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INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
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February
9, 2010
Berlin,
Germany: Merkel’s Party May Delay Solar Subsidy Cut.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and
their Christian Social Union allies will propose a
reduction in subsidies for solar power from roof panels
by 16 percent from June 1.
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February
9, 2010
Montreal,
Canada: Peterborough Utilities to Construct 10 MW
Solar Farm. ICP Solar Technologies,
has announced that EPOD Solar, a British Columbia
company, has entered into an agreement with Peterborough
Utilities Inc.(PUI) to construct a 10 MW solar farm.
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February
8, 2010
Superior,
CO, USA: SunPower Names Key Equipment Finance as U.S.
Equipment Finance Partner. Key Equipment
Finance, one of the largest bank-held equipment finance
companies in the U.S. and an affiliate of KeyCorp
and SunPower Corporation today announced a new program
to fund up to $50 million in SunPower commercial-scale
solar systems.
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February
8, 2010
Washington,
DC, USA: 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons
of Solar Water Heating Act Introduced.
Senator
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Steve Cohen
(D-TN) have introduced the 10 Million Solar Roofs
and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act
of 2010.
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February
8, 2010
North
Andover, MA, USA: Massachusetts Awards Funds for 4.1
MW of Solar Energy. As part of the
Patrick-Murray Administration’s Massachusetts Recovery
Plan, Governor Deval Patrick has awarded federal stimulus-funded
contracts to install 4.1 megawatts (MW) of solar energy
at 12 public water and wastewater treatment facilities.
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February
5, 2010
Rampura,
India: Scatec Solar Brings Solar Energy to 30 Villages.
The
Norwegian Prime Minister, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, today
made a visit to Rampura in Uttar Pradesh, the first
village to get a Community Solar Power Plant by Scatec
Solar.
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February
5, 2010
Biel,
Switzerland: Slovenian Photovoltaic Plant Equipped
with SolarMax Inverters. The
Slovenian wholesaler Sonel has built the largest PV
plant equipped with SolarMax inverter in the northern
Slovenian town of Gornji Petrovci.
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February
5, 2010
London,
United Kingdom: Amplio Closes on 6 MW of Italian Solar
Plants. The
Amplio Group has completed and connected two plants
of 1MW each and expects to connect by the end of the
month four additional plants of 1MW.
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February
4, 2010
Changzhou,
China: Trina Solar Receives 40 MW Module Order.
Trina
Solar has entered into agreement with AE Photonics
of Germany for 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered
during 2010.
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February
4, 2010
Rochester
Hills, MI, USA: Uni-Solar Receives Laminate Order
from Enel Green Power. United Solar
Ovonic will supply up to 25 MW of UNI-SOLAR brand
photovoltaic laminates to Enel Green Power for installation
on a number of buildings owned by CIS-Interporto di
Nola in Italy.
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February
4, 2010
Newton,
MA, USA: Rivermoor Energy Starts Construction on Solar
System in Boston. Rivermoor Energy,
a Newton-based solar development and investment firm
specializing in commercial, government and utility
projects, said today that construction will begin
this month on one of the largest solar projects in
Boston.
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February
4, 2010
Beltsville,
MD, USA: SunEdison Activates First Phase of 16MW North
Carolina Solar Farm. SunEdison has
activated the first phase of its 16-megawatt solar
farm in Davidson County, N.C. The first phase of the
project represents 4 megawatts of generation capacity.
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February
3, 2010
Berlin,
Germany: German Solar Industry Protests Cuts Amid
Merkel Policy Deadlock.
Germany’s solar industry called for countrywide protests
against Environment Ministry plans to slash subsidies,
amid mounting frustration at the uncertainty caused
by government deadlock over how far and fast to make
the cuts.
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