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Solartech choose Spire
Spire to Provide PV Module Manufacturing Line to Solartech
Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing production equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction services for solar systems has announced that is has entered into a contract with Solartech Renewables, LLC (Solartech) to provide a turnkey PV module manufacturing line.
The Solartech factory will be located in New York State and will create up to 100 jobs. The line will include Spire’s state-of-the-art equipment, process knowledge, training and module certification assistance. Solartech will begin production using Spire’s 60 cell, 220 watt module design.
Solartech is responding to the need for more U.S. based manufacturing for PV modules,” said Roger Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation. “With the federal and state incentives for PV systems now in place, the U.S. market has become the fastest growing in the world. It is projected to be more than two gigawatts by 2011, with as much as a one gigawatt shortfall of U.S. based manufacturing.”
“We chose Spire because they are renowned for their technology and unfailing support; our experience with them has been outstanding,” said Todd Roberts, CEO of Solartech. “As an American company, they also have the best ability to understand our needs and support us throughout the launch and ramp up of the factory.”
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Recurrent Energy reveals 144.5 MW projects
A new £400 million investment in solar power is to be made by Recurrent Energy in Ontario. US solar firm Recurrent Energy has announced a number of new projects in Ontario, Canada totalling 144.5 MW of renewable power.
As part of the landmark Green Energy and Green Economy Act, the company expects to invest up to $400 million (£260.4 million) in solar modules, electrical equipment, steel and metal fabrication and related services to help reduce the region’s dependence on coal-based electricity.
In return, the Ontario Power Authority has pledged to purchase 100 per cent of the energy created through this investment. “Ontario’s renewable energy policy leadership, including the goal of eliminating coal-fired power generation by 2014, makes the province an attractive area for renewable energy economic development and investment,” stated Arno Harris, chief executive officer of Recurrent Energy.
The firm is based in San Francisco, California and presently has a project pipeline in excess of 1,000 MW. It specialises in the design and manufacture of photovoltaic modules, typically ranging in power from two to 20 MW.
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