Rise & Shine: October 22, 2009
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NATIONAL NEWS
Thinking Solar Power? It’s Never Been Cheaper
Thousands of homeowners are finding they can pay off a rooftop solar system in just a few years and then start pocketing the energy savings.
Solar is Getting Cheap: Costs by State
Solar companies offer rooftop panels at wildly different prices, depending on where they’re being installed and the kind of incentives available. Here’s how much installers say customers in different states would pay for a 5-kilowatt solar system.
$44M in Stimulus Funds for NJ Energy Programs
Chu said New Jersey is moving in the right direction with solar installations and projects to explore offshore wind power capabilities. He urged state officials to consider even more community clean energy projects.
Renewable Energy Firms Dash for Vt Incentives
When bids were opened Monday, officials had proposals to provide more than four times the amount of renewable energy that they had wanted.
Partners in Solar Research Break Ground in CO
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is joining the development of a research center in Aurora to promote commercial solar energy technologies.
Auto Parts Maker Rolls Out Skyline’s First Commercial System
Skyline Solar, which is raising another round of funding, lines up a car parts maker to produce its concentrating solar systems.
DayStar Technologies Loses CEO, Again
The struggling CIGS thin-film company, which also canceled a merger plan with EPOD Solar, is now on its fourth chief executive this year.
EarthSure’s SolarCure Giving a Gift That Benefits the World
The program, “SolarCure” was established to reduce the costs of solar power significantly by introducing the “Adopt-a-Panel” plan. This plan allows individuals, small businesses, and even large companies to adopt a solar panel which will be incorporated into an installation project at selected sites across the United States.
Get Started With Solar Power for Less Than $10,000
GoGreenSolar.com is now offering customers unique, off the roof solutions to produce power from the sun with a price tag under $10,000 before tax credits and rebates.
Panels to Provide Electricity to Four Catholic University Buildings
Catholic University of America Partners with Washington Gas Energy Services and Standard Solar to Create Washington’s Largest Solar-Energy System.
3M Expands Scotchshield Manufacturing
3M announced completion of expanded manufacturing capacity for 3M Scotchshield Film, a solar film used in the manufacturing of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Solar Energy Initiatives Yields Immediate Gains After Realigning its Dealer Operations
Solar Energy Initiatives announced immediate results following the reorganization of its Dealer Operations.
Shifting to 100% Renewable Energy Would Save Money
The numbers show that wind, water and solar energy would reduce world power demand by 30 percent, thereby avoiding 13,000 coal power plants.
TECHNOLOGY
Ascent Solar Achieves 14% Cell Efficiency milestones In Commercial Production
Ascent Solar today announced that it has met a new manufacturing milestone by achieving 14% cell efficiency for its CIGS cells.
eIQ Energy to Collaborate With PV Powered on Potential Solar Energy Product Enhancements
eIQ Energy, Inc. and PV Powered, Inc. of Bend, Ore., will jointly explore enhancements to their solar energy conditioning products in a collaborative effort announced today.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Aleo Solar AG Supplies 10,000 Modules for Italian Solar Farm
aleo solar has supplied solar modules for a 2.3 MW solar farm in Corinaldo, Italy. Around 10,000 aleo S_18 modules have now been installed in this farm in Italy’s Marche region.
Enfinity Chooses LDK Solar for Belgian PV Project
LDK Solar has secured a supply contract with Enfinity for the largest rooftop solar energy installation project in Benelux.
Signet Solar and BSC-Solar to Build 1.8 MW Solar Farm in the Czech Republic
Signet Solar and BSC-Solar today announced that they are jointly developing a solar power plant in the Czech Republic, located in the Blížkovice region, South Moravia near the Austrian border.
150MW Thin Film Manufacturing Facility Planned for India
KSK Surya Photovoltaic Venture, Private Limited (KSK), a subsidiary of KSK Power Ventur plc, an independent power provider in India, has signed a contract with Applied Materials Inc. to purchase thin-film manufacturing lines with an annual capacity of 150 MW.
Motech Selects Applied Baccini Esatto Technology for Double Printing of Solar Cells
Applied Materials Inc. has confirmed that Motech Solar has installed and qualified an Applied Baccini back-end line for double printing applications at its volume production facility in Tainan, Taiwan.
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