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to the current screen-making location,
Jiangsu Solar co invests $600M in
president Allen Guo as saying. Crystalline
this new area quadruples the company’s
a-Si cell project
silicon solar cells will remain the main-
capacity. The climate-controlled facility is
Jiangsu Lvzhou New Energy Company has
stream for photovoltaic (PV) modules over
equipped with totally automated stretch
signed an agreement to locate its a-Si thin-
the next 10 years because thin-film types
tables, coating machines, drying ovens and
film solar cell project with total investment
generally have too low energy conversion
exposure equipment. It includes a separate
of $600 million in Zhenjiang’s Jingkou
rates, Guo was cited as saying. For more
inspection room, along with a photo lab
district, Jiangsu province, reports taiyang-
information, please visit
www.e-tonsolar.com
for plotting of film artwork. MicroScreen
gonggong.com Expected to reach annual
maintains a complete inventory of both
production capacity of 200MW after
yingli group to manage guangwei
stainless steel and polyester mesh which
completion, the project is divided into
solar cell project
can be mounted 90°, 45°, and 22.5°,
three phases; the first phase will receive in-
Guangwei Green Energy started construc-
coated with emulsion and exposed with
vestment of $98 million for annual output
tion of a 66.7-hectare multicrystalline
the customer’s circuit design.
value of $100 million, said the report.
silicon solar cell project with planned
www.microscreen.org annual capacity of 600MW in Hebei
Schott Solar inaugurates flagship
province on February 27, reports newen-
3S Industries’ subsidiary developed
u.S. manufacturing facility
ergy.org.cn. Longjitaihe Industry Group
a special solar panel tester
Schott Solar inaugurated its state-of-the-art
intends to invest a total of RMB 4.2 billion
The Pasan company, a 100% subsidiary of
manufacturing facility for products used to
in the project, while Yingli Group, the
3S Industries AG, has developed a special
generate solar power, one year after break-
parent company of Yingli Green Energy,
solar panel tester for Thales Alenia Space,
ing-ground on the project’s first-phase. The
has agreed to manage the project for two
the leading developer of satellites and
200,000 square-foot facility represents an
years and aid in product development, raw
components for space technology. The new
initial investment of over $100 million in
material purchasing and sales. The project
device simulates the characteristics of the
the Albuquerque region from the global
is scheduled to begin production at an-
sun in space very accurately, guaranteeing
Schott Solar group. Schott has created 350
nual capacity of 300MW in September to
that only the most productive panels are
jobs at the new facility, which will continue
generate sales revenue of RMB 7.5 billion
put into operation to supply the satellites
to ramp up production throughout the
and create more than 5,000 jobs. www.
with energy, ensuring the longevity of the
summer. For the first phase, the Albuquer-
yinglisolar.com
satellites.
www.3-s.ch
que facility will have an annual capacity
of up to 85 MW of photovoltaic 225 watt
china Sunergy announces solar cell
advanced Solar photonics solar
polycrystalline modules, sold under the
sales agreement with asola
panels are 100% american made
name Schott Solar Poly 225. In addition
China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized
Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP) an-
to manufacturing photovoltaics, SCHOTT
solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing,
nounced today that the company’s
Solar’s Albuquerque flagship facility is the
China, entered into a solar cell sales agree-
monocrystalline solar panels, which are
first in the U.S. to produce receivers used
ment with asola Advanced and Automotive
slated to come off the line in July of 2009,
in parabolic trough, utility-scale, concen-
Solar System GmbH (“asola”), a German
will be one hundred percent American
trated solar power plants (CSP). Initially,
solar module manufacturing company.
made. Currently, clean rooms are in place,
the two production lines will produce
Under the terms of the contract, China
equipment is being installed and a pilot
enough receivers to meet the demands of
Sunergy will supply a total volume of be-
line will be up and running within the
up to 400 MW CSP power plants per year.
tween 10MW and 30MW of solar cells to
next few weeks to allow for full certifica-
www.us.schott.com
asola from February to December of 2009.
tion. Starting at 5MW in July and ramping
www.chinasunergy.com
up to 100MW at the end of 2009, ASP will
cuba to increase solar panel
increase production capacity by 50MW ev-
production
Fotowatio to acquire solar assets of
ery quarter thereafter to be at 500MW by
Cuba is setting up a new production line
MMa renewable Ventures
2011. Additionally, full thin film produc-
to increase the production of solar panels,
Fotowatio, one of Spain’s largest indepen-
tion is scheduled to ramp up to 40MW by
meant mainly for projects of the Bolivar-
dent solar power producers, has agreed to
late 2010.
www.advancedsolarphotonics.com
ian Alternative for Our America (ALBA).
purchase the core US solar power assets –
Granma newspaper reports that the
including the largest US solar photovoltaic
ceNTroSolar takes 100% stake
assembly of this line is being done at the
installation, at Nellis Air Force base – of
in Dutch daughter ubbink Solar
Ernesto Guevara Electronic Components
San Francisco-based MMA Renewable
Modules
Enterprise, in western Pinar del Rio prov-
Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of
CENTROSOLAR International BV, a
ince, the only one in Cuba that produces
Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC Upon
100% subsidiary of CENTROSOLAR
this equipment capable of turning solar
completion of the sale, Fotowatio’s US
Group AG in Munich, increased its stake
radiation into electric power.
business unit, Fotowatio Renewable Ven-
in solar module producer Ubbink Solar tures, will be one of the largest solar devel-
Modules BV (USM) in Doesburg, the
e-Ton aims at global top-10
opment companies in the United States as
Netherlands, from 70 to 100% as of 1
ranking in 2009
measured by megawatts in operation.
January 2009. The Dutch Econcern group
E-Ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based maker
www.fotowatio.com,
mmarenew.com
sells its 30% stake in the joint venture
of crystalline silicon solar cells, has a ship-
with CENTROSOLAR. Simultaneously,
ment goal of 260-300MWp for 2009, mak-
evergreen Solar panels receive
Econcern renews and extends the existing
ing the company among the world’s top 10
highest rating in ongoing TÜV
delivery contract with USM. www.
suppliers, the Chinese-language newspaper
performance test
centrosolar.com
Commercial Times quoted company
Evergreen Solar’s solar panels have received
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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