, install, own, and operate 3.2 MW of solar power systems on 19 Morris County school buildings and county government facilities in 2010.

5 Jan 2010

New Energy Creates See-Thru Solar Glass Window That Generates Electricity

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), currently developing MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on glass windows, today announced that researchers have overcome a significant scientific hurdle in creating the first-of-its-kind see-thru solar glass by replacing a visibility-blocking solid metal component with environmentally-friendly, non-metallic, transparent compounds.

5 Jan 2010

Enel Green Power, Sharp, STMicroelectronics Enter Deal to Produce Thin-Film PV Panels in Italy

Today, Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics signed an agreement for the manufacture of triple-junction thin-film photovoltaic panels in Italy. At the same time, Enel Green Power and Sharp signed a further agreement to jointly develop solar farms.

4 Jan 2010

Hoku Materials and Shanghai Alex New Energy Amend Polysilicon Supply Deal

Hoku Materials, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOKU) established to manufacture and sell polysilicon for the solar market, and Shanghai Alex New Energy Co., Ltd. (Alex), a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, modules and photovoltaic (PV) products in China, today announced the amendment of the polysilicon supply agreement in effect between the two companies.

4 Jan 2010

Scientists to Develop Microscope That Can Help Make Better Solar Cells

Federal research dollars will help South Dakota State University scientists build a first-of-its-kind microscope that could ultimately help scientists at SDSU

31 Dec 2009

Absorbent Materials and MAX Endoscopy Receive Investment Commitment from JumpStart

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses, announces two JumpStart Ventures investments. Absorbent Materials Company LLC (dba ABSMaterials LLC), a company developing a novel, silica-based material that absorbs toxins in water, and MAX Endoscopy Inc., a medical device manufacturer using fiber optics to guide the treatment of hemorrhoids, each received investment commitments of $250,000.

31 Dec 2009