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SOLAR INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
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July
24, 2008
Sulzemoos,
Germany: Phoenix Solar Signs Supply Agreement with
Solyndra. Phoenix
Solar AG today signed a framework supply contract
with Solyndra Inc., a Fremont, California-based manufacturer
of CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) thin-film
modules.
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July
24, 2008
San
Francisco, CA, USA: SolarCity Completes Solar Installation
for British Motors. SolarCity, a leading
provider of solar power financing, design, installation
and service, announced it has completed the largest
commercial solar installation in San Francisco for
British Motor Car Distributors, Inc.
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July
24, 2008
Tempe,
AZ, USA: First Solar to Build 10 MW Solar PV Power
Plant for Sempra Generation. First
Solar will build a 10 megawatt photovoltaic power
plant for Sempra Generation near Boulder City, Nevada.
First Solar will design, engineer and construct the
turnkey PV power plant and will provide monitoring
and maintenance services for the plant over its lifetime.
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July
23, 2008
Pontoiraklia,
Greece: Largest Greek Photovoltaic Power Plant Completed
by Phoenix Solar AG. The
largest photovoltaic power plant in Greece up until
the present, built by Phoenix Solar AG, was today
connected to the grid in Pontoiraklia, near Thessaloniki.
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July
23, 2008
Kedah,
Malaysia: First Solar Inaugurates its First Malaysian
Manufacturing Plant. First
Solar announced that the first of its four solar module
manufacturing plants being constructed at the Kulim
Hi Tech Park in Kedah, Malaysia was formally inaugurated
this week.
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July
23, 2008
Paris,
France: EDF Energies Nouvelles Secures Building Permits
for two Solar Power Plants. EDF
Energies Nouvelles has been awarded building permits
for two photovoltaic power plants with a total of
15.3 MWp in capacity in Sainte-Rose, Reunion.
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July
23, 2008
Tainan,
Taiwan: Applied Materials Breaks Ground for Taiwanese
Manufacturing Center. Applied
Materials held a groundbreaking for an expansion project
of its Tainan Manufacturing Center yesterday.
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July
22, 2008
Orlando,
FL, USA: Florida Municipal Power Agency Signs Letter
of Intent for 10 Megawatts of Solar. The
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) has signed a
letter of intent with SunEdison for a 20-year power
purchase agreement to provide 10 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic capacity at several locations throughout
the state.
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July
22, 2008
Freiburg,
Germany: Solar-Fabrik Completes Greek PV System.
Solar modules manufactured by Solar-Fabrik AG
have been installed in what is currently the largest
solar installation in Greece.
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July
22, 2008
Kapolei,
HI, USA: Hoku Solar and Suntech Power Complete Solar
Installation for Paradise Beverages. Hoku
Solar and Suntech Power have completed a 254-kilowatt
PV solar power system at the Oahu warehouse and distribution
headquarters of Paradise Beverages, Inc.
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July
21, 2008
Glendale,
CA, USA: Glendale Community College Inaugurates PV
System. Glendale Water & Power, Glendale
Community College and Chevron Energy Solutions unveiled
today the largest solar electric project in Glendale,
which will help Glendale Water & Power meet its renewable
energy target and provide shaded parking at the college
campus.
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July
21, 2008
Gorgona,
Italy: Mitsubishi Electric Supplies Panels to Prison
Solar System. Mitsubishi
Electric has supplied its photovoltaic modules to
the prison on the island of Gorgona, the smallest
and most southerly of the islands in the Tuscany archipelago
National Park.
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