Rise & Shine 7.22.09
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
SVTC, Roth & Rau Announce Technology Collaboration
SVTC Technologies and Roth & Rau have renewed and expanded their partnership and are establishing a 30MW world class photovoltaic development and manufacturing center located in California’s Silicon Valley in the City of San Jose.
Sopogy’s Small Scale Solar Thermal at Socal Gas
The installation is part of a 44,572-square-foot facility where it plans to trial and showcase its much of its cleantech R&D, including energy efficiency and green building projects.
NATIONAL NEWS
Having Solar Energy System Trouble? Don’t Call Your Utilities
Homeowners who didn’t know how to monitor their solar energy systems effectively or get good service from installers could increasingly turn to their utilities for help.
McGlynn School Turbine ‘Right on Schedule’
Under conditions of the grant, the city must spend an equivalent amount on solar panels over the next five years as on wind. Officials also plan to install solar panels at Andrews Middle School, as part of a renewable energy park in the area.
Energy Conversion Devices to Acquire Solar Integrated Technologies
Including the assumption of SIT’s net debt obligations, the purchase price will be approximately $16.3 million. ECD plans to finance the acquisition from existing corporate funds.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Allora Minerals Signs Binding Letter of Intent to Purchase Optisolar Manufacturing Facilities
EPOD Solar, which recently came public through a reverse merger (presently called Allora Minerals, but changing its name), is a vertically integrated thin film manufacturer and developer of solar parks.
Moser Baer’s Solar Energy Unit Defers Chennai Plant
Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India, the optical storage device maker, has deferred its plan to set up a manufacturing facility near Chennai.
China to Boost Subsidies for Solar Power
The Chinese government will boost subsidies for solar power in a bid to juice the development of about 500 megawatts of solar energy in the next two or three years. That’s about the size of an average coal-fired power plant.
Suntech and China Huadian Sign Strategic Agreement to Develop 500MW of Solar Projects
Under the agreement, HNE will be responsible for the project investment and development of solar projects and Suntech will be responsible for supplying crystalline silicon solar modules, system design and technical support.
Scheuten Solar Signs Contract for 770kW PV System
Scheuten Solar has concluded a turnkey EPC contract and a maintenance contract for a photovoltaic installation of nearly 4,000 solar modules with Juma Beton NV from Balen in Belgium for the Lommel site.
Martifer Solar Commences 3MW Solar Plant in Sicily
The plant will produce enough energy to supply more than 1,660 families and prevent the emission of more than three tonnes of carbon dioxide.
South Africa Looks to Germany for Support with Developing its Renewable Resources
Renewable energy and energy efficiency were sectors with a lot of potential to scale up South African and German cooperation, said Southern African German Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Matthias Boddenberg this week.%.
E. ON Agrees to Acquire French Photovoltaic Company
With this acquisition E.ON continues the rapid development of its solar activities in one of Europe’s most important markets for solar energy.
Tuvalu Sets Goal of 100% Clean Energy by 2020
Amid worsening climate change-related problems for small island states, Tuvalu has established a national goal of being powered entirely by renewable energy sources by 2020.
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