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March 8, 2010 China Dongying, China: CNPV Solar Power Signs Module Supply Agreement with South Korea's Techbank. CNPV Solar Power SA, an integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Techbank Company.
March 4, 2010 United States

Boston, MA, USA: Satcon to Ship 38 Megawatts of 500kW PowerGate® Plus Inverters. Satcon Technology Corporation a provider of utility scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, has been selected to ship 38 megawatts of its PowerGate® Plus 500 kW solar PV inverter solutions to GCL Solar.

March 1, 2010 Japan

San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Signs 32-Megawatt Solar Power Supply Agreement With Toshiba. SunPower Corporation announced today that, under a strategic supply agreement, Toshiba Corporation will order 32 megawatts of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower in 2010.

February 1, 2010 China

Hangzhou City, China: AmpleSun Solar Receives Module Order from Payom Solar. Today, AmpleSun Solar has reached an agreement with Payom Solar, a German solar roof-top system specialist, for the supply of 400 kWp thin-film modules ASF Series.

February 1, 2010 China

Dongying, China: CNPV Solar Power Receives 20 MW Module Order. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Delta Sud, a French project development and distribution company.

February 1, 2010 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Receives 40 MW Module Order. Trina Solar has entered into an agreement with ITEC (ITEC Solar GmbH) of Germany for a total of 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered during 2010.

January 13, 2010 China

Dongying, China: CNPV Receives 60 MW Module Order. CNPV Solar Power SA, an integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Edisun Power Europe AG.

January 12, 2010 United States/India

Beverly Hills, CA, USA: Fidelis Energy Enters into Agreement with Esar Solar Power. Fidelis Energy has entered into a $25 million agreement with Esar Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. (ESP), a Jaipur, India based company, to develop and construct the first of several solar energy projects located in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer, India.

September 30, 2009 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Extends Long-Term Polysilicon Supply Agreement. Trina Solar has extended its eight year long-term supply agreement with Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd.

September 23, 2009 United States

St. Peters, MO, USA: MEMC and Gintech Amend Wafer Supply Agreement. MEMC have entered into amendment number 4 to the solar wafer supply agreement between Gintech Energy and the company's subsidiary, MEMC Singapore Pte. Ltd.

September 21, 2009 China

Baoding, China: Tianwei SolarFilms Receives 70 MW Thin Film Order. Just three weeks after production officially began, Oerlikon Solar’s Chinese customer Tianwei SolarFilms has signed one of the largest deals in thin film silicon PV history with Thailand Green Energy Co., Ltd.

August 31, 2009 China

Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Receives 10MW in Australian Orders. China Sunergy has signed a series of sales contracts with NUE PTY Ltd, a photovoltaic firm based in Victoria, Australia.

August 28, 2009 China

Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Renegotiates Ingot/Wafer Supply Agreement. China Sunergy, a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, has entered into the renegotiation of a supply agreement signed with REC SiTech AS.

July 29, 2009 China

Shanghai, China: Solarfun Receives 14.2 MW Module Order. Solarfun Power has received a 14.2 MW module order from Nobility Solar Projects for delivery during the second half of 2009.

June 18, 2009 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Signs Sales Agreement with Enfinity. Trina Solar has entered into a sales agreement with customer Enfinity NV. The agreement was signed in conjunction with the recent Intersolar-Munich Conference, held from May 27 to May 29.

June 15, 2009 China

Boading, China: Yingli Green Energy Secures Sales Contracts in China Market. Yingli Green Energy has signed an off-grid PV system sales agreement with the Shanxi subsidiary of China Mobile, and that it has been selected by Huawei Technologies to supply PV modules for its base stations.

June 15, 2009 United States/
Australia

Tempe, AZ, USA: Bovis Lend Lease Signs Contract for 10MW of First Solar Panels. Building on its leadership position in the delivery of sustainable property solutions, Lend Lease today announced a supply agreement with First Solar.

June 4, 2009 Germany

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.

May 4, 2009 Canada/Korea

Toronto, Canada: Canadian Solar Signs 5 MW Contract with Topinfrasolar. Canadian Solar has signed a new sales agreement with Topinfrasolar, a Korean systems integrator, which will expand the relationship and supply agreement by an additional 5 MW.

April 20, 2009 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Signs Three New Sales Agreements. Trina Solar has entered into three sales agreements totaling approximately 42 MW of PV modules for delivery in 2009 with customers in Germany, including 12 MW with Bull Solar GmbH.

Europe
February 24, 2010 China/Germany

Boading, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs 285 MW Three-Year Framework Agreement. Yingli Green Energy has signed a three-year framework agreement with Gehrlicher Solar AG, one of the leading PV system integrators in Europe.

February 16, 2010 China/Germany

Dongying, China: CNPV Solar Power Receives 30 MW Module Order. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Photovoltaic Experts GmbH, a German developer of Photovoltaic Power Plants.

February 15, 2010 United States/Germany

Burnaby, BC, USA: Day4 Energy Signs 10 Megawatt Frame Agreement. Day4 Energy has signed a frame agreement for 10 megawatts with SOLERA sunpower GmbH, in Southern Germany.

February 11, 2010 Germany Mainburg, Germany: Volthaus Signs Long Term Module Supply Agreement with CNPV. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Volthaus GmbH, a south-German photovoltaic company.
February 10, 2010 China/Germany

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Signs Module Supply Agreement with USE. ET Solar has signed a module sales agreement with Umwelt Sonne Energie GmbH ("USE") in Germany. Under the contract, ET Solar will deliver a total of 31 MW solar modules to USE in 2010.

February 2, 2010 Germany

Oldenburg, Germany: Aleo Solar Receives Mexican Order. Aleo solar signed a supply contract with the Mexican installation company Grupo Desmex S.A. last month.

January 28, 2010 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Receives 40 MW Module Order. Trina Solar has entered into an agreement with ITEC (ITEC Solar GmbH) of Germany for a total of 40 MW of PV modules to be delivered during 2010.

January 27, 2010 Spain

Madrid, Spain: T-Solar and Global Ecopower Plan 120 MW of PV Projects. T-Solar Group, a leader in the south of Europe on photovoltaic electric power generation market in terms of installed capacity, has just sealed an agreement with French Global Ecopower company to jointly develop 120 MWp in France over the next three years.

January 14, 2010 Netherlands

Maastricht, Netherlands: Energiebau Signs Module Supply Agreement with BP Solar. BP Solar Deutschland GmbH and Energiebau solar power benelux bv have signed a three year supply contract.

January 6, 2010 Chinaa/Belgium

Dongying, China: CNPV Signs Module Supply Agreement with Futech of Belgium. CNPV Solar Power has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Futech BvBa, a Belgian project development and distribution company.

December 21, 2009 France

Paris, France: Air Liquide Signs Supply Contracts with Thirteen Chinese Cell Manufacturers. Air Liquide has recently signed thirteen new contracts with crystalline-Silicon (c-Si) solar cell manufacturers in China.

December 15, 2009 China/Germany

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs 130 MW Module Supply Contract. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales agreement with German system integrator, IBC Solar AG. Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli Green Energy has agreed to supply 130 MW of PV modules to IBC Solar from the first quarter through the fourth quarter of 2010.

December 15, 2009 Spain

Madrid, Spain: Solaria Energía Receives 2.4 MW Module Order from Grupotec. Solaria Energía and Environment has closed an agreement with Grupotec for the supply of 2.4 MW of solar PV panels. The amount of the transaction exceeds €3.5 million.

December 14, 2009 China/Belgium

Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contract With Enfinity. LDK Solar has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Belgium-based Enfinity. Under terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 50 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to Enfinity in 2010.

December 7, 2009 China/Germany

Baoding, China: Yingli Receives 51MW Solar Module Order. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales agreement with Payom Solar AG, a leading PV rooftop system specialist based in Germany.

December 4, 2009 Germany

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany: Q Cells and LDK Solar Settle Wafer Contract Dispute. Q-Cells SE and LDK Solar jointly announced today that the two companies have reached an agreement to continue their supply contract for solar wafers from 2009 to 2018.

November 26, 2009 Germany

Thalheim, Germany: Sovello Receives 49 Megawatt Module Order. Eberswalde-based system integrator Mp-tec GmbH & Co. KG has signed a cooperation contract with Thalheim-based module manufacturer Sovello AG for the purchase of around 250,000 PV modules.

November 26, 2009 United States/China

Honolulu, HI, USA: Hoku Materials and Jinko Solar Amend Polysilicon Agreement. Hoku Materials and Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. yesterday announced an amendment of the polysilicon supply agreement in effect between the two companies.

November 25, 2009 United Statess/Italy

Fremont, CA, USA: Solyndra Receives $105M Module Order. Solyndra has signed a new multi-year framework agreement worth up to $105 million with solar integrator Sun System S.p.A., based in Milan, Italy.

November 3, 2009 Spain

Benissa, Spain: Signet Solar to Ship 10MW of Thin Film Modules. Signet Solar and Spanish Tejados Fotovoltaica de Industriales (TIF) Group, an EPC company based in Benissa, Spain have executed a definitive agreement for supply module to supply Signet TIF to a minimum of 10MW of single junction silicon thin film module.

October 30, 2009 Spain

Almussafes, Spain: Prosolia and Atersa Sign Module Supply Agreement. Prosolia and Atersa have signed an agreement for the purchase of 14 MW of photovoltaic modules.

October 22, 2009 China/Europe

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Announces New Sales Agreement with PROINSO. Trina Solar has entered into a sales agreement with PROINSO ("Proyectos Integrales Solares S.L."), a leading distributor of solar photovoltaic equipment and a specialist in engineering services in Europe.

October 1, 2009 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Receives 73 Megawatt Module Order. Trina Solar has entered into a sales agreement with Italy's Kerself S.p.A, a photovoltaic solar plant engineering, development, production, installation and distribution company.

July 23, 2009 China

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Signs Sales Agreement with PROINSO. Trina Solar it has commenced shipment under a long-term supplier agreement with PROINSO (''Proyectos Integrales Solares S.L.''), a distributor for solar photovoltaic equipment and a specialist in engineering services in Spain.

July 20, 2009 Germany

Hamburg, Germany: Meridian Neue Energien and BP Solar Sign Module Supply Agreement. Meridian Neue Energien GmbH and BP Solar Deutschland GmbH have signed a 5 megawatt contract for module supplies.

July 7, 2009 United States/Germany

Fremont, CA, USA: Solyndra Receives $238 Million Order. Solyndra has signed a new long-term sales contract with solar integrator Umwelt-Sonne-Energie GmbH (USE), based in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

June 29, 2009 Canada/Germany

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.

June 26, 2009 United States/Germany

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.

June 25, 2009 Germany

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.

June 15, 2009 China/Italy

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.

May 29, 2009 Germany

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.

May 28, 2009 United States/Italy

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.

May 25, 2009 Canada

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.

May 21, 2009 United States

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.

North America
March 2, 2010 China/US

Baoding, China: Yingli to Supply More Than 10 MW of PV Modules to SunDurance Energy. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales agreement with New Jersey based SunDurance Energy, LLC, that develops, designs, builds and operates megawatt-scale solar power solutions.

February 23, 2010 United States

Boston, MA, USA: Satcon Technology Receives 30 MW Inverter Order. Satcon Technology will deliver 30.5 megawatts of its PowerGate® Plus solar PV inverters under a global master supply agreement with ENERGY 21 Group, one of Europe’s largest private power utilities.

February 16, 2010 United States

Baltimore, MD, USA: Constellation Energy Commits $90 Million to Solar Projects. Constellation Energy will support the development of commercial photovoltaic power systems with a $90 million solar capital commitment.

February 12, 2010 Germanyy/Canada

Alheim, Germany: Powerhouse Solar Orders 1,000 Dual Axis Tracking Units. Sonnen systeme Projektgesellschaft and Canada's Powerhouse Solar have signed a long-term cooperation agreement which includes the sale of 1,000 sonnen_system 3_60 dual-axis tracking units.

February 8, 2010 United States

Superior, CO, USA: SunPower Names Key Equipment Finance as U.S. Equipment Finance Partner. Key Equipment Finance, one of the largest bank-held equipment finance companies in the U.S. and an affiliate of KeyCorp and SunPower Corporation today announced a new program to fund up to $50 million in SunPower commercial-scale solar systems.

January 28, 2010 United States

Freehold, NJ, USA: Trinity Solar Partners with SunRun on Residential System Financing. New Jersey system integrator, Trinity Solar has joined forces with SunRun, the nation’s largest home solar financing company, to offer homeowners new ways to finance their systems.

January 28, 2010 United States

Rochester Hills, MI, USA: Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity to Co-Develop 10 Megawatts of Rooftop Solar Projects. Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity plan to collaborate on the development of a 10MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in Ontario, Canada.

January 27, 2010 Canada

Kitchener, ON, Canada: Canadian Solar and Fire Energy Announce 60MW Contract. Chinese manufacturer, Canadian Solar has entered into a sales contract with Fire Energy Group ("F.E."). Under terms of the contract, shipments started in January, with Canadian Solar expected to supply 60MW of PV modules to Fire Energy in 2010.

January 18, 2010 United States

Buffalo, NY, USA: TM Montante Development LLC Signs MOU with Shanghai New Energy Industry Association. TM Montante Development LLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shanghai New Energy Industry Association to drive cross border cooperation at the River Road business park.

December 31, 2009 United States

Honolulu, HI, USA: Hoku Amends Contract with Alex New Energy. Hoku Scientific and Shanghai Alex New Energy a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, modules and photovoltaic products in China, today announced the amendment of the polysilicon supply agreement in effect between the two companies.

December 9, 2009 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: Solarbuzz Forecasts 6.37 GW Global Solar Photovoltaic Market in 2009 Representing Growth of 5%. According to the new Solarbuzz QUARTERLY report launched today, Solarbuzz LLC forecasts that the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market will reach 6.37 GW in 2009.

December 7, 2009 United States Phoenix, AZ, USA: Evolution Solar to Distribute Thin Film Solar Modules. Evolution Solar Corporation has signed a distribution agreement with Hangzhou Amplesun Solar Technology Co., Ltd., commonly known as AmpleSun Solar.
December 2, 2009 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: Suntech Signs MOU for 17MW Module Supply. Suntech Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ontario, Canada's Pure energies to supply up to 17MW in 2010.

November 26, 2009 United States

Honolulu, HI, USA: Hoku Materials and Jinko Solar Amend Polysilicon Agreement. Hoku Materials and Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. yesterday announced an amendment of the polysilicon supply agreement in effect between the two companies.

November 24, 2009 United States

Los Gatos, CA, USA: Akeena Solar Receives 1.75MW Order for Andalay Panels. Akeena Solar has signed a distribution partnership with Ontario-based Highland Solar to sell the company's Andalay AC solar panel system throughout Canada.

November 3, 2009 United States

Escondido, CA, USA: enXco Enters into Module Supply Agreement with Suntech. enXco has entered into a sales agreement with Suntech Power to supply up to 115 megawatts of photovoltaic modules in 2010.

October 29, 2009 United States

San Francisco, CA, USA: BP Solar and Petra Solar Co-operate on Solar AC Systems for Utilities. BP Solar and Petra Solar, Inc. today announced plans to cooperate in the development of Alternating Current (AC) solar module products, initially targeting distributed utility-scale projects.

October 28, 2009 China Shanghai, China: Jinko Solar and UpSolar Sign Co-operation Agreement to Market in United States. Jinko Solar, a manufacturer and service provider of PV integrated products has recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Upsolar.
October 27, 2009 United States

Anaheim, CA, USA: Suntech Power Launches Program to Seek More Installers. Suntech Power has launched its new North American Partner Program, designed to increase its current network of approximately 200 domestic installers and help dealers generate more sales.

October 23, 2009 China/United States

Langfang, China: Duke Energy and China's ENN Partner to Pursue US Solar Market. China-based ENN Group and Duke Energy will jointly develop commercial solar power projects in the United States.

October 23, 2009 United States

Indianapolis, IN, USA: Firestone Energy Solutions and DC Power Systems Form Alliance. Firestone Energy Solutions, a division of Firestone Building Products, LLC, has formed a strategic alliance with DC Power Systems to bring solar energy products and services to Firestone’s nationwide roofing distribution network.

October 22, 2009 Canada

Cambridge, ON, Canada: ATS Automation Sets Out Plans to Serve Ontario Market. ATS Automation Tooling Systems and Photowatt, its wholly-owned subsidiary, plan to leverage their global solar expertise and Ontario presence to advance the Ontario solar market.

September 23, 2009 United States

Thornton, CO, USA: Ascent Solar Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with TurtleEnergy. Ascent Solar Technologies has signed a multi-year direct supply agreement with TurtleEnergy LLC, a premium photovoltaic systems integrator headquartered in Linden, New Jersey.

September 21, 2009 Canada

Waterloo, ON, Canada: ARISE Technologies Signs Systems Installation Agreement with QuickContractors.com. ARISE Technologies has signed an agreement with QuickContractors.com to provide installation services for residential solar energy systems in Ontario.

     
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