Rise & Shine: November 4, 2008
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Are Dirty Solar Panels a Big Problem?
According to OCS Energy, a startup based in Petaluma, CA, it’s dirt – and tree sap, bugs, moss or anything that can grime up the panel and dampen its energy output.
4 MW Solar Project Installed at Los Angeles College
Chevron Energy Solutions has installed a 4MW system for L.A. Southwest College, part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).
CaliSolar Raises Over $100M for Planned ‘Dirty’ Silicon Cell Factory
The company raised $51.9 million in equity and $50 million in convertible debt, which may later change to stock. Hudson Clean Energy Partners led the round.
Sunlight Solar Energy Wins SunPower Award
SunPower has announced that Sunlight Solar Energy has won the SunPower ‘Intelegant Award for Excellence’ in residential solar-electric power system installation.
Woodside Priory, a Catholic school and monastery in Portola Valley, is now a solar campus. The school recently installed solar with the help of SolarCity.
Los Gatos Signs on to New PG&E Project to Help Environment
Los Gatos has enrolled in a PG&E program called ClimateSmart that is designed to offset the town’s greenhouse gas emissions by funding environmental projects.
GreenVolts: Something New Under the Sun Near Tracy
GreenVolts, a 4-year-old San Francisco company, is building a 2-megawatt facility here to demonstrate the commercial viability of its concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology.
NATIONAL NEWS
Suniva Begins Production of High Efficiency Solar Cells at Norcross Facility
Suniva, a manufacturer of monocrystalline silicon solar cells, announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, GA.
TECHNOLOGY
Solar Power Game-changer: Near Perfect Absorption of Sunlight, From All Angles
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an antireflective coating that allows panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Spire to Provide 30MW Solar Cell Line to Korea
Spire has been awarded a contract to provide its Spi-Line 30C, a complete turnkey factory capable of producing up to 30MW of solar cells per year, to Hanwha Chemical Corporation.
ReneSola Updates Production Capacity Plans
ReneSola. has announced its completion and commission of 90MW of multicrystalline ingot and wafer capacity and 35MW of monocrystalline ingot and wafer capacity to schedule.
Second Wave of Major New Chinese Module Manufacturers coming in 2009
The global solar energy market in 2008 is expected to grow by 50% compared to 2007. The Chinese solar PV industry is growing rapidly and will soon be the biggest producer of solar cells and modules in the world.
EDF Energies Nouvells Orders More Capacity From First Solar
EDF Energies Nouvelles is continuing its strategy of purchasing photovoltaic panels by signing an order for a further 75 MWp in capacity from First Solar due for delivery in 2009 and 2010.
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