Littleton, CO, USA: Ascent Solar and Texsa Sign Cooperation Agreement. Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of art flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, has signed a definitive Cooperation Agreement with Texsa S.A. of Spain.

Roseville, CA, USA: Schott Solar Signs Multi-Year Contract with AEE Solar. Schott Solar has entered into a multi-year contract with AEE Solar to supply the company with over 5 MW of multicrystalline photovoltaic modules.

New York, NY, USA: Citi and Helio Micro Utility Launch Green Energy Community Investment Fund™. Citi Community Capital, a division of Citi, and Helio Micro Utility today announced the creation of the Green Energy Community Investment Fund to initially finance up to four megawatts of solar electricity production this year.

Atlanta, GA, USA: Suniva Receives Cell Order from SOLON. Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, has signed a long-term customer agreement with Solon AG, Europe’s largest solar photovoltaic module manufacturer.

Roseville, CA, USA: Solar Power, Inc. and Solyndra Execute Long-Term Supply Agreement. Solar Power, Inc. has executed an amendment to its current supply agreement with Solyndra, Inc., a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of CIGS (Copper indium gallium selenide) thin-film photovoltaic panels.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Solarbuzz Reports Europe Facing Significant PV Market Realignment; While US "Order Book" Surpasses 1GW. According to two downstream market reports released today by Solarbuzz LLC, solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in Europe and the United States is set to be the primary regional drivers of global PV market growth over the next five years.

Washington, DC, USA: Bailout Bill Signed into Law, Including 8 Year Solar Tax Credit Extension. Today, by a vote of 263-171, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation that extends the 30-percent federal investment tax credit for both residential and commercial solar installations for 8 years.

Washington, DC, USA: DOE to Provide Up to $17.6 Million for Solar Photovoltaic Technology Development. The U.S. Department of Energy today announced up to $17.6 million, subject to annual appropriations, for six early stage photovoltaic module incubator projects that focus on the initial manufacturing of advanced solar PV technologies.

Washington, DC, USA: DOE to Invest up to $24 Million in Solar Research Initiatives. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy John Mizroch said today that DOE will invest up to $24 million in Fiscal Year 2008 and beyond.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Mayor Newsom Signs New Solar Program Legislation. San Francisco's Mayor Newsom has signed in to law a new solar incentive program for the city.

Washington, DC, USA: Senate Bill Fails on Cloture Vote for Investment Tax Credit Extension. The latest attempt to extend the current Investment Tax Credits failed today in the Senate.

San Francisco, CA. USA: Board of Supervisors Passes Solar Incentive Plan. A ten-year solar incentive program passed out of the Board of Supervisors yesterday and now just needs approval of the Mayor to pass in to law.

San Diego, CA, USA: Sanyo to Construct US Manufacturing Plant. Sanyo North America Corporation will construct a new plant for the manufacture of silicon ingot and solar wafers in the Salem Renewable Energy and Technology Park.

Sandvika, Norway: REC Selects Quebec for Future Silicon Expansions. Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has selected Bécancour, Quebec as the site of choice for the next phase of silicon materials expansions.

Charlotte, NC, USA: Sencera Plans Thin Film Module Factory. Sencera International Corporation, a manufacturer of thin film solar modules is expanding in Charlotte.

Lansing, MI, USA: Legislature Passes Plan to Allow for Hemlock Semiconductor Expansion. State Representatives Jeff Mayes (D-Bay City) and Andy Coulouris (D-Saginaw) today voted to give final approval to a plan that clears the way for nearly $1 billion to be invested in the expansion of the Hemlock Semiconductor in Saginaw County

Atlanta, GA, USA: Suniva to Locate Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in Atlanta Metro Area. Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value crystalline silicon solar cells, today announced plans to locate its first solar cell factory in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Hemlock, MI, USA: Hemlock Semiconductor Starts Production at New Polysilicon Facility. Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation has begun production at its new polysilicon facility that will nearly double its output of polycrystalline silicon to serve the needs of the semiconductor and fast-growing solar energy industries.

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: Q-Cells Plans Mexican Thin Film Investment. Q-Cells AG has agreed with the Mexican Federal Government to build a production complex for thin-film modules.

Waltham, MA, USA: National Grid Plans 50 Megawatt Solar Program. National Grid has made an informational filing with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities its plan to develop and own new solar generation in the Commonwealth.

Danville, CA, USA: Athenian School Shows Solar Smarts with Tioga Energy, REC Solar. The Athenian School in Danville will soon be using renewable electricity harvested from the sun to meet half of its annual energy needs.

Morristown, N.J., USA: Jersey Central Power & Light Files Solar Renewable Energy Financing Proposal. Jersey Central Power&Light (JCP&L) yesterday filed with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) a proposal designed to help increase the pace of solar project development in the state.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Starts Shipments for 2.4 MW US Photovoltaic Project. Trina Solar shipments began this month to provide more than 13,400 solar PV modules to power the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Ontario, CA, USA: SunPower Completes Solar Installation for Toyota. Toyota and SunPower Corporation have complete one of the largest single-roof solar power installations in North America.

Silicon Valley, CA, USA: Applied Materials Activates PV System on Corporate Campus. Applied Materials has completed two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, California

Allentown, PA, USA: PPL Renewable Energy Plans 5 Megawatt Solar Energy Project. PPL Renewable Energy has taken steps toward development of the first phase of a large-scale solar power system that converts the energy from sunlight into clean, renewable electricity in Warren County, New Jersey.

Santa Barbara, CA, USA: City of Santa Barbara Powers Up with Solar Energy System. The City of Santa Barbara has selected Tioga Energy and EI Solutions to design, build and fund a 384 kW DC (331 kW AC) solar electric system.

San Jose, CA, USA: U.S. Dept. of Energy Installs Solar Array on Its Washington, D.C. Headquarters. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has installed a 205-kilowatt SunPower solar-electric system atop the roof of the Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C.

Charlotte, NC, USA: Duke Energy Seeks Solar Suppliers to Launch $100 Million Solar Plan. Duke Energy Carolinas is seeking bids from solar power companies to supply solar panels, electrical equipment and installation services as part of the utility’s proposed $100 million North Carolina solar plan.

El Cajon, CA, USA: Borrego Solar to Install 1.2 Megawatt Solar Electric System. The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) has selected Borrego Solar to install a 1.2 megawatt solar electric system, consisting of Kyocera Solar photovoltaic modules -- as a central component to the university's robust sustainable energy program.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Suntech Solar Panels to Power The North Face 1MW Solar System. Suntech Power has been selected to supply 5,445 Suntech solar panels for a 1MW solar electricity system at The North Face® West Coast distribution center in Visalia, California.

Lawrence, MA, USA: Solectria Renewables Signs Supply Agreement Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. As part of an effort to streamline the implementation of grid-tied photovoltaic energy systems, Solectria Renewables will provide all photovoltaic inverters to the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC).

Vista, CA, USA: Melrose Law Center Goes Green. The Melrose Law Center marked a green milestone for Vista, California by completing the city’s first commercial solar energy system under the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program and the largest system in Vista to date.

Boston, MA, USA: Satcon Receives 20 Megawatt Inverter Order. Satcon, a provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, will deliver 20MW of the company's 500 kilowatt PowerGate Plus™ grid -tie commercial photovoltaic inverters as part of a new agreement with European utility, Energy 21.

Wilmington, NC, USA: Progress Energy Carolinas, SunEdison Plan Solar Project. Progress Energy Carolinas and SunEdison have signed an agreement under which SunEdison will build, own and operate a 1.2-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant on the site of the Progress Energy L.V. Sutton Plant.

Baltimore, MD, USA: General Motors to Add Rooftop Solar Installation at Baltimore Powertrain Plant. General Motors will add a 1.2 megawatt solar power installation to the roof of its transmission assembly plant in White Marsh, Maryland.

San Francisco, CA, USA: PG&E Signs Up for 800 MW in Two Photovoltaic Projects. Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has entered into two utility-scale, photovoltaic solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy.

Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA: Ground-Mounted Tracking System to be Built at Merck Headquarters. By the end of 2008, the world headquarters of Merck & Co., Inc. in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, will have the largest ground-mounted solar power tracking system in the eastern half of the United States.

Palo Alto, CA, USA: Silicon Valley Law Firm Goes Solar. REC Solar, Inc. has completed an 87 kilowatt solar electric system for leading law firm Cooley Godward Kronish’s 130,000 square-foot office building on Hanover Avenue in Palo Alto.

Roseville, CA, USA: Solar Power, Inc. Contracted to Power Two Los Angeles Landmarks. Solar Power, Inc. has entered into a design build agreement with venue owner-operators AEG to design and install photovoltaic solar systems for two of the world’s best known sports and entertainment venues; STAPLES Center and NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE.

Portland, OR, USA: Governor Breaks Ground on "Solar Highway" Installation. Governor Kulongoski today announced Oregon is installing the nation’s first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way, moving the state a step further in its role as a leader in renewable power development.

Menomonee Falls, WI, USA: Kohl's Expands Solar Power Program to Oregon. Kohl’s Department Stores is to expand its solar program to a sixth state, Oregon, with plans to convert four of its nine stores to solar power.

Watertown, CT, USA: Crystal Rock Solar PV System Goes Live. Crystal Rock LLC today announced that the 300kW solar photovoltaic system at the company’s Watertown, Conn., bottling facility is now operational and generating electricity.

Pasadena, CA, USA: The North Face to Host 1 Megawatt Solar Energy System. System integrator, EI Solutions is partnering with The North Face ®, to design, build and install a 1MW solar electricity system at its West Coast distribution center located in Visalia, California.

Escondido, CA, USA: enXco, 3rd Rock Systems Partner on PV Project. enXco, announced today that an Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Stevens Institute of Technology, and an EPC Agreement with RGD Energies, the financing arm of 3rd Rock Systems and Technologies of Burlingame, California, have been executed to construct a 487 kW (DC) solar photovoltaic system.

Bakersfield, CA, USA: Meadows Field Airport is Going Green. The Kern County Department of Airports in conjunction with the Kern County Board of Supervisors and Regenesis Power, LLC yesterday officially broke ground on a $6 million solar array at Meadows Field (BFL).

Los Gatos, CA, USA: Akeena Solar Helps Livermore Achieve 117 kW of Photovoltaic Power. After a successful eight week community program, Akeena Solar today announced nearly 30 new homeowners have signed up to go solar.

San Francisco, CA, USA: SolarCity Completes Solar Installation for British Motors. SolarCity, a leading provider of solar power financing, design, installation and service, announced it has completed the largest commercial solar installation in San Francisco for British Motor Car Distributors, Inc.

Tempe, AZ, USA: First Solar to Build 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant for Sempra Generation. First Solar will build a 10 megawatt photovoltaic power plant for Sempra Generation near Boulder City, Nevada. First Solar will design, engineer and construct the turnkey PV power plant and will provide monitoring and maintenance services for the plant over its lifetime.

Orlando, FL, USA: Florida Municipal Power Agency Signs Letter of Intent for 10 Megawatts of Solar. The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has signed a letter of intent with SunEdison for a 20-year power purchase agreement to provide 10 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity at several locations throughout the state.

Kapolei, HI, USA: Hoku Solar and Suntech Power Complete Solar Installation for Paradise Beverages. Hoku Solar and Suntech Power have completed a 254-kilowatt PV solar power system at the Oahu warehouse and distribution headquarters of Paradise Beverages, Inc.

Glendale, CA, USA: Glendale Community College Inaugurates PV System. Glendale Water & Power, Glendale Community College and Chevron Energy Solutions unveiled today the largest solar electric project in Glendale, which will help Glendale Water & Power meet its renewable energy target and provide shaded parking at the college campus.

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Awarded Major PV Projects by Florida Power & Light. SunPower Corporation has been selected by Florida Power & Light Company to build the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States, and a second power plant at the Kennedy Space Center.

Tolleson, AZ, USA: SPG Solar to Install Largest Customer-Owned Solar Energy System in Arizona. SPG Solar, Inc., The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), and Salt River Project (SRP) Earthwise Solar have announced the largest solar energy initiative in Arizona at the Gatorade manufacturing and distribution facility in Tolleson, Arizona.

Toledo, OH, USA: Owens Corning Installing Solar System at Foam Insulation Facility. Owens Corning has entered into an agreement with Sun Edison LLC to provide solar-generated energy through the installation and operation of a 206 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of its Gresham, Oregon facility.