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CALIFORNIA NEWS

California Utility Looks to Mojave Desert Project for Solar Power
The contracts amount to the world’s largest single deal for new solar energy capacity, said officials from the utility, Southern California Edison, and BrightSource Energy, the company that would build and run the plants.

Act Solar Receives Order From Pacific Power Management
Act Solar, a power management company that provides optimization solutions for solar power plants, has received an 8MW order for PowerString from Pacific Power Management, a full service commercial solar provider.

Clear Skies Solar Announces US $8M Project
Clear Skies Solar Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Badger Creek Development L.L.C. of Beverly Hills, California for the design and construction of a 2.1-megawatt (MW) Solar Farm to be located in Badger, California.

Why the Rush on Measure B?
Jack Humphreville and Sarah Leonard debate the political machinations behind the solar program on the March 3 L.A. ballot.

NATIONAL NEWS

Charlie Gay, Applied Materials’ Solar Guy
President of Applied Solar, the solar division of semiconductor-equipment maker Applied Materials, Gay has worked in the solar industry and for the federal government for more than three decades, pushing for innovations to make the clean energy cheaper and more widely used.

Martinez Wants Delay on Solar Vote
Austin City Council Member Mike Martinez said Tuesday night the council should delay voting on a $250 million solar-power facility.

Council Schedules Public Hearing for Solar Project
A public hearing about the solar project electric utility officials announced last week is scheduled February 24.

Solar Energy Rebate System a Hit in Glenwood
On Feb. 2, the first day of an application period that was to run through March 20 for a pilot solar rebate program, applications from residents and commercial property owners exceeded available funding by more than 2-1.

FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS

JA Solar Updates 2009 Outlook
The company said that worldwide macro economic conditions, tight credit markets and resulting issues with project financing are negatively impacting the solar industry, causing JA Solar to lower its expectations for business in 2009.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Energy Gets Spotlight in Smaller U.S. Bailout
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration will put up to $150 billion into renewable energy projects over five years, after a $790 billion economic stimulus package was agreed late Wednesday.

TECHNOLOGY

Energy Recommerce Emerges as Leader in Solar Power Monitoring
ERI’s market share is estimated to be over 35 percent in the state of California and over 25 percent nationwide, with solar monitoring systems in Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Jersey and Oregon.

PV Powered Announces the First UL98 Code-Compliant PV System Disconnect
New integrated disconnect, plus an innovative wire raceway design, make the industry’s broadest, most reliable, line of US-made string inverters even easier to install.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

REC Delays Moses Lake “Plant III” Start Up
The weld repair work at the Moses Lake polysilicon plant announced by REC on December 15, 2008 will be completed early this week.

Scheuten Solar to Construct 2 MW PV System
Scheuten Solar and GreenFever, the initiator of ?Zonnepark Veurne? has signed a turn key delivery and operations & maintenance contract for the 5 hectare free field PV Power Plant in Belgium.

ICP Solar & OutBack Power Develop Remote Energy Applications
ICP Solar Technologies Inc. announced that the company has developed an internet-based monitoring solution to communicate with OutBack Power Systems’ power electronics products.

China’s New King of Solar
Suntech’s Shi Zhengrong built one of the world’s biggest solar-power companies. Now, with economies slowing, he faces the challenge of a lifetime.

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