Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Signs Sales Contract with GreenergyCapital. Trina Solar has entered into a sales agreement with ERGYCA Power Srl, a subsidiary of GreenergyCapital SpA, an Italian company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.

Constance, Germany: Sunways to Expand Cell Supply to Solarwatt. Constance based Sunways AG, will supply SOLARWATT AG, Dresden, with solar cells from 2009 onwards. The prepayment contract has a five year term and relates to a total quantity of 155 to 160 megawatts of mono and multicrystalline solar cells.

Hamburg, Germany: EPURON GmbH Concludes Financing for El Calaverón. EPURON GmbH has concluded the financing for El Calaverón, one of the world’s largest photovoltaic power plants, and sold it to investors.

Waterloo, ON , Canada: ARISE Technologies Signs Six-Year Wafer Supply Agreement. ARISE Technologies Deutschland GmbH has signed a six-year agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of ReneSola Ltd to supply ARISE with 203.5 MW of silicon wafers.

Ghent, Belgium: Enfinity Signs Framework Agreement with SunPower Corporation. Enfinity, a developer of renewable energy projects, has entered into a framework agreement with SunPower Corporation for solar electric power plant projects totaling more than 25 megawatts.

Hamburg, Germany: COLEXON Energy AG Signs Thin Film Supply Agreement. German system integrator, COLEXON Energy AG has signed a framework contract with Moser Baer Photo Voltaics Ltd for the delivery of 130 megawatts of solar modules.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON Concludes 150MW Financial Agreement. SOLON S.p.A., the Italian subsidiary of Berlin-based SOLON AG, concluded a framework agreement with Deutsche Bank for the development and construction of solar power plants in Italy.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs a Sales Contract with EN-NEO. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a sales contract with EN-NEO NEUE ENERGIEN GmbH (“EN-NEO”), a German system integrator.

Erfurt, Germany: ersol Thin Film GmbH Receives 40MW Module Order. ersol Thin Film GmbH (ersol Thin Film), a subsidiary of ersol Solar Energy AG, today signed a contract with Ralos Vertriebs GmbH (Ralos) for the supply of about 40 MWp thin-film modules.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Receives Order from S.A.G. Solarstrom. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a sales contract with S.A.G. Solarstrom Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (“S.A.G.”), one of the leading manufacturers, independent developers and system integrators in the solar power and solar investment market in Continental Europe.

Berlin, Germany: CDU/CSU Calls for 25% Reduction in German Solar Funding. The Conservative CDU/CSU alliance in the German Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament) has announced that they want to see a decrease in solar funding by 2010 of over 25 percent.

Erfurt, Germany: ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract with aleo Solar. ersol Solar Energy AG today concluded a cell supply contract with aleo solar AG. The contract volume amounts to about 250 MWp.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Sales Contract with IBC Solar. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a sales contract with IBC Solar AG to supply a minimum of 35 MW of PV modules to IBC from May 2008 to December 2008.

Boading, China: Yingli Signs Module Contract with Eiko Trading. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales contract with Eiko Trading Corporation JP ("EIKO"), which is engaged in the development and installation of PV systems in Japan and consulting, trading and investing in renewable energy projects with global partners.

Berlin, Germany: Parties Reach Agreement in Principle on New EEG Tariffs. The German government coalition between CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union) and SPD (Social Democratic Party) reached agreement in principle on the new funding terms for photovoltaics.

Berlin, Germany: CDU/CSU Calls for 25% Reduction in German Solar Funding. The Conservative CDU/CSU alliance in the German Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament) has announced that they want to see a decrease in solar funding by 2010 of over 25 percent.

Blaubeuren, Germany: Centrosolar to Construct Portuguese Cell Plant. The recently formed joint-venture between QIMONDA and the CENTROSOLAR Group is planning to construct a production facility for Itarion Solar Lda for silicon-based solar cells at Vila do Conde in Portugal.

Herøya, Norway: REC Expands Production Capacity. REC has today approved plans to invest up to NOK 400 million to upgrade and extend the production capacity at the existing plants at the Herøya manufacturing complex.

Paris, France: EDF Energies Nouvelles Starts Building 7MW Solar Farm. EDF Energies Nouvelles is launching construction of a 7 MWp solar photovoltaic farm on land belonging to the Narbonne municipal authorities.

Pasadena, CA, USA: Jacobs Receives Contract for New Polysilicon Plant. Jacobs Engineering Group has received a contract from Estelux to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for a new polysilicon manufacturing facility at the existing petrochemical site in Ferrara, Italy.

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: Solibro Inaugurates its First Thin Film Production Line. Solibro GmbH inaugurated its first production line in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany last Friday.

Irvine, CA, USA: Quantum and Asola to Raise Module Manufacturing Capacity to 45MW. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies' German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, is expanding its annual solar module manufacturing capacity to 45 MW, in response to increasing demand for photovoltaic power systems in Europe.

Padova, Italy: SILFAB SpA Selects CDI Corporation for Polysilicon Plant Engineering Contract. SILFAB SpA has chosen CDI Corporation to provide technology integration, basic engineering and detailed engineering services for its solar grade polysilicon manufacturing project to be built in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Italy.

Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic: Schott Solar Expands Module Manufacturing Facility. SCHOTT Solar officially opened today its expanded module production facilities in Valasske Mezirici, including new production lines with modern logistics, with more than 230 honorary guests in attendance.

Grossroehrsdorf, Germany: Sunfilm to Expand Thin Film Solar Module Production. Due to strong demand for its solar modules, Sunfilm AG has awarded Applied Materials, Inc. a contract for a second Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line.

Santa Clara, CA, USA: Applied Materials Sign Multi-Year Service Agreement with T-Solar. Applied has signed a multi-year agreement to provide the SunFab Performance Service to T-Solar Global S.A. of Spain for the Applied SunFab Thin Film Line.

Munich, Germany: Centrosolar and Qimonda in Cell Manufacture Joint Venture. CENTROSOLAR Group AG and Qimonda AG have entered into a venture for the production of crystalline solar cells. The production plant will be established near Porto (Portugal) next to the existing semiconductor factory of Qimonda.

Paris, France: EDF Energies Nouvelles Starts Building 7MW Solar Farm. EDF Energies Nouvelles is launching construction of a 7 MWp solar photovoltaic farm on land belonging to the Narbonne municipal authorities.

Merkendorf, Germany: Payom Solar Starts Installation of Thin Film PV System. Payom Solar AG will start installation of a thin film project in the next few days.

Brussels, Belgium: 3,000 Solar Panels Installed on Roof of Investment Fund WDP. Closed-end real estate investment fund WDP puts its first solar energy power station into service. The more than 3,000 solar panels on the roof of the WDP site in Grimbergen can generate a power of 570 kWp.

Munich, Germany: Suntech to Supply One of the World’s Largest BIPV Solar Systems. Suntech Power has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a 4.5MW building integrated PV system (BIPV) to a farm located in Alsace, France.

.

Bitterfeld/Wolfen, Germany: Q-Cells and Singulus Co-operate on Solar Cell Coating Technology. Bitterfeld-Wolfen based, Q-Cells AG and Singulus Technologies AG of Kahl/Main have agreed to jointly develop a novel system for coating of solar cells with anti-reflection structures.