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for cooperation with Conergy, a leading double its annual production of solar cells,
global downstream player. from 2008’s projected output of 300 mega-
On 11th September 2008, Conergy watts (MW) to 650MW by March 2012.
and LG had signed a non-binding Memo- The new plant will manufacture Kyocera’s
randum of Understanding to jointly oper- new back-contact cell, which yields 18.5%
ate the plant in Frankfurt (Oder). energy conversion efficiency.
www.conergy.de www.kyocera.co.jp
Manz Automation India bags €50 China, U.S. to collaborate on solar
Appointments
million solar equipment deal energy technology
Manz Automation India, a joint venture China and the United States have agreed
between German solar technology firm to work together on research into advanced
Colorado State University
Manz Automation and Delhi-based solar energy technologies. The Institute
Tim Reeser has been named the chief
Technicom-Chemie, has bagged orders of Electrical Engineering (IEE) under the
operating officer of Cenergy, the busi-
worth Rs 300 crore to provide solar power Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and
ness operations side of Colorado State
equipment. Orders for the equipment have the U.S. National Renewable Energy Labo-
University’s Clean Energy Supercluster.
been placed by Tata BP Solar, Moser Baer ratory (NREL), which is affiliated with the
and Solar Semiconductors. www.manz- Department of Energy, signed a memo-
Dynamic Engineering
automation.com randum of understanding over the last
Joe Ausikaitis has been appointed
weekend, reported China View. Under the
president and CEO, replacing company
BioSolar to begin pre-production pact, they’ll share research on photovoltaic
founder Lee Kennedy.
runs of its breakthrough solar (PV) power generation technologies. One
module component
facet of collaboration will be a sophisti-
Energy Conversion Devices
BioSolar, Inc., expects to begin commercial
cated PV cell and module test center, prob-
Ted Amyuni has been named presi-
production of its BioBacksheet™ over the
ably in Beijing. The program also includes
dent— Europe, Middle East and Africa
next few months, and is gearing up for
research data sharing, personnel exchanges
(EMEA).
pre-production runs. The announcement
and battery-related efforts.
follows recent news reports that BioSolar
GT Solar
has filed a comprehensive patent applica- BP Solar to close cell
David Gray, Ph.D., has been appointed
tion ensuring BioSolar full protection on manufacturing plant
to the newly created position of vice
its breakthrough BioBacksheet technology. BP Solar will cease the production of solar
president, strategic development.
www.biosolar.com photovoltaic power cells and panels from
its manufacturing plant in Sydney Olympic
MEMC Electronic Materials
JA Solar posts loss on Lehman, cuts park (Australia) at the end of March 2009.
Ahmad Chatila has been named chief
forecast for 2009
The decision comes because the company
executive and president, taking over for
Chinese solar cell maker JA Solar Holdings
is looking to focus its operations at larger
Marshall Turner, who since November
Co Ltd reported a surprise quarterly loss
scale plants in lowest cost manufacturing
has worked as interim CEO.
linked to defunct investment bank Lehman
countries, in order to drive down the cost
Brothers and lowered its revenue forecasts,
Odersun
of solar power for consumers. The BP
sending its shares down nearly 20 percent.
Hein van der Zeeuw has been named
Solar sales and marketing team in Australia
The company cut its 2008 revenue forecast
chief executive officer.
will continue their activities, and aim
to between $849.5 million to $878.9
to grow the sales and servicing of solar
million from the $1.05 billion to $1.17
Solar Energy Initiatives
products. However, BP Solar regrets that
billion it had forecast in October, and
David W. Fann has been appointed
approximately 200 jobs will be lost from
said its earnings per share would be near
as chief executive officer; Gregory N.
the manufacturing plant.
www.bpsolar.com
break-even. It also cut its 2009 revenue
Bakeman was promoted to president.
forecast to $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion from SolarWorld makes €1 billion bid for
the previously issued $2.0 billion to $2.2 GM’s Opel
Sustainable Energy Technologies
Greg Nelson has been named executive
billion.
www.jasolar.com Solarworld AG is planning to submit an
VP and COO.
offer to the US car maker General Mo-
Kyocera to build new cell tors (GM) to take over the four German
manufacturing facility
Yingli Green Energy
factories and the Rüsselsheim development
Kyocera Corporation is to build a new
Dr. Dengyuan Song was appointed to
center of Adam Opel GmbH. To this end
large-scale solar cell manufacturing facility
the position of chief technology officer,
SolarWorld AG can make available cash
in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
replacing Dr. Guoxiao Yao.
funds amounting to 250 million EUR
Construction of the plant, which is to be
and bank credit lines worth 750 million
the Kyocera Group’s largest manufactur-
EUR under the proviso that the federal
ing facility in Japan, is planned to start in
government provides a guarantee. The
early 2009 and be completed by year’s end,
SolarWorld Group, which has so far been
with production scheduled to begin in the
exclusively involved in solar power technol-
spring of 2010. Combined with Kyocera’s
ogy, would subsequently develop Opel into
existing Yohkaichi plant, the new facility
the first ‘green’ European automotive group
will permit the company to more than
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