Shanghai, China: Solarfun Signs Polysilicon Agreement with GCL Silicon Technology. Solarfun Power, a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic cells and modules in China, has signed a polysilicon agreement and separately has purchased the remaining 48% Stake in Jiangsu Yangguang Solar.

Jiangsu, China: Canadian Solar Signs Wafer Supply Agreement. Canadian Solar (CSI) has signed a ten-year supply contract with LDK Solar, a manufacturer of multi-crystalline and mono-crystalline solar wafers. LDK has been a key supplier to CSI since summer of 2006.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Receives Four New Sales Contracts. Yingli Green Energy has it entered into four new sales contracts with two leading German PV players.

Jiangsu, China: Canadian Solar Signs Cell Supply Agreement with Neo Solar Power. Chinese module manufacturer, Canadian Solar (CSI) has signed a five-year supply contract with Taiwanese cell manufacturer, Neo Solar Power (NSP) has been a supplier to CSI since March, 2007.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Polysilicon Agreement. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a polysilicon supply contract with Sailing New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. (“Sailing”), a rising player in the polysilicon industry located in Chongqing, China.

Wuxi, China: Suntech Signs 7 Gigawatt Wafer Agreement. Suntech Power has signed a definitive thirteen-year silicon wafer supply agreement with a subsidiary of Shunda Holdings Co. Ltd.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Signs Polysilicon Supply Agreement with Jupiter Corporation. Trina Solar has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Jupiter Corporation Ltd., an affiliate of DTK Industries (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.

Jiashan, China: ReneSola Secures 525 MW Wafer Supply Contract. ReneSola has signed a six-year 525 megawatt wafer supply agreement with Gintech Energy Corporation.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Additional Supply Agreement with DC Chemical. Yingli Green Energy has signed a third polysilicon supply agreement with DC Chemical Co., Ltd., a Korean chemicals producer.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Motech to Supply Cells to Solar Semiconductor. Motech is to supply PV cells to Solar Semiconductor, a module manufacturer. The multi-year strategic agreement is for the supply of approximately 120MW of cells.

Xinyu City, China: LDK Provides Update on Polysilicon Plant Construction Progress. LDK Solar, a manufacturer of multi- crystalline solar wafers, held an equipment installation celebration ceremony today for its 1,000 metric ton (MT) annualized capacity polysilicon plant in Xinyu, China.

Seoul, Korea: DC Chemical Raises Polysilicon Capacity. DC Chemical's board of directors has approved plans to expand the company's polysilicon manufacturing facilities. Specifically, the company plans to invest 880 billion won to build a No.3 polysilicon plant with 10,000 metric tons of annual capacity at its Gunsan plant site.

Sandvika, Norway: REC Commits to Phase 1 of Singapore Manufacturing Investment. Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has decided to invest close to NOK 13 billion in the first phase of an integrated manufacturing complex for production of wafers, cells and modules in Singapore.

Yorktown Heights, NY, USA: IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co-operate on Thin Film Development. Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd and IBM are collaborating to establish new, low-cost methods for bringing the next generation of solar energy products to market

Blaubeuren, Germany: Centrotherm Receives Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment Order from Hyundai Heavy. Cell and Silicon equipment manufacturer, centrotherm photovoltaics AG, has received an order from Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

Dongguan, China: DuPont Expands Production of Metallization Paste System. To meet the needs of the fast-growing photovoltaic solar energy market, DuPont will expand production of DuPont Solamet® thick film metallization pastes at its Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. (EMDD) facility.

Bedford, MA, USA: Spire Receives Order for Indian Module Assembly Line. Spire Corporation has received a contract from PLG Power Limited (PLG Group) to provide a state-of-the-art, turnkey photovoltaic module assembly line in India.

Boading, China: Baoding Yingli Moves into Polysilicon Manufacturing. Baoding Yingli said today the company is exploring the possibility of undertaking a green field project to manufacture polysilicon with 3,000 metric tons annual capacity in Baoding, China.

Bedford, MA, USA: Spire to Provide Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line to BTCP in Russia. Spire Corporation has received a contract from Bogoroditsk Plant of Techno-Chemical Products (BTCP) to provide a photovoltaic module assembly line for the company's operations in Russia.

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower to Build New Cell Plant in Malaysia. SunPower Corporation will build its next solar cell fabrication plant in Malaysia. When fully operational, Fab 3 is expected to have a nameplate rating in excess of 1-gigawatt of annual production capacity.

Osaka, Japan: Kansai Electric Plans Solar Power Projects. Sakai City, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kansai Electric), and Sharp Corporation today agreed to co-operate on the Sakai City Waterfront "Mega Solar Power Generation Plan" in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Roseville, CA, USA: Solar Power, Inc. Wins 5MW Korean Module Order. Solar Power, Inc. has entered into an agreement to provide a large Korean distributor/installer with 5 megawatts of the Company’s SP200 solar modules.