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INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
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November
20, 2009
New
Delhi, India: Cabinet Approves 20GW Solar Power Program.
India's cabinet on Thursday approved its first solar
power plan, pledging to boost output from near zero
to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as part of its plan to
fight global warming.
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November
20, 2009
Hong
Kong, China: Jiawei to Supply Modules to 3.5MW of
Golden Sun Projects. Jiawei
has announced that their modules have been chosen
for China’s Golden Sun Project. 3.5 megawatts of Jiawei
solar modules will be supplied to two electrification
projects in Wuhan.
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November
19, 2009
San
Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Signs Contract for 4MW of
Italian PV Installations. Geneva,
Switzerland based energy company Etrion Corporation
and SunPower Corporation have agreed to build four
solar power plants, totaling four megawatts, in the
Puglia region of southern Italy.
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November
19, 2009
Puglia,
Italy: Soltec Completes Tracking PV System in Puglia.
Soltec
Renovables has announced the recent completion of
its latest photovoltaic plant.
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November
19, 2009
Erfurt,
Germany: Bosch Solar Energy Enters Partnership with
Allianz Climate Solutions. Bosch Solar
Energy AG and Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH have
entered into a partnership for the planning, financing,
and turnkey construction of photovoltaic power stations.
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November
19, 2009
Dongying,
China: CNPV Signs 100MW Module Supply Contract with
Czech's STAND-BY Europe. CNPV, a solar
company that produces ingots, wafers, cells & solar
modules has entered into a long-term strategic partnership
sales agreement with STAND-BY Europe, a well-known
Czech Project development and distribution company.
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November
19, 2009
Hong
Kong, China: Solargiga Energy Awarded 13.5MW Pilot
Project. Solargiga
Energy has been granted a tender for 13.5MW photovoltaic
power generation pilot project under the "Golden Sun
programs to be implemented by the Chinese government.
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November
19, 2009
Shenzhen,
China: DuPont Apollo Opens Thin Film PV Production
Facility. DuPont
Apollo has opened its silicon based thin-film PV module
manufacturing facility in China. The 538,000 sq. ft.
manufacturing facility will have an annual capacity
of up to 50 MW.
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November
19, 2009
Mineola,
NY, USA: Clear Skies Signs PV System Contract With
Microdyne Plastics. Clear Skies Solar,
a provider of turnkey solar electricity installations
and renewable energy solutions today announced the
signing of a contract to install a $4.8 million 875
kW solar energy system on the roof of the Microdyne
building in Colton, CA.
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November
18, 2009
Manama,
Bahrain: First Energy Bank to Build $1bn Saudi Polysilicon
Plant.
Bahrain-based First Energy Bank plans to build a $1
billion polysilicon plant in Saudi Arabia with a local
partner to cater to rising regional investments in
solar power.
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November
18, 2009
Tokyo,
Japan: Mitsubishi Electric Supplies Solar Panels to
3MW Roof Top Installation. Mitsubishi
Electric has completed a 2,906-kilowatt photovoltaic
installation for Coop's new CNNA-Prato logistic center
in Prato, Italy.
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November
17, 2009
Beijing,
China: First Solar 2GW Chinese Project Takes Next
Step Forward. First Solar today announced
a Cooperation Framework Agreement with the Chinese
government that takes another critical step towards
the realization of the world’s largest solar power
plant in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia,
China.
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November
17, 2009
Tokyo,
Japan: Sanyo Sets Out Manufacturing Capacity Plans.
Sanyo
Electric has completed its third factory building
(Bldg. C) of Nishikinohama Factory (Kaizuka City,
Osaka), already the "mother factory" for
SANYO’s photovoltaic system business.
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