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Solarfun sets 2009 cell/module capacity ramp - 27 August 2008
First Solar to expand Ohio production site - 19 August 2008
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EYE Lighting introduces solar PV long-pulse simulation systems - 28 August 2008
Pioneering solar neighborhood struggles to keep up with times - 28 August 2008
Cepalco’s solar plant now serving 900 residential customers - 28 August 2008
AVA Solar completes $104 million equity financing - 28 August 2008
Solar Explosives gets coal mining nod in Chhattisgarh - 28 August 2008
Applied Materials has been named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for
its pioneering work on the Applied ‘SunFab’ Thin Film Line, at a gala
presenting the 9th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
“Applied Materials is focused on lowering the cost of solar
photovoltaic generated energy through the application of
nanomanufacturing technologies,” said Mark Pinto, Senior Vice
President, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager Energy and
Environmental Solutions. “The nominees in the category of Green Energy
Innovator were international in breadth and included leading global
green energy innovators. Amongst such competition, I am pleased to
receive this acknowledgement and proud of the great work our teams
around the world are doing to help make solar energy an affordable
solution to the world’s power needs.”
“Our judges’ panel was
impressed by Applied Materials’ demonstration of an innovative solution
to an important global challenge and with this award we are pleased to
recognize their commitment to environmental responsibility and the
advancement of solar power around the world,” said Platts President
Victoria Chu Pao.
Finalists and winners are determined by an
independent international panel of judges. Platts, a leading global
energy information service, is a division of the McGraw Hill companies.
