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SOLAR INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
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May
9, 2008
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.
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May
9, 2008
Toronto,
ON, Canada: Timminco Signs Solar Grade Silicon Supply
Agreement With Solar Power Industries, Inc. Timminco
Limited's wholly-owned subsidiary, Becancour Silicon
Inc. has signed a second agreement to supply solar
grade silicon to Solar Power Industries, Inc. based
in Belle Vernon near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ("SPI").
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May
8, 2008
Foster
City, CA, USA: SolarCity Completes Solar Installation
at eBay Campus. SolarCity, California's
leading provider of solar power systems, has completed
the largest commercial solar power installation in
San Jose on eBay's North campus.
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May
8, 2008
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.
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May
8, 2008
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.
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May
7, 2008
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.
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May
7, 2008
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.
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May
7, 2008
New
York, NY, USA: Clear Skies Solar Signs $1.7 Million
Agreement to Provide Renewable Energy for California
Dairy Farm. Clear Skies Solar, a provider
of renewable energy solutions, will provide solar
power to a Riverside County, California, dairy farm,
Scott Brothers Dairy Farms.
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May
6, 2008
San
Diego, CA, USA: Children's Museum Opens with New PV
System. The New Children’s Museum yesterday
celebrated the opening of its new home at 200 West
Island Avenue in downtown San Diego’s Marina District,
in a facility equipped with a 96.4-kilowatt solar
electric generating system.
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May
5, 2008
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.
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May
2, 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.
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