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Sanyo Aims to Achieve 100 Billion Yen from Sales of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Sanyo Electric aspires to achieve a sales figure of 100 billion yen by the year 2015 based on lithium ion batteries that store the electricity produced from solar energy on a large scale basis. According to Seiichiro Sano, President of Sanyo, at a news conference in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, their goal was to achieve business growth, and simultaneously contribute to the betterment of the environment.

25 Oct 2010

JinkoSolar Signs Agreements with Saint-Gobain for Supply of Solar Modules

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd, a Chinese solar product manufacturer, declared that it has signed agreements with Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (SGBDD), to supply 54 MW of solar modules with 4 MW to be supplied in 2010 and 50 MW in 2011.

25 Oct 2010

Bureau Veritas Chosen as DCBO for NextEra’s Genesis Solar Energy Facility

Bureau Veritas has been selected to function as Delegate Chief Building Official (DCBO) for NextEra’s Genesis Solar Energy Project located in the Riverside County of California. Bureau Veritas, in its role as DCBO, would provide code inspection services and plan reviews for the time period of 30 months, when the facility is being designed and constructed.

25 Oct 2010

Photovoltaic Pioneer Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

SEMI / PV Group Europe announced today that Peter Woditsch, former CEO of Deutsche Solar and current CEO of Sunicon AG, has received the SEMI Europe Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented during SEMICON Europa 2010.

25 Oct 2010

Suntech and Calisolar Sign Formal Accord to Build Solar Silicon Factory

The proposed facility when completed will considerably increase the current production functions in Vaughan Ontario while opening up more job opportunities for factory operators and engineers.

21 Oct 2010

Siemens to Implement Energy Competent Developments in Federal Government Buildings

The energy efficiency developments to be implemented in the project include building automation systems, renewable power generation utilizing solar PV systems, advanced heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), and updated power supply and illumination control systems

21 Oct 2010

Kalahari Reveals Advantages of Nanofluid Additives in Tri-Brid Solar Generators

Kalahari Greentech disclosed a statement outlining the advantages of using Nanofluid additives, for the Tri-Brid Solar Generator.

21 Oct 2010

US Solar Installations to Double their Capacity Reaching 1 GW by 2010

Evolution Solar Corp (EVSO) was excited about a report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, at a trade show and conference in Los Angeles, the Solar Power International, stating that U.S.

21 Oct 2010

BioSolar Offers New Bright-White BioBacksheet

BioSolar Launches the Bright-white BioBacksheet, to increase PhotoVoltaic (PV) Solar Panel efficiency, and reduce the cost element, responding to the demands from their customers, as a replacement for the available translucent design.

21 Oct 2010

Solargen Energy Reveals its 399 Megawatt Solar Energy Generating Facility

Solargen Energy Inc, declared that Solargen’s 399 megawatt photovoltaic solar energy generation facility in the Panoche Valley of South Eastern San Benito County, has passed the EIR (environmental impact report) certification by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors.

21 Oct 2010