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First Solar extends deal with PV materials supplier 5N Plus - 28 August 2008
ECD’s Uni-Solar unit accelerates PV production ramp as company enjoys record results - 31 August 2008
Trina Solar shifts manufacturing strategy - 25 August 2008
CTDC begins commercial production of tin-oxide baseplates for a-Si solar PV modules - 05 September 2008
OPEL International’s Mk-I HCPV solar panels obtain CE qualification for Europe - 05 September 2008
Newport releases thin-film solar PV laser scribing systems - 05 September 2008
Taiwan thin-film solar company begins production - 05 September 2008
Solar parties put heads together to advance renewable energies - 05 September 2008
With the arrival of summer, children can sometimes be seen playing with magnifying glasses, delighting in their seemingly magical ability to light small piles of leaves on fire. This year, a utility-size version of the same idea--concentrating the sun's rays to create intense heat--is attracting growing interest and investment from electric utilities seeking to boost their capacity to generate power from renewable energy sources.
More states are requiring utilities to supply a portion of electricity from renewables--and in some cases, solar power specifically. As a result, electric utilities in the southwestern states (where the sun is strongest) of California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico are signing agreements to buy electricity from developers of solar power stations. These collect sunlight by lenses or mirrors and focused it to create heat that can be used to generate electricity.
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