Industry news
Appointments
BTu International
Peter J. Tallian has been appointed
CFO.
china Solar & clean energy
Solutions
Edward Chan has been appointed
BTu wins ‘Industry choice’ award
industry generated $37.1 billion in global
COO. Dr. Weizhong Xiang has been
for in-line diffusion system
revenues in 2008, while successfully raising
appointed CTO. Veronica Jing Chen
BTU International was presented with
over $12.5 billion in equity and debt, up
has been appointed CFO.
the ‘Industry Choice’ International Solar
11% on the prior year. www.solarbuzz.com
Technology Award for its MERIDIAN™
china Sunergy
in-line diffusion system during a ceremony
eNN produces china’s first 5.7m
2

Dr. Shiliang Guo has been named as
at the Intersolar Munich show in Ger-
solar panels on applied Materials
acting CFO and director of the board.
many. The International Solar Technology
SunFab thin film line
Awards are designed to acknowledge and
ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. announced
First Solar
recognize achievements in the creation and
today that it has produced China’s first Dennis Fitzgibbons has been appointed
development of solar technology. Emphasis
5.7m
2
high-efficiency, tandem-junction VP, federal affairs.
is placed on real-world technical advance-
thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels using
ments required throughout the supply
a SunFab™ Thin Film Line, rated at 60 Intermolecular
chain to push solar power toward grid-
megawatts per year, supplied by Applied Craig Hunter joins as VP and general
parity without government subsidies. Each
Materials, Inc. Working together at ENN’s
manager, solar business.
award category was judged by a panel of
leading-edge facility in Langfang, China,
industry experts and the industry public,
ENN and Applied achieved this milestone
Konarka Technologies, Inc.
through online voting. For the ‘Industry
just five months after equipment instal-
Therese (Terri) Jordan, Ph.D., joins as
Choice’ award, the definitive category for
lation. These ultra-large PV panels are
VP of business development.
solar applications, the popular voting is
nearly four times larger than conventional
double-weighted. www.btu.com
modules on the market and use Applied’s
oerlikon Solar
innovative tandem junction technology to
Richard Schindler has been appointed
Solarbuzz reports world solar
deliver significantly higher conversion effi-
senior VP and CFO.
photovoltaic market grew to 5.95
ciencies at competitive costs. www.ennsolar.
gigawatts in 2008
com, www.appliedmaterials.com
recurrent energy
World solar photovoltaic (PV) market
Sheldon Kimber was appointed VP
installations reached a record high of 5.95
SMIc to spin off solar and chip
of development, Benjamin Cook VP
gigawatts (GW) in 2008, representing
packaging units
of finance and Karl Knight managing
growth of 110% over the previous year, ac-
China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing
director of international development.
cording to the annual PV market report is-
International Corporation (SMIC) plans
sued by Solarbuzz LLC. Europe accounted
Solar energy Initiatives
to split its solar unit from its chip packag-
for 82% of world demand in 2008. Spain’s
Dean C. Leischow has been hired as
ing and testing business to list each branch
285% growth pushed Germany into sec-
executive VPof sales and marketing.
separately within one to three years,
ond place in the market ranking, while the
reports Sina. SMIC’s wholly owned solar
US advanced to number three.
Solar power partners
subsidiary, SMIC Energy, has two produc-
G. Robert Powell joins VP and CFO.
Rapid growth in Korea made it the
tion lines in Shanghai and can record
David Kunhardt has been named VP of
fourth largest market in 2008, closely
fully loaded annual capacity of 33MW for
partnership finance. Art Athas joins as
followed by Italy and Japan. China and
maximum revenue of $60 million per year.
VP of market development.
Taiwan increased their share of global solar
www.smics.com
cell production to 44% in 2008, rising
Sunrise Solar corp.
from 35% in 2007.
National Semiconductor acquires
Maurice Stone has been hired as the
Meanwhile, thin film production grew
act Solar
company’s new president.
123% to 0.89 GW. Polysilicon supply
National Semiconductor Corporation has
to the solar industry grew by 127% in
acquired Act Solar, Inc. a privately held
Wakonda Technologies
megawatt terms, sufficient to substantially
solar energy company that provides power
Dr. Peter Borden joins as executive
ease supply limitations in 2008. The PV
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chairman.
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