Canadian Solar has just announced that it has signed a 5 MW purchase agreement with Helio Micro Utility. Under the agreement, Helio Micro Utility will purchase 5 MW of […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Applied Materials (AMAT) Signs Contract With Tower Semiconductor (TSEM)
Tower Semiconductor and Applied Materials just signed a 5-year contract that allows Applied Materials’ to provide support for their wafer processing systems at Tower’s plant in Migdal Haemek, Israel […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Comverge (COMV) Announces Release Of Apollo Demand Response System
Comverge just announced the release of its new product, the Apollo Demand Response System. The Apollo System is the first demand-response system that links in-home demand-response devices with utility […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Applied Materials (AMAT) Talks To Utilities To Try To Stimulate Demand
With Applied Material’s share prices suffering in the wake of a $1.9 billion solar contract being cut to $250 million, the company is taking steps to try to ensure […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Suntech’s (STP) Eagle Solar Roof Wins 50+ Smart Choice Award
Suntech just announced that the company’s Eagle Solar Roof with SolarBlend(TM) is a 50+ SMART CHOICE award winner. The award, which is given by the 50+ Housing Council and […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Xcel Energy (XEL) And SunPower (SPWRA) Team Up To Build 17 MW PV Plant
Xcel Energy and SunPower are working together to build a 17 MW PV solar plant in Colorado. The plant is expected to be finished 2010, and will be the […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
85 Workers Laid Off At General Electric (GE) Solar Plant
General Electric has laid off 85 workers at its solar panel plant in Newark, New Jersey, a workforce cut of about 30 percent. The plant also reduced production to […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Scores Chinese Rural Electrification Contract
Canadian Solar just announced that it won a bid on a project to provide solar panels for 80,000 solar home systems in rural China. In total, Canadian Solar will […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Applied Materials (AMAT) Sees Solar Order Reduced 85%
Applied Materials just announced that one of its largest clients has reduced the amount of their order for its Sunfab thin-film solar product by 85%. In March of last […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Suntech (STP), Swinburne University Team Up To Develop Next Generation Solar Cells
Suntech just announced a research partnership with Swinburne University in Australia. Suntech’s CEO, Dr. Zhengrong Shi, and Swinburne’s Centre for Micro-Photonics Director, Professor Min Gu, will work together to […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest