SunPower announced that it has signed a strategic solar supply agreement with Toshiba Corporation to deliver high-efficiency solar panels totaling 32 MW during the year 2010. Toshiba Corporation is set to launch a residential solar offering in Japan on April 1 and these solar panels from SunPower will be utilized for the new offering.
Solutia Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Etimex Holding’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Etimex Solar, has been reached. Solutia will acquire the company for euro 240 million to be paid from its cash reserves and through additional debt. Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants are being supplied by Etimex Solar to the PV market. The purchase of Etimex Solar is in line with Solutia’s strategic plan to enhance its performance materials and specialty chemicals portfolio.
SolarWorld is purchasing 29% of shares in Qatar Solar Technologies, as part of a new joint venture. The other partners in this joint venture include Qatar Foundation holding a 70% stake and the Qatar Development Bank with 1% of the shares. The new joint venture, which has its headquarters in the Emirate of Qatar, will develop the first manufacturing plant for polysilicon in Arabia.
Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fuel cell and hydrogen generation products, has received a contract to deliver six HyPM HD8 fuel cell power modules to UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) for a boat project. This project is coordinated by ICHET (International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies) in Turkey.
An exclusive contract has been executed by Michael Franklin, Director of Asian Operations, Evolution Solar, to supply one million wafers per month that are manufactured in China to Shinetsu Film and Okaya & Co., Ltd of Japan. Provision for paying commission per wafer is included in the contract. The contract is for a period of one year and can be extended further as per the provisions in the agreement.
With the construction of its second PV cell plant at the Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory located in Nagano Prefecture being completed, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is aiming to increase its PV cell and module production to 270 MW per annum by March 2011 from the current production level of 50 MW per annum. The company is planning to achieve an annual production capacity of 600 MW as soon as possible.
Titan Electric supplies residential roof mounted turbines and commercial mast or tower turbines. The residential roof mount turbines can generate electricity from 1kW to 50kW and the tower turbines can generate electricity from 100kW to 2.5MW. Titan Electric supplies Windterra roof-mounted small-wind turbine systems, which are suitable for homeowners and small-application users. The Windterra ECO 1200 vertical axis wind turbine is available from Titan Electric. The vertical axis wind turbine is suitable for both urban and rural installations.
The APRS wind data logger provides user-friendly operations and is specifically designed to evaluate wind sites and assess the performance of wind generators. This data logger is also capable of recording wind speed along with the date and time.
The wind energy cables from Sinbon Technologies are customized cables utilized for gear box control system, top box control system, monitoring control system, rotor revolution control system, wind direction adjustment system and lighting protection system.
Pfister Energy offers a range of renewable energy solutions including solar lighting, solar thermal, daylighting and green roofs. The solar lighting system as an outdoor lighting product provides illumination and improves the safety of people. The company can install sun-powered lighting systems at institutional, commercial and industrial properties without excavating the trenches for wires.
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