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Konarka Technologies Receives Certification for its Organic PV Cells

Konarka Technologies declared that its organic-based photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells have received National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL) certification after proving their 8.3% solar conversion efficiency.

8 Dec 2010

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Approves First Phase of Solar Projects

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) declared that it has short-listed a number of independent power producers (IPPs) under the initial stage of the National Solar Mission to carry out 77.8 MW solar photovoltaic projects.

8 Dec 2010

Gujarat to Generate 1000 MW from its Proposed Solar Park

Charanaka, a village in remote Patan district, in North Gujarat, India, has been chosen by the Gujarat state government to install its first solar hub called Gujarat Solar Park.

8 Dec 2010

JA Solar Enters Polysilicon Supply Agreement with GCL-Poly Energy Holdings

JA Solar Holdings has signed a long-term agreement with GCL-Poly Energy Holdings for supplemental supply of wafer and polysilicon.

8 Dec 2010

GoSolar 2010 Community Program Extended by Open Neighborhoods

The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously voted against the Los Angeles Department of water and Power (LADWP)’s Solar rebate cuts and also proposed a 90 day period Moratorium on new solar rebates, after which Open Neighborhoods, a clean energy group, declared the extension of the GoSolar 2010 Community program till the 15th of December.

8 Dec 2010

mp-tec Skytrap Tracking System for Danish Solar Farm

mp-tec, an Eberswalde company founded in 2002, has provided its Skytrap tracking system to the first Danish Solar farm in Nordborg in Denmark.

8 Dec 2010

Eclipsall Energy Provides Funds for New Ontario Solar Panel Manufacturing Unit

Eclipsall Energy, an Ontario- based Solar Energy company established in 2009, proclaimed that the company is planning to invest an amount of $10 million Canadian dollars to establish a solar panel manufacturing unit in Ontario.

8 Dec 2010

Researchers to Use New AFMs to Further Development of Photovoltaic Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the Department of Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU) has installed three additional scientific-grade atomic force microscopes (AFMs).

6 Dec 2010

Solyndra Installs Solar System on Architectural Landmark in Italy

Solyndra reported that it has completed the installation of a 370 kWp solar system on the rooftop of a building owned by Finpiemonte Partecipazioni, a company held by mixed private and public enterprises in Piemonte, Italy. The building is occupied by Palaexpo Jewelry Company.

6 Dec 2010

MiaSolé Solar Panels Achieve 15.7% Efficiency

MiaSolé, which manufactures CIGS thin film solar panels, announced that its achievement of 15.7% efficiency has been confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy.

6 Dec 2010