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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Pacific Power Management Completes PV System for Sierra Aluminum
Pacific Power Management LLC (PPM), have completed the finance, design and installation of an 800 kW power plant for Sierra Aluminum Company in Fontana, CA under a power purchase agreement.

BT Americas Using Solar Power at its El Segundo Site
BT has completed the installation of a 2,862-module, 601kW-DC solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the company’s North American headquarters location in the city of El Segundo, CA.

UC Berkeley’s CITRIS lab: a haven for startups tries to solve big problems
Now a new lab with a new building and a new nano-fabrication facility — the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society — aims to create a foundation for future innovation that could keep Silicon Valley competitive with the rest of the world.

NATIONAL NEWS
National Bank of Arizona Plans Phoenix’s Largest Commercial Thin Film Solar Installation
National Bank of Arizona, SolarCity® and First Solar today announced plans to build a 222 kilowatt solar installation in Phoenix, which will be the city’s second largest commercial solar installation to date.

Innovation in Solar Energy Continues Despite Slowing Economy
Tight credit markets and a slumping global economy might grip the rest of the world, but the solar industry is still innovating.

All Signs Point Towards Going Green
Kermit would find it easy — and affordable — to be green in Massachusetts.

FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
SolarWorld Group Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
SolarWorld Group sales rose by 5 percent to 176 million euros in the first quarter, compared with 167 million in the same quarter the previous year.

Q-Cells Places 85 Million Shares in Renewable Energy Corporation
Q-Cells has placed approximately 85 million shares in Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC). The shareholding of Q-Cells amounts to approximately 17.2% of REC’s outstanding share capital.

Entech Solar Announces 1st Quarter Results
Revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $2.0 million, compared with $9.0 million reported in the first quarter of 2008.

MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Global Solar Capacity to Add 5.5GW in 09
Global capacity of photovoltaic (PV) which turns sunlight into electricity is expected to rise by 5.5 gigawatt (GW) in 2009.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Recovery Act Money Invested at NREL
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu made his first visit to NREL as secretary an especially memorable one — announcing $110 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Solar Industry Recommends Steps to Implement Economic Stimulus
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) delivered its recommendations on implementing economic stimulus provisions to President Barack Obama yesterday.

TECHNOLOGY
OPEL International Announces a New USA Manufactured Solar Tracker Product
A Solar Tracker Being Made in the United States Is Creating Green Jobs.

Konarka & Arch Aluminum Sign Development Deal
The companies plan to collaborate on building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), photovoltaic materials used to replace conventional building materials.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Solsonica and ESPE Plan Joint Venture
Solsonica has signed a Letter of Intent to set up a joint venture with ESPE which operates in the field of renewable energy and is one of the major Italian companies engaged in the design and realization of photovoltaic systems.

Italy to Treble Solar Capacity by 2010
Sunny Italy is expected to nearly triple photovoltaic capacity thanks to government incentives and see solar energy become competitive in 2010.

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