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July 28, 2009
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has signed a contract with El Dorado Energy, a subsidiary of Sempra Generation, to purchase 48MW of solar photovoltaic power produced at the Copper Mountain Solar facility in Nevada. The deal, which is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission, is the utility’s second contract for renewable energy from Sempra Generation, following the late 2008 agreement to supply 10MW of PV power from the El Dorado Energy solar plant.
July 28, 2009
Johns Manville, global manufacturer of energy-efficient building products and Energy Conversion Devices, manufacturer of thin-film amorphous silicon-based PV laminates, have announced a multiyear agreement for ECD to supply Uni-Solar laminates to JM, which will market its capability through a new business entity, the JM E3 Company, or E3 Co.
July 28, 2009
Veeco Instruments announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30. The company's orders rose 86% sequentially, driven mainly by results from its LED and solar equipment unit.
July 28, 2009
Silicon Border, the science and technology park located in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, announces the formation of its advisory board comprised of seasoned political and industry leaders with experience in dealing with issues impacting the Mexico/California border.
July 27, 2009
While the state of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is gearing up for what may be the world's largest highway-related solar power project, residents are criticising the measure as too expensive—in dollars and in history. Oregon transportation officials propose installing 14,000 to 17,000 solar panels on 15 acres to produce 3.2 million kW/hrs of power each year, or about one-sixth of ODOT's needs.
July 27, 2009
Siemens AG is currently working on an agreement to acquire 20% of Arava Power Company, one of the tope three solar integrators in Israel. Currently, Kibbutz Ketura owns 40% of the company and a group US investors led by Arava Power president Yosef Abramowitz own the other 60%.
July 24, 2009
TÜV Rheinland PTL has won a photovoltaic module testing and analysis contract with the U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories. The agreement makes TÜV Rheinland an industry partner of Sandia, allowing the company to learn and share the labs' PV testing and analysis expertise.
July 24, 2009
SunSi Energies has announced that Mr. Yifeng Song has joined the SunSi Energies team as Director of Business Development. Mr. Song's first directives will consist of assisting with the completion of the acquisition process, directly cooperating with the Trichlorosilane (TCS) production team in China, as well as providing support to clients and investors.
July 24, 2009
LDK Solar, manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, has provided an updated outlook for its second-quarter 2009 financial results. LDK expects to report between $225 million and $235 million in revenue, slightly above the recently announced estimated range, and wafer shipments between 230 and 240MW.
July 24, 2009
Q-Cells and MEMC Electronic Materials have revealed the formation of a joint venture to construct extremely large solar parks, in which each partner will have a 50% share. The first shared project will be a facility in Strasskirchen, Bavaria.

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