Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Sales Contract with IBC Solar. Yingli Green Energy has entered into a sales contract with IBC Solar AG to supply a minimum of 35 MW of PV modules to IBC from May 2008 to December 2008.

Boading, China: Yingli Signs Module Contract with Eiko Trading. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales contract with Eiko Trading Corporation JP ("EIKO"), which is engaged in the development and installation of PV systems in Japan and consulting, trading and investing in renewable energy projects with global partners.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON Wins its First Major Greek Module Order. Berlin-based SOLON AG, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has won its first major order in the Greek market.

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Xantrex Receives Order from Relatio. Xantrex Technology has received an order valued at approximately US$16 million from relatio PV GmbH & Co.KG (Relatio).

Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Solar Semiconductor Announces IBC Solar AG as a Strategic Partner. Module manufacturer, Solar Semiconductor today announced a strategic partnership with IBC SOLAR AG, a distributor and Systems Integrator of solar PV products in Europe.

Quebec, Canada: Becancour Silicon to Supply Q Cells with Solar Grade Silicon. Timminco's wholly-owned subsidiary, Becancour Silicon Inc. ("BSI"), has entered into an agreement to supply solar grade silicon to Q-Cells AG.

Irvine, CA, USA: Asola Receives Module Order from Krannich Solar. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies' German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $20 million contract from Krannich Solar, for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules.

Paris, France: EDF Energies Nouvelles Orders an Additional 60 MWp of Thin Film Modules. EDF Energies Nouvelles and US company First Solar, which manufactures photovoltaic modules using thin-film technology, have signed a supplemental agreement to their July 2007 deal.

Santa Clara, CA, USA: Applied Materials Sign Multi-Year Service Agreement with T-Solar. Applied has signed a multi-year agreement to provide the SunFab Performance Service to T-Solar Global S.A. of Spain for the Applied SunFab Thin Film Line.

Munich, Germany: Centrosolar and Qimonda in Cell Manufacture Joint Venture. CENTROSOLAR Group AG and Qimonda AG have entered into a venture for the production of crystalline solar cells. The production plant will be established near Porto (Portugal) next to the existing semiconductor factory of Qimonda.

Jena, Germany: Wacker Schott Solar Commissions New Wafer Factory. WACKER SCHOTT Solar GmbH, a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG (Munich) and SCHOTT Solar GmbH (Alzenau), yesterday officially commissioned a new factory in Jena for the production of silicon wafers for the solar industry.

Waterloo, ON, Canada: ARISE Technologies Increases in PV Cell Production Plans; Planning to Establish Silicon Plant in Canada. ARISE Technologies is increasing by 56 percent its 2012 production target for photovoltaic (PV) cells at its new plant in Bischofswerda, Germany to 560MW.

Livermore, CA, USA: Adept Technology Supplies Robotics to German Solar Cell Production Equipment Manufacturer. Adept Technology, a provider of intelligent automation software for motion and vision-guided robotics systems and services, today announced that its automation software, robotics and system products have been selected by SLS Solar Line Saxony.

Frankfurt, Germany: Odersun AG Breaks Ground on Second Solar Factory, SunTwo. The growth of the eastern German solar-region Brandenburg continues, as Odersun AG, developer and manufacturer of thin-film solar cells, modules and applications, has broken ground on its second solar factory “SunTwo” in Fürstenwalde/Spree.

Munich, Germany: Linde to Supply Gases to Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has signed an exclusive contract with Malibu GmbH & Co. KG in Bielefeld, Germany, to supply all of the gases needed to make amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic modules.

Athens, Greece: Oerlikon Solar Receives Thin Film Manufacturing Plant Order from Next Solar. Next Solar, a recently formed solar panel production company based in Greece, will construct its first thin-film solar module factory.

Kjørbo, Norway: REC Announces Polysilicon Plant Cost Increase and Delay. A project review by REC Silicon and its contracting partner Fluor Corp. has revealed that the cost estimate for the engineering, procurement and construction of the new plant for production of granulated polysilicon in Moses Lake, Washington will have to be increased.

Brussels, Belgium: 3,000 Solar Panels Installed on Roof of Investment Fund WDP. Closed-end real estate investment fund WDP puts its first solar energy power station into service. The more than 3,000 solar panels on the roof of the WDP site in Grimbergen can generate a power of 570 kWp.

Munich, Germany: Suntech to Supply One of the World’s Largest BIPV Solar Systems. Suntech Power has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a 4.5MW building integrated PV system (BIPV) to a farm located in Alsace, France.

Biel, Switzerland: Sputnik Engineering Provides Inverters for French PV System. Today the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering AG, along with the installation company Nord Distribution Solaire (NDS), have inaugurated one of the largest private solar electricity systems in France.

Madrid, Spain: IBERDROLA Ingeniería to Build PV System Near Seville. IBERDROLA Ingeniería has won a €15 million contract to build a 2.3 MW solar photovoltaic energy plant in Écija, in the Spanish province of Seville.

Agrate Brianza, Italy: Mitsubishi Electric Inaugurates 1MW PV System. Mitsubishi Electric has supplied the Maccaferri Industrial Group with photovoltaic modules for its Celano factory in Abruzzo.

Berlin, Germany: Solon to Sell Spanish PV Projects to Meinl International Power Ltd. SOLON AG, headquartered in Berlin and one of Europe's largest manufacturers of solar modules and photovoltaic systems, has sold several large-scale power plants in Spain to expand on the company's already strong position in the Spanish market.

Cáceres, Spain: Iberinco to Build 20 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project. IBERDROLA Ingeniería y Construcción (IBERINCO) has won contracts for the second of two phases of a 20 MW solar photovoltaic plant in the Spanish province of Cáceres.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar to Build 7MW of Solar Plants in Spain. In the months ahead, Phoenix Solar AG and KGAL (KG Allgemeine Leasing GmbH & Co.) are to implement another joint project in Spain.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar to Build Two Solar Systems in Spain. Phoenix Solar AG has signed a general contractor agreement with a US investor for the construction of two solar power plants in Spain.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar Signs Agreement for €100M of Project Funding. Phoenix Solar Energy Investments AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG, has signed an agreement with Trier-based Bürgerservice GmbH for the development of ground-mounted photovoltaic plants.

Ghent, Belgium: Enfinity Secures €117 million for Belgian Solar Projects. The Pension Fund of the Province of East Flanders (Pensioenfonds van de Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen ofp), the Pharmacists Contingency Fund (Voorzorgskas voor Apothekers ovv) and the Gemeentelijke Holding nv are to provide Belgian developer, Enfinity with funding for solar projects.

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Bitterfeld/Wolfen, Germany: Q-Cells and Singulus Co-operate on Solar Cell Coating Technology. Bitterfeld-Wolfen based, Q-Cells AG and Singulus Technologies AG of Kahl/Main have agreed to jointly develop a novel system for coating of solar cells with anti-reflection structures.