U.S. Senate votes to extend solar, R&D tax credits; SEIA applauds move - 23 September 2008
Solar module price erosion to cause industry fall-out, says Lux Research - 02 October 2008
Moser Baer raises funds for silicon solar and thin film production expansion - 23 September 2008
U.S. House recesses, fails to pass tax bill, leaving solar, R&D credits in doubt - 29 September 2008
REC sold out of wafers for 2010 with $450 million order from Neo Solar Power - 30 September 2008
Timminco updates solar-grade silicon operations, sees production of 1200-1500 metric tons in 2008 - 06 October 2008
Hague signs letter of intent to buy assets of quantum-dot PV cell company Solterra - 06 October 2008
Ogilvy PR lands SunPower global account - 06 October 2008
Xcel’s North Shore Headquarters Selects Hoku Solar - 06 October 2008
Solar cells use old material in new way - 06 October 2008
Suniva, Inc. has secured $50 million in a Series B round of funding
that will be used for the construction of a crystalline silicon solar
cell plant in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Suniva has an exclusive license to
the patents and processes developed at UCEP over 15 years at the
Georgia Institute of Technology’s University Center of Excellence in
Photovoltaics (UCEP) by Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi (pictured).
“The innovative and proprietary technology and know-how that Suniva has
gained from its founder, Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi and Georgia Tech’s
University Center for Excellence in Photovoltaics (UCEP) over the past
15 years of research and development is astounding and unique in the
industry,” said Harry Weller, partner at New Enterprise Associates.
“Having an IEEE Cherry award winner who is one of the world’s top
scientists in solar power technology and the superb executive team of
leading industry veterans, which has joined him will enable Suniva to
take silicon-based solar power to the ultimate goal of mass adoption.”
The
round was co–led by New Enterprise Associates, and Advanced Equities,
Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. joined the round via its
wholly-owned subsidiary Cogentrix Energy, Inc.
