Rise & Shine: June 19, 2009
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
CPUC Approves Edison Solar Roof Program
The program will result in the deployment of 500 megawatts of solar photovoltaic on existing commercial rooftops in Edison’s service territory.
PG&E Opposes Two Solar Power Bills
PG&E’s objection is that the two measures would make solar too popular. The utility says that would be unfair to its non-solar customers, who under existing law must subsidize rebates and credits paid to solar-power users.
CSUSB Campus Going Solar
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090618/NEWS07/906170367/1006/news01/CSUSB+campus+going+solar
About a year from now the Palm Desert campus of California State University, San Bernardino will be generating 100 percent of its daytime power needs with solar energy.
A Move to Put the Union Label on Solar Plants in California
As California moves to license dozens of huge solar power plants, some developers are being pressured to sign agreements pledging to use union labor. If they refuse, they can count on the union group to demand costly environmental studies and deliver hostile testimony at public hearings.
Letting the Sun’s Energy in
Going solar is good for the planet and the pocket book, and is not that difficult to do according to Verdugo Woodland resident Robert Hess.
NATIONAL NEWS
PV Powered Receives Significant Financial Commitment to Fund Growth and Invest in Future
US grid-tied inverter company prepares to expand facilities and launch new commercial inverter.
Prism Solar Technologies Receives Award from the National Science Foundation to Develop New Thin Film Modules
Prism received an award from the National Science Foundation in support of the development of a prototype that uses Prism Solar’s holographic concentrating film with thin film cells, in particular Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) cells.
Stimulus Reward Coming to City is Less Than Hoped
Sen. Michael O. Moore, D-Millbury, and Sen. Harriette L. Chandler, D-Worcester, announced yesterday that $2.5 million in stimulus money will be spent to install new equipment and solar panels at the Upper Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Facility in Millbury.
TECHNOLOGY
The Next Solar Frontier: Distributed Inverter Architecture
The idea is to push some or all of the features of the traditional central inverter out to the panels themselves.
BioSolar Unveils Bio-Based Parts
Santa Clarita-based BioSolar says its bio-based backing for solar panels can replace petroleum-based components typically used on solar panels, while also cutting costs by about 25 percent.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Phoenix Solar Constructs Three PV Systems in Singapore
Phoenix Solar’s subsidiary in Singapore, has acquired a number of significant solar projects with a peak output totalling 600 kilowatts over recent months.
Enerparc to Construct PV System for Agrisol
Enerparc AG, a subsidiary of systaic AG, has been commissioned today by Agrisol Is Finugus S.r.L. Societa Agrigola, Cagliari on the island of Sardinia, to build a greenhouse complex with a roof-integrated photovoltaic system.
SatCon Doubles Global Manufacturing Capacity
Inverter manufacturer, Satcon Technology is to expand global manufacturing capacity to over 600 megawatts in 2009 between its manufacturing facilities in Canada and China.
Moser Baer to Set up Solar Unit in Sivaganga
The Tamil Nadu government has identified two companies for setting up two 5 Mw capacity solar photovoltaic power generation units in the state.
Solar Power Inc. Enters into Agreement with Australian Solar Developer
The two-year supply agreement calls for a minimum purchase of 5.7 megawatts of SPI modules with shipments commencing in June.
LDK Solar Produces Larger Size Ingots
LDK has successfully produced a multicrystalline silicon ingot weighing 660 kilograms (kg).
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