Rise & Shine: January 29, 2009
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Solar Panel Installations in California Through the Roof in ?08
Homeowners and businesses had a record 158 megawatts of photovoltaic panels put on despite the recession.
Measure B: L.A.?s Secret Solar Plan
Angelenos will be asked to weigh in on a solar power plan on the city’s March 3 ballot, but officials haven’t really told us what we’re voting on.
Ausra Scales Back Plans to Build Huge Solar Plants
Industry experts and those building similar plants acknowledge the troubling impact of the sour economy but don’t think Ausra’s situation signals a trend.
Suntech Power and Open Energy Sign Solar Roof Membrane Licensing deal
Suntech will undertake the worldwide manufacture, distribution, sales and marketing of Open Energy’s lightweight, easily-installable solar membrane product.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Hoku Scientific, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results
Revenue for the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $767,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, derived primarily from photovoltaic system installation contracts.
Wacker Post Sales and Earning Increase for Fiscal 2008
The chief growth driver was stronger sales volumes.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
House Passes Stimulus Bill
The bill contained a provision to convert investment tax into direct payments to investors for the next two years. But a Senate version of the same bill lacks that provision.
Will Obama Restore Solar Panels to the White House?
Lots of people seem to expect Obama to make green home improvements a presidential matter once more.
TECHNOLOGY
Plextronics Opens Solar Development Line
Plextronics Inc. announced that is has officially opened the company’s first solar ink manufacturing development line (D-Line) in Pennsylvania this week.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
KMA Signs US $600M Polysilicon Deal with Hyundai Heavy
Under the deal, KMA will provide the essential raw material for solar cells to the world’s top shipbuilder between 2010 and 2015.
Shikoku Electric to Boost Solar Power Capacity by 4MW
Shikoku’s solar plant in Ehime, western Japan, currently has a capacity of only 0.3 megawatt. The company plans to start operations of a 1.7 megawatt solar facility from around spring 2011.
Colexon and TNP Partner on Solar Projects
COLEXON will offer tnp at least 10 MWp solar projects until 2010. In return, tnp is obliged to acquire up to 15 MWp but at least 7 MWp of solar projects depending on the amount of equity the investment company will be able to rise.
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