Toronto, Canada: Canadian Solar Receives Purchase Order from Systaic AG. Chinese manufacturer, Canadian Solar has received a purchase order from German system integrator, Systaic AG for 30 MW of solar modules to be delivered to Spain.

Erlangen, Germany: Siemens Energy Receives Order from Stafkraft. Siemens Energy has received an order from Italy for turnkey construction of a large ground-based photovoltaic plant.

Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Signs 53MW Framework Agreement. China Sunergy has entered into a 6 year, 53MW sales framework agreement and a 3MW sales contract with Renergies Italia S.p.A, a manufacturer of solar modules based in Urbisaglia(MC), Italy.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar Extends Cooperation with Bürgerservice Trier. Phoenix Solar Energy Investments AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix Solar has signed a cooperation agreement for another two years with Trier-based Bürgerservice GmbH.

Neustadt, Germany: Pfalzsolar Signs Multi-Year Supply Contract with First Solar. First Solar and Pfalzsolar, GmbH, a German solar project developer owned by Pfalzwerke AG, a public utility in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, today announced the signing of a new long-term supply agreement.

Menlo Park, CA, USA: Signet Solar and Moncada Energy Group Execute Definitive Supply Agreement. Signet Solar and Italy's Moncada Energy Group have executed a definitive supply agreement for Signet to supply a minimum of 7.7MWp of its Gen 8.5 thin film modules before the end of 2009.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Timminco and Q-Cells Replace Solar Grade Silicon Contract. Timminco and Q-Cells have reached a new supply agreement for solar grade silicon. It will replace the agreement signed in 2008 for the five-year period through 2013. The new agreement contemplates deliveries of 100 mt of solar grade silicon for the remainder of 2009.

Fremont, CA, USA: Solyndra Signs Sales Contract With EBITSCHenergietechnik. Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of proprietary photovoltaic systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new long-term sales contract with solar integrator EBITSCHenergietechnik, based in Zapfendorf, Germany.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Enters Into Exclusive Supplier Agreement with AES Solar. Yingli Green Energy has entered into an exclusive supplier framework agreement with AES Solar Energy, a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar plants.

Athens, Greece: Greece Introduces New Incentives for Small Rooftop PV. A new incentive program for small rooftop PV was introduced in Greece late last week.

Athens, Greece: Greek Parliament Gives Green Light to a New PV Law. A new PV law was introduced in Greece on January 15th 2009, amending the legislation originally voted in mid-2006.

Arnhem, The Netherlands: Nuon Opens Test Plant for Flexible Solar Cells. Nuon has opened the first test plant for the production of flexible solar cells in the Netherlands.

Tripoli, Greece: HelioSphera Inaugurates Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. HelioSphera (formally known as Next Solar) officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art plant in Tripoli, last week.

Munich, Germany: New Partners Found for Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant. With the support of the Portuguese state, Centrosolar's negotiations with financing banks and a new partner for the planned cell plant located near Porto (Portugal) have been brought to a successful conclusion.

Osterweddingen, Germany: Malibu Opens Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. Delivering a major step forward in sustainable solar power, Malibu today launched the world’s first thin-film solar module factory that completely eliminates the use of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).

Munich, Germany: CentroSolar Shuts Down Module Manufacturing Facility. Ubbink Solar Modules B.V., a 100% subsidiary of CentroSolar Group AG is to close down its solar module plant located in Doesburg (NL). Ubbink Solar Modules B.V. will remain in existence as a legal entity and will continue to meet all its financial obligations.

Munich, Germany: Wacker Schott Solar Expands Solar Grade Silicon Capacity. WACKER SCHOTT Solar GmbH, a joint venture between Wacker Chemie AG (Munich) and SCHOTT Solar AG (Alzenau), officially commissioned a new factory building in Jena yesterday.

Lavera, France: Air Liquide Supplies Gases to Five Solar Cell Manufacturers. Since the start of the year, Air Liquide has signed several new gas supplies contracts with solar cell manufacturers in 5 countries and will invest globally €13 million to meet the needs of those customers.

Merrimack, NH, USA: GT Solar Commissions First Greek Integrated Solar Wafer and Cell Turnkey Solution. GT Solar has received final acceptance for the design, installation and commissioning of the first integrated photovoltaic solar wafer and cell turnkey fabrication line in Greece.

Padua, Italy: Helios Technology Reaches 60MW Cell Capacity. Helios Technology S.p.A. has reached its 60 MWp cell capacity target at its new Carmignano di Brenta (Padua-Italy) facility.

Munich, Germany: Linde to Supply One of Italy’s First Thin-Film Solar Cell Plants. Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has been awarded the exclusive contract to supply high purity gases to one of Italy’s first thin-film solar module manufacturing plants.

Sandvika, Norway: REC Cuts Wafer Production by 35%. REC Wafer has decided to temporarily take out approximately 35 percent of its production capacity due to a challenging market situation and low demand visibility.

Washington, DC, USA: ExIm Bank Approves Loan Guarantee for German PV Manufacturing Plant. The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved an €11 million loan guarantee to support the financing of $14 million in exports of solar-cell manufacturing tools and equipment by Applied Materials Inc. of Santa Clara, California, to Signet Solar LLC of Dresden, Germany.

Sandvika, Norway: REC Halts Production at New Polysilicon Plant. REC Silicon has temporary halted production at its new polysilicon plant in Moses Lake, Washington (Silicon III).

Constance, Germany: Sunways Terminates Polysilicon Plans. For the time being, Sunways AG will not continue to pursue the acquisition of a polysilicon production line.

Athens, Greece: Greek Parliament Approves Thin Film Manufacturing Plant Subsidy. HelioSphera has just announced the approval of its subsidy application by the Greek Parliament.

Stuttgart, Germany: Ersol Solar Energy to Raise Production Capacity to 630 Megawatts. At a groundbreaking ceremony in Arnstadt, Germany, attended by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Bosch Group has begun the expansion of its solar production, setting up a new manufacturing facility for crystalline solar cells and modules.

Freiburg, Germany: Solar-Fabrik Opens New Module Manufacturing Plant. Solar-Fabrik AG has opened a new production facility for manufacturing solar power modules in Freiburg.

Budapest, Hungary: EnergoSolar to Supply Equipment for Chinese Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. EnergoSolar Hungary Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. and Parity Solar have signed a contract for a new production line of solar modules in Jiangsu province, China.

Menlo Park, CA, USA: Solar EnerTech Receives 10MW Module Order. Solar EnerTech Corporation has entered into a 10MW contract to deliver its solar modules to Solarzentrum Allgau, one of the leading solar system integrators in Germany.

Bielefeld, Germany: a+f Receives Euro 40M Order. a+f GmbH, a Gildemeister Group company, has concluded a new major order for a total value of Euro 41.1 million to strengthen its presence in the Italian solar market.

Plattling, Germany: Solea Starts Construction on 1.5 MW Solar Park. Solea AG is building its activities in southern Germany with the commencement of the construction of Project Hengersberg, at the end of last week.

London, United Kingdom: Zouk and Next Energy Capital Invest in a 2MW Italian Solar Project. zouk ventures ltd, manager of the €52m solar project investment vehicle zouk Solar Opportunities Ltd, and Next Energy Capital, a European merchant bank specializing in the renewable energy sector, are making a joint investment in a 2MW development-stage photovoltaic solar project in Puglia, Italy.

Veurne, Belgium: Scheuten Solar Places First Module on PV Plant. Scheuten Solar and GreenFever are building a PV plant on 6.5 hectares of land in Veurne, Belgium.

Milan, Italy: Enerqos Starts Construction of Four Solar Farms. NextEnergy Capital, the European merchant bank specialising in renewable energy, has chosen Italy for its next solar power investments.

Frankfurt, Germany: Sinosol Completes First Phase of 5MW Thin Film Solar Park. Sinosol AG has completed its first 1MWp of a solar park as general contractor utilizing thin film modules from start up manufacturer, Malibu, a joint venture of Schüco International KG and E. ON AG.

Paris, France: E.ON Inaugurates Solar Farm. E.ON will today inaugurate the company’s first solar farm near the southern French town of Le Lauzet, some 150 kilometres north of Marseille.

Madrid, Spain: Hannover Leasing Acquires Three SunEdison PV Systems. Hannover Leasing has purchased three SunEdison photovoltaic solar energy systems in Spain’s Lleida province.

Neckarsulm, Germany: Lidl Teams with Enfinity NV and SolarMarkt AG on Rooftop Solar Plants throughout Europe. Neckarsulm based, Lidl Stiftung has entered into a framework agreement with Enfinity N.V. from Waregem, Belgium, and with SolarMarkt AG from Freiburg, Germany.

Munich, Germany: BP Solar and RGE Energy to Build 46MW PV System. BP Solar has entered into a partnership agreement with RGE Energy to develop one of the world's largest solar projects.

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom AG to Build 13MW PV Plant in Czech Republic. S.A.G. Solarstrom is planning to build a free-standing plant comprised of polycrystalline modules at a former military site spanning approximately 30 hectares in Stríbro, around 30 kilometers west of Plzen.

Zurich, Switzerland: ABB Completes 1MW Totana PV Plant. ABB, the power and automation technology group, has completed delivery and commissioning of the 1-megawatt Totana photovoltaic power plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain.

Fustiñana, Spain: MECASOLAR and PROINSO Awarded Orders for 14MW of PV Systems. MECASOLAR and PROINSO, part of the OPDE Group, were recently awarded several orders for the supply of various solar photovoltaic plants in Italy, Greece and Spain which together reach 14 MW of power.

Paris, France: 4.2 MW PV System Starts Operation in Provence. The Vinon-sur-Verdon (in Provence) photovoltaic solar park, with a capacity of 4.2 MW, has now started production.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar Builds Photovoltaic Power Plant for Utility. Phoenix Solar is currently building a photovoltaic power plant with a 5.8 megawatt peak output on behalf of the Enovos Group in Kenn in the district of Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland: Swiss Utility Proceeds with 1MW PV Project. Suntech Power will supply Sunergic SA, one of Switzerland's leading solar system integrators, with the solar panels for a 1MW solar system for Services Industriels de Geneve (SIG), a Swiss utility.

London, United Kingdom: Foresight Group Acquires 9MW Spanish Solar Project. Foresight Group, a leading alternative asset manager, has acquired a 9MWp solar PV Plant from Banco Santander in the Castilla La Mancha region of Spain for an undisclosed sum.

Kyoto, Japan: Solar Modules Installed on European Court of Justice. Kyocera Corporation today announced that the European Court of Justice, officially known as the Court of Justice.

Erlangen, Germany: Siemens Installs 1 MW Photovoltaic Plant in Italy. Siemens Energy has built a large ground-based photovoltaic plant in Italy under contract to Ferrarelle S.p.A, the Italian bottled water company.

Madrid, Spain: Isofoton Opens 2MW PV Plant in Badajoz. Last week, Isofoton and Parrasolex, an entity composed of independent promoters, opened a photovoltaic power generation plant in Badajoz (Spain).

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