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California Solar Manufacturers Receive Stimulus Loans

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved three loans totaling more than $10.5 million for California-based manufacturers of solar products. The loans are part of the state's Clean Energy Business [read more]

Solarfun Opens New Office In France

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd., a global manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, photovoltaic cells and modules, has opened an office in Lille, France. According to Solarfun, France is an important [read more]

SunPower Receives California Solar Initiative Research Grant

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

In a second round of funding by the California Public Utilities Commission, SunPower Corp. will receive a grant of approximately $1.8 million from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment [read more]

PROINSO Named Collection Point For PV Cycle Module Recycling

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Spain-based PROINSO, which specializes in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has become a point of collection for solar photovoltaic modules for the [read more]

Solaria Closes $65 Million Financing Round

on 09 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Solaria Corp., a Fremont, Calif.-headquartered manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, says it has raised more than anticipated in its recently closed Series D financing round. The round's total of $65 [read more]

Department Of Energy Funds Solar Grid Integration Projects

on 08 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million for four projects that have reached Stage III of the [read more]

Corning, Oerlikon Create Silicon-Tandem Solar Cell With 11.9% Efficiency

on 08 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Corning Inc. and Oerlikon Solar report that they have achieved a record-breaking 11.9% stabilized conversion efficiency in a silicon-tandem, research-size photovoltaic cell. Results were confirmed by the National Renewable Energy [read more]

3M Doubles Production Capacity For PV Film Production

on 07 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

3M has expanded the Singapore manufacturing facility for its Scotchshield film - a line of backside-barrier films used in the production of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules. This planned expansion doubles [read more]

Sunlight Solar Opens Pennsylvania Office

on 07 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Sunlight Solar Energy Inc., a PV design and installation contractor, says it will now be servicing the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas through its new Pennsylvania office. The Pennsylvania office [read more]

Air Liquide Signs Supply Agreement With 3Sun Manufacturing JV

on 07 Sep 2010 by SI Staff

Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract with 3Sun to become the sole supplier of gases and services to the new company. 3Sun, a manufacturing joint venture using Sharp technology [read more]