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yingli green subsidiaries secure
agreed to provide the service, maintenance can President Felipe de Jesús Calderón
loans of rMB 420 million
and operation of the power plants for a Hinojosa; officials of the Mexican federal
Three of Yingli Green Energy Holding
ten-year period.
www.colexon.de government; the Governor of the State of
Company Limited’s PRC subsidiaries have
Baja California Norte; Mayors of the Cities
received new short-term loans totaling
Dow corning to invest $40M in of Tijuana, Mexicali, Tecate, Rosarito and
RMB 420 (US$ 60) million from domestic
silicon equipment Ensenada; and the presidents of Kyocera
banks and an affiliate of the company. Of
US-based silicone manufacturer Dow Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., Kyocera America,
these new loans, Baoding Tianwei Yingli
Corning plans to invest $30-40 million Inc. and Kyocera Solar, Inc. President
New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. received
to build two metallurgical-grade silicon Calderón, Baja Governor José Guadalupe
a loan of RMB 180 million from Shijiaz-
manufacturing equipment systems in Osuna Millán and Tijuana Mayor Jorge
huang City Commercial Bank, and Yingli
Sichuan province, reports
In-en.com quot- Ramos visited the Kyocera facility in the
Energy (China) Co., Ltd. received loans
ing a provincial government source. Dow Tijuana Industrial Park immediately after
of RMB 90 million and RMB 50 million
Corning has chosen a preliminary location the breakfast, taking time to meet the work
from Shijiazhuang City Commercial Bank
for the systems, which are expected to force and unveil a commemorative plaque
and the Bank of Communications, Hebei
manufacture 25,000 tons of metallurgical- in honor of the new plant.
Branch, respectively. In addition, Fine
grade silicon each, said the report. Kyocera’s new, two-story manufactur-
Silicon Co., Ltd. received a loan of RMB
www.dowcorning.com ing plant in Tijuana encompasses 223,000
100 million from Baoding Yingli Group
square feet of production space, plus an
Company Limited (“Yingli Group”),
centrotherm photovoltaics confirms
additional 28,000-square-foot facility con-
an affiliate of the Company, which was
“First Silicon out” in asia
necting the new factory to a pre-existing
entrusted through Baoding Urban District
Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG has
Kyocera plant.
www.kyocerasolar.com
Rural Credit Union. As a related party
achieved a further milestone in silicon
transaction, the loan from Yingli Group
production and confirms the performance
Isofoton plans uS module
has been approved by the Company’s audit
capacity of its silicon reactors with “First assembly plant
committee comprised of three indepen-
Silicon Out.” At the production site of Isofotón, through its subsidiary Isofotón
dent directors. Each of these loans has a
Asia Silicon (Qinghai) Co., Ltd., the North American, has signed a cooperation
term of 12 months and carries an interest
company has successfully started its first agreement with the state of Ohio by which
rate of 5.31% per annum. www.yinglisolar.
poly silicon production equipment. Asia both sides commit mutually to cooperate
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Silicon´s first production phase is designed in the implementation of a new Isofotón
for a capacity of 2,000 tons per year with production center in the state. This deci-
advanced Solar photonics receives
part of the key equipment being supplied sion is contingent upon negotiation and
several letters of intent to purchase
by centrotherm photovoltaics. At this stage approval of incentives, site location and
solar panels
centrotherm photovoltaics is responsible other due diligence. The production from
Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP) has re-
for project planning, key equipment and the Ohio plant will be allocated to the US
ceived several letters of intent to purchase
process technology.
www.centrotherm-pv.de market, so that Isofotón will be able to
ASP’s thin film solar panels. Under the
cover the demand of the dollar zone from a
proposed terms of the agreements, the
greek company seeks to make
more competitive position. The start of the
companies will purchase ASP’s thin film
Dubai biggest solar energy field in
implementation of the plant is estimated
SunPanels™ totaling 62 MWs over the
the world
to occur between 2010 and 2011, and will
next two years. The SunPanels are the most
Portland Group of Greece, a marine and
have an estimated production capacity of
efficient thin film panels on the market
financial solutions company, announced
60 MW photovoltaic modules.
capable of providing up to eight times
plans to develop wind and solar energy in
www.isofoton.com
more power from one panel than the com-
the UAE, with an initial investment of 100
petition. ASPs’ new 45 MW SolarFab™,
million euros, aiming to turn Dubai into
helioSphera receives 9MW
a thin film module production plant, will
the sight of the biggest energy field in the
thin film order
produce the SunPanels. SolarFab, which is
world. Gulf News reports that the interest
HelioSphera has signed a long term supply
breaking ground this year, has the ability to
in renewable and green energies is fast be-
agreement with Tecno Spot, an Italian
continue to increase in capacity and plans
coming increasingly popular in the UAE,
distributor of photovoltaic modules and
to initially create approximately 200 green
with Abu Dhabi taking the lead to become
components. The contract includes the
jobs in Florida. www.advancedsolarphotonics.
a regional hub for sustainability. People in
supply of a minimum of 9 megawatts of
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the Emirates are becoming more energy
micromorph thin film modules between
conscious, and there is a growing demand
2009 and 2010, and both parties agreed
colexon signs 12MW framework
to reduce dependency on oil. Portland will
to consider a framework for additional
agreement with DcM energy
form a joint venture in Dubai with Asset
quantities in 2010. The state of the art 60
Colexon Energy AG, developer of thin-film
Logistic and Inter Emirates.
MW production facility of HelioSphera
PV power projects, has gained another stra-
in Tripolis (Greece) will be ready to start
tegic partner for the Wiesenhof roof-top
Mexican president inaugurates
production and the first deliveries during
portfolio in form of DCM Energy AG. The
Kyocera’s new solar module
the 3rd quarter of 2009. www.heliosphera.
two companies have concluded a frame- manufacturing facility in Tijuana
com,
www.tecnospot.it
work agreement for the construction and Kyocera inaugurated its second manufac-
delivery of turnkey solar parks with a total turing plant in Tijuana to produce solar
W2 energy establishes solar energy
power output of at least 12 MWp through photovoltaic modules. The event began
subsidiary: Think Solar uSa
to the end of 2010. In addition, Colexon with an off-site breakfast attended by Mexi-
W2 Energy Inc. established a wholly
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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