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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Ascent Solar Chairman To Retire</title>
        <description> Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of thin-film solar modules, says its chairman, Dr. Mohan Misra, will be retiring from his position on the [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:59:48 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>LDK Solar Expands Manufacturing</title>
        <description> LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, says it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by completing the installation [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:58:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Companies Launch PV Module Manufacturing Solution</title>
        <description> Equipment manufacturer Maschinenbau GEROLD GmbH &amp;amp; Co. KG and photovoltaic module maker solarnova Produktions - und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH have introduced a new PV module [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>N.M. Public Regulation Commission Approves Solar Projects</title>
        <description> PNM Resources says that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has approved 22 MW of utility-scale solar power facilities in New Mexico. Regulators capped [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:47:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Canadian Solar, Blue-Tech Complete Four Solar Projects In Italy</title>
        <description> Canadian Solar and Blue-Tech SRL say they have completed four new solar projects in northern Italy: two residential rooftop installations, located in Sirmione and [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:44:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Envision Solar, Morrow-Meadows Enter Into Agreement</title>
        <description> Envision Solar International Inc., a solar system designer and developer, says it has entered into a master services agreement (MSA) with Morrow-Meadows Corp., a [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6160</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:42:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>LDK Solar Sues Canadian Solar Over Contract Dispute</title>
        <description> LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar wafers and PV products, says it has filed an objection for an arbitration before the China [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:40:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Sputnik Adds Two Board Members</title>
        <description> Sputnik Engineering AG, a manufacturer of grid-connected solar inverters, has announced that Christoph Biedermann and Dr. Martin Zwyssig have joined the company&amp;#039;s management board. [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6158</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>SiC Processing Appoints Mueller VP</title>
        <description> SiC Processing AG says it has appointed Guido Mueller vice president of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for sales, marketing, application management [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6157</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:35:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>SRS Energy Hires New Executive</title>
        <description> SRS Energy, a developer of building-integrated photovoltaic products, says Frederic Klaske has joined the company as senior director of sales and marketing. In this [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6156</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:34:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>GreenRay AC Module Completes UL Certification</title>
        <description> GreenRay Inc. says that its SunSine200 alternating-current (AC) module has completed its safety certification and is now listed by Intertek to Underwriters Laboratories Inc.&amp;#039;s [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6155</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:31:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>XcelPlus Changes Name</title>
        <description> XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc., an alternative energy and renewable energy solutions company, says the company&amp;#039;s name has been changed to Clean Energy Pathways Inc. [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6154</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:29:08 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Solar EnerTech Launches New Website</title>
        <description> Solar EnerTech Corp., a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar energy cells, has launched a new corporate website at www.solare-power.com. According to the company, the new [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:26:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Global Solar Energy Introduces New BIPV Module</title>
        <description> Global Solar Energy Inc., a manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide solar material, has unveiled a new building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) module: the PowerFLEX BIPV, [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6152</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:47:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Calif. College Approves 2.7 MW Solar Project</title>
        <description> The board of trustees of Butte College, based in Oroville, Calif., has approved its Phase III solar project, which is expected to be completed [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:45:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Meyer Burger To Supply Slicing Systems To Asian Customer</title>
        <description> Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. says it has finalized a contract worth over CHF 25 million for wire saws with a customer in Asia. The [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:40:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Yingli, OCI Chemical Corp. Sign Supply Agreement</title>
        <description> Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. says it has signed a five-year polysilicon supply agreement with OCI Chemical Corp., a Korea-based chemicals producer. Under [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6149</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:38:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Sunovia Hires Buckland As CEO</title>
        <description> Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc., a Florida-based cleantech company that specializes in LED lighting and solar technologies, says it has hired Art Buckland as the [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6148</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:37:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>1BOG Launches Residential Solar Program</title>
        <description> One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) has launched a new program to support Cleveland homeowners through the solar buying process. Homeowners who join the [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:35:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Odersun Names Vierstra CFO</title>
        <description> Odersun AG, a manufacturer of customized thin-film solar modules, has appointed Doede Vierstra its chief financial officer (CFO) and a member of its board [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6146</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:32:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Wagner &amp; Co. Introduces Solar Thermal Collector To U.S. Market</title>
        <description> Wagner &amp;amp; Co., a German manufacturer of solar thermal collectors, has introduced its EURO C20 AR-M collector to the U.S. market. The company says [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6145</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:31:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Conergy Names New CFO</title>
        <description> Conergy AG&amp;#039;s supervisory board has named Dr. Sebastian Biedenkopf its new chief financial officer (CFO). Biedenkopf replaces Dr. Jorg Spiekerkotter, who has announced his [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6144</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:27:48 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Rabobank Appoints New Managing Director</title>
        <description> Rabobank has appointed Tony Muoser as a managing director of the company&amp;#039;s Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance (REIF) - Americas group. Muoser, who will [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6143</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:26:24 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>AEG Power Solutions Awarded Contract</title>
        <description> AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS) says it has been awarded a PV contract for 260 MW of utility-scale equipment. Beginning this December, over a [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6142</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:51:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>SunPower Secures Contracts For 20 MW Of Solar On Gov&amp;#039;t. Sites</title>
        <description> SunPower Corp. says its technology will be used for solar systems at several U.S. government properties, including the Department of Energy&amp;#039;s (DOE) National Renewable [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6141</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:43:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>SCHOTT Solar, Solland Solar Form Partnership</title>
        <description> SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar have signed a partnership agreement that comprises technology license agreements, joint R&amp;amp;D efforts and joint production for back-contacted solar [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6140</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:40:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Kyocera To Add Six Solar Systems</title>
        <description> Kyocera Corp. says it will install a total of 593 kW of solar power systems, using the company&amp;#039;s own solar modules, at six domestic [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6139</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:38:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>LIPA, GreenLogic Complete PV System At Winery</title>
        <description> The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and GreenLogic Energy have completed what the companies say is the largest LIPA-rebated ground-mounted solar system on Long [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6138</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:36:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Trojan Battery Hires New Director Of Global Projects</title>
        <description> Trojan Battery Co., a manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries for renewable energy applications, has appointed John F. DeBoever its director of global projects for its [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6137</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:34:26 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>KACO Celebrates Shipment Milestone</title>
        <description> KACO new energy says it has shipped over 650 MW of PV inverters in the first six months of the year, pushing the company&amp;#039;s [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6136</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:31:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Company Developing Solar iPhone App</title>
        <description> National Clean Fuels says its newly acquired subsidiary, China National Solar, is developing a new iPhone application called SolarGenie, which will enable consumers interested [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6135</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:28:42 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>1 GW Blythe Solar Project Receives Final EIS</title>
        <description> The U.S. Department of the Interior&amp;#039;s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Blythe Solar [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6134</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:23:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>California Energy Commission Approves Beacon Solar Energy Project</title>
        <description> The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the construction of the proposed Beacon Solar Energy Project, the first solar thermal power project permitted by [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6131</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:03:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Calisolar To Receive ARRA Funding</title>
        <description> The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the first loan from the Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Calisolar, which was [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6130</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:01:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Solar Monkey Completes Rooftop PV System</title>
        <description> Solar Monkey, a full-service provider of solar system integration and solar power generation services, will inaugurate a 245.7 kW rooftop PV installation at Rainbow [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6128</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:36 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Tennessee Solar Energy Association Announces Plans, Receives Nonprofit Status</title>
        <description> The Tennessee Solar Energy Association (TSEA) has gained official recognition as a not-for-profit entity. The organization was founded on July 4, 2009 and says [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6127</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:58:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Bentek Solar Introduces CTO Re-Combiner</title>
        <description> Bentek Solar, a provider of solar combiners and re-combiners, has launched the new Bentek Solar Re-Combiner Configure-To-Order (CTO) Configurator. According to John H. Buckley, [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6126</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:57:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Hafter To Lead Sharp&amp;#039;s Solar Energy Solutions Group</title>
        <description> Sharp Electronics Corp. (SEC) has appointed Eric Hafter senior vice president of Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group (SESG), a division of SEC and the [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6125</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:54:29 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Imperial Valley Solar Project Advances In Permitting</title>
        <description> A California Energy Commission (CEC) siting committee is recommending approval of the planned Imperial Valley Solar Project in Imperial County, Calif. The Imperial Valley [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6129</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>City Of Victorville Seeking Bids For Solar Project</title>
        <description> The City of Victorville, Calif., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a solar PV project totaling approximately 30 MW. NRG Energy and [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6132</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>San Diego Gas &amp; Electric Signs 45 MW Solar Power-Purchase Agreement</title>
        <description> San Diego Gas &amp;amp; Electric (SDG&amp;amp;E) has signed and submitted for approval a second 20-year power-purchase agreement (PPA) with an LS Power subsidiary to [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6133</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>CPUC Proposes New FIT Program For Midsized RE Projects</title>
        <description> The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision to launch a feed-in-tariff (FIT) program designed to drive midsized renewable energy development. [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:06:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>IMS Research: Suntech Shipped The Most Modules In Q2</title>
        <description> According to a recent analysis from IMS Research, crystalline PV module supplier Suntech shipped more modules during the second quarter than any other company. [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:04:14 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>ACC Approves Plan For TEP&amp;#039;s Purchase Of 97 MW Of Solar</title>
        <description> The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power&amp;#039;s (TEP) plan to purchase the output of 10 new renewable power [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6122</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:01:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>31 PV Projects To Be Built In Colorado School District</title>
        <description> Premier Power Renewable Energy Inc., a company that develops, designs, engineers and constructs solar power systems for the commercial, government and utility markets in [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6121</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:58:07 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>DuPont Initiates Production Of PVF Resins At N.C. Facility</title>
        <description> DuPont says that production of polyvinyl fluoride polymer (PVF) resin has begun at the company&amp;#039;s Fayetteville, N.C., facility. The manufacturing steps in making Tedlar [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6120</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:55:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>BTU International Receives Order For Tritan Systems</title>
        <description> BTU International, a supplier of thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, says it has received an order from a [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6119</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:53:07 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Seven PV Projects To Be Built In Reno, Nev.</title>
        <description> Nevada Solar Works LLC, a partnership between Q&amp;amp;D Construction, CleanPath Renewables and Alternative Energy Solutions, has won a contract to build 1.3 MW of [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6118</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:51:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>ISET Implements Pilot Line For CIGS Fabrication</title>
        <description> International Solar Electric Technology Inc. (ISET), a manufacturer of thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar modules, says it has implemented its pilot line [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6117</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:48:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Innovalight Opens Office In China</title>
        <description> Innovalight Inc., a manufacturer of silicon ink and solar cell process technology, says it has opened a sales and support office in Shanghai, China. [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6116</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:46:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>FIT Coalition Adds New Members</title>
        <description> The FIT Coalition, which advocates for policies that will accelerate the deployment of cost-effective renewable energy, has named four additional members to its board [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:44:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Vice President&amp;#039;s Report Predicts Solar Grid Parity In 2015</title>
        <description> The U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs thanks to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) investments, according to a new [...]</description>   
        <link>http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6114</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:49:22 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>France Reduces Solar Incentives</title>
        <description> Government officials in France have notified the country&amp;#039;s Commission de rgulation de l#039;nergie that the purchase price for electricity from solar energy will be [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>KC, Matinee Energy Plan 40 MW Solar Plant In California</title>
        <description> Matinee Energy Inc. has signed a pre-master agreement with Kamp;Company Co. Ltd. (Kamp;C) of Korea to construct a 40 MW solar energy plant in [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:42:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>NXP Semiconductors Introduces Low-Power Integrated Circuit For Solar</title>
        <description> NXP Semiconductors NV has debuted the MPT612, a low-power integrated circuit (IC) for performing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) functions for applications using solar [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:38:17 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Cypress Semiconductor, SunPower Donate 322 kW PV System</title>
        <description> Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and SunPower Corp. have made a joint donation of a 322 kW PV system to the Second Harvest Food Bank of [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:35:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Clear Skies Solar Completes New Jersey Photovoltaic Project</title>
        <description> Clear Skies Solar Inc. has completed construction of a 340 kW PV project in Teterboro, N.J. The array consists of 1482 Schott 230 modules [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:34:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Solar Energy Initiatives To Open Additional Solar Training School</title>
        <description> Solar Energy Initiatives Inc., with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, says its SNRY Solar Inc. division has been approved to [...]</description>   
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        <description> Grasshopper Solar, a provider of turnkey solar power solutions, says it has established new operations in Sudbury, Ontario. The company will add 10 additional [...]</description>   
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        <title>NABCEP Reports Record Numbers For PV Installer Exam</title>
        <description> Less than a year after certifying its 1,000th PV solar installer, The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) says it has accepted [...]</description>   
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        <title>MP2 Capital Completes First Phase Of Denver PV Project</title>
        <description> MP2 Capital, a developer, financier and operator of solar projects, has completed the first phase of a 1.8 MW solar photovoltaic project to power [...]</description>   
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        <description> Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of solar inverters, will deliver 190 SUNERGY II inverters for a 1 MW power project to Changetec GmbH [...]</description>   
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        <title>California Apollo Program Launched To Create RE Jobs</title>
        <description> An alliance of California-based businesses and organizations has created the California Apollo Program and unveiled a strategy for creating renewable energy jobs in California. [...]</description>   
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        <title>New Jersey Senate Approves Solar Brownfield Development Legislation</title>
        <description> The New Jersey Senate has passed S.2126, which permits the development of solar and wind facilities on landfills and quarries in the state. Introduced [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>PV Microinverter Revenue Projected To Grow Significantly</title>
        <description> Solar microinverters and DC-DC power optimizers are forecast to generate more than #036;1.5 billion in revenues over the next five years, according to IMS [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:36:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Salt River Project Debuts Arizona Community Solar Program</title>
        <description> Arizona-based public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) has launched SRP Community Solar, a pilot program that allows public schools in the utility#039;s service [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:33:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>XcelPlus Global Acquires Sunfield Technologies</title>
        <description> XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc., a renewable energy company, has acquired Sunfield Technologies North America Inc. (Sunfield NA), making XcelPlus the exclusive U.S. supplier of [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:32:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Kikkoman Foods Installing PV At Factory</title>
        <description> Kikkoman Foods Inc. will install a 106.6 kW solar photovoltaic system at its facility in Folsom, Calif. The new system is expected to begin [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:31:14 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>MiaSole Signs Module Supply Agreement With juwi Solar</title>
        <description> MiaSole, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, has signed a purchase agreement to supply juwi Solar GmbH with [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:30:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>ATT, SunEdison Plan California Solar Projects</title>
        <description> SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, says it will expand ATamp;T#039;s national solar initiative by activating a new 296 kW rooftop solar power [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:28:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Kalahari Greentech Notes Solar Collector Test Results</title>
        <description> Kalahari Greentech Inc., an energy company focused on developing, constructing and operating solar and wind energy projects, says the Georgia Institute of Technology#039;s Engineering [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:27:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Grape Solar Teams With Arizona Green Voltage Group</title>
        <description> Grape Solar, a Eugene, Ore.-headquartered manufacturer of solar panels and kits, has entered into a supplier agreement with Arizona Green Voltage Group LC (GVG), [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:26:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Petra Solar Appoints Rego CFO</title>
        <description> South Plainfield, N.J.-based Petra Solar Inc., a provider of grid-tied, pole-mounted, distributed solar generation systems for utilities, has named John S. Rego chief financial [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:26:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>SCHOTT Solar, VE Group, Affordable Solar Complete PV Array</title>
        <description> SCHOTT Solar PV Inc., VE Group LLC and Affordable Solar Group LLC have inaugurated a 1.1 MW PV array at The Bell Group#039;s headquarters#039; [...]</description>   
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        <title>Study Finds Ample Opportunities In Solar For New Entrants</title>
        <description> As the burgeoning solar and wind power markets continue to expand, industry value chains are looking to adopt measures to sustain anticipated growth. For [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:23:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Bosch Opens New Solar Cell Production Plant</title>
        <description> Bosch Solar Energy AG has formally opened its new crystalline solar cell production plant, the first phase in the extension of its solar production [...]</description>   
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        <title>EPIR, Sunovia Enter Legal Battle</title>
        <description> EPIR Technologies Inc., based in Bolingbrook, Ill., has filed suit in federal district court in Chicago against Florida-based Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc. EPIR says [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:20:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>LDK Solar Commissions Second Polysilicon Train At Mahong Plant</title>
        <description> LDK Solar Co. Ltd. says its second 5,000 metric ton (MT) polysilicon train has completed the commissioning process and commenced commercial production. This second [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:17:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Westwood Professional Services Buys Westwood Renewables</title>
        <description> Minneapolis-based Westwood Professional Services Inc. has acquired Westwood Renewables LLC. Westwood Renewables is a renewable energy project design and engineering firm that constructed the [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:13:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>BT Imaging Completes Financing Round</title>
        <description> BT Imaging Pty. Ltd. (BTi), a supplier of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, has completed a Series A2 [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:12:30 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>AUO Announces Carbon Footprint Verification For PV Module</title>
        <description> AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) has completed the carbon footprint verification on EcoDuo PM220P00, a multicrystalline PV module, according to the international carbon footprint standard [...]</description>   
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        <title>Ohio Governor Dedicates State#039;s Largest Solar Farm</title>
        <description> The Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) hosted Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, and other government officials at a dedication ceremony for the PSEG Wyandot Solar [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:01:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Georgia Power Will Double Solar Purchases</title>
        <description> Georgia Power plans to double its solar energy purchases from independent power producers - resulting in an additional 2.5 MW of capacity purchased from [...]</description>   
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        <title>San Jose Credit Union Establishes Group-Buy Solar Program</title>
        <description> The San Jose Credit Union in San Jose, Calif., has debuted the San Jose Employee Solar Group Buy program, an employee group-buy program designed [...]</description>   
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        <title>SiC Processing Plans Additional Slurry Recycling For Yingli</title>
        <description> SiC Processing AG says two production lines for recyling used slurry have been completed at Yingli Green Energy Holding Co.#039;s factory in Baoding, China. [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:56:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>ReneSola Negotiates 836 MW In Wafer Agreements</title>
        <description> ReneSola Ltd., a manufacturer of solar wafers and provider of solar module original equipment manufacturer services, has signed two wafer supply agreements to provide [...]</description>   
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        <title>Virasa, Calensia Building Solar Energy Complex In Egypt</title>
        <description> Virasa Technologies Inc. and Calensia BV have formed a joint venture, SilicoTek BV, to carry out a planned investment of an integrated solar complex [...]</description>   
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        <title>Spartanics Adds Barcode Capabilities To Laser Die-Cutting Machines</title>
        <description> Spartanics, a provider of software engineering and handling systems for manufacturers, has added barcodes that automate job changeovers to its Finecut laser die-cutting systems. [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:46:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Solyndra Receives ISO Certification From TUV Rheinland</title>
        <description> Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical solar photovoltaic systems for commercial and industrial rooftops, has earned ISO 9001:2008 certification, an internationally recognized standard issued [...]</description>   
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:44:43 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Consarc Developing Silicon Casting Furnace</title>
        <description> Consarc Corp., an Inductotherm Group company, says it is working on a multimillion-dollar project devoted to producing multicrystalline silicon ingots at a fraction of [...]</description>   
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        <title>enXco Signs Module Supply Agreement With Solaria</title>
        <description> enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, and Solaria Corp. have signed a five-year global supply agreement under which module manufacturer Solaria will supply its [...]</description>   
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        <title>Large Photovoltaic Plant In Illinois Receives ARRA Grant</title>
        <description> Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., has announced the approval of a #036;4 million stimulus grant award for the Rockford Solar Project, which is expected to [...]</description>   
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        <title>Caleffi Introduces iSolar BX Controller</title>
        <description> Caleffi has launched the iSolar BX solar system controller, a multi-functional temperature-differential controller with add-on system functions. The company says the unit can be [...]</description>   
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        <title>SEPA Reports On Fact-Finding Mission To Japan</title>
        <description> The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and utility partners have returned from a fact-finding mission to Japan. During the trip, SEPA observed that Japan [...]</description>   
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        <description> ReGreen Corp., a provider of energy services in California, has received #036;2 million from Nara Bank to begin construction on a 255 kW solar [...]</description>   
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        <description> The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) in New York has announced changes to its Solar Pioneer Program, including reducing the rebate level to #036;1.75/W. [...]</description>   
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        <title>Sungevity Rolls Out Colorado Program</title>
        <description> Online residential solar company Sungevity has introduced programs in Denver and Boulder, Colo. Under the program, homeowners can log onto Sungevity#039;s website, receive an [...]</description>   
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        <description> Chemtura Organometallics GmbH, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Chemtura Corp., says it has invested in satisfying growing demand for precursors in the photovoltaics markets. The [...]</description>   
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        <description> Ventzki Handling Systems GmbH, a Germany-based provider of tipping stations, lift and tilt stands, and other products for the solar market and other markets, [...]</description>   
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        <description> Northwire Technical Cable, a provider of technical and retractile cables, has named Mark Johnson vice president of operations. In this role, he will be [...]</description>   
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        <description> San Jose, Calif.-based Bentek Solar, a provider of manufacturing and engineering solutions for electromechanical and power distribution systems for the semiconductor and solar markets, [...]</description>   
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        <description> Hubbard-Hall Inc., based in Waterbury, Conn., has partnered with Germany-based Clariant Corp. to make Antifrogen SOL HT heat-transfer fluid available in the U.S. The [...]</description>   
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        <description> BTU International, a supplier of thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, says it has received a follow-on order from [...]</description>   
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        <title>Aurora Energy Acquires Donovan Electric</title>
        <description> Aurora Energy Inc., a developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems, has signed an agreement to acquire Donovan Electric, a Maryland-based electrical contractor. [...]</description>   
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