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INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
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March
18, 2010
Rosemead,
CA, USA: Southern California Edison Launches Request for
Offers for 250 MW of Solar. Southern
California Edison (SCE) is requesting offers from independent
power producers for the utility’s Solar Photovoltaic Program.
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March
18, 2010
Prague,
Czech Republic: Czech Lawmakers Approve Curbs to Solar Boom.
Czech lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a law on Wednesday
to control the boom in solar energy in Europe's third-largest
builder of capacity in the sector.
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March
18, 2010
Novato,
CA, USA: SPG Solar Completes Solar System for JMB Realty.
SPG
Solar recently completed a second roof mounted system for
JMB Realty on the upper floor of Century Park West parking
garage in Century City, Los Angeles.
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March
17, 2010
Los
Gatos, CA, USA: Akeena Solar to Provide Installation Services
for Lowe's. Akeena
Solar will provide residential installation services for
Lowe's customers in 21 California stores.
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March
17, 2010
Wuxi,
China: Suntech Selected to Power Taiwan's Largest Solar
Power Plant. Suntech Power will supply solar
panels for what will be the biggest solar power plant in
Taiwan.
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March
17, 2010
Madrid,
Spain: Siliken to Build 9.8 MW Solar Power Plant.
The
Spanish renewable energy company, Siliken has entered into
an agreement with the company FRV -Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
to set up a 9.8 MW power PV plant in the Italian city of
Fiumicino.
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March
16, 2010
Marlboro,
MA, USA: Evergreen Solar Panels Now Powering Five Megawatt
Italian Solar Power Plant. Evergreen Solar's
modules are now powering a five-megawatt power plant in
Apulia, Italy. It is the largest installation of Evergreen
Solar panels in the company’s history.
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March
16, 2010
Norcross,
GA, USA: Suniva® Solar Cells Power 3 MW Solar Project in
India. Suniva®, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer
of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and
modules, today announced the commissioning of its largest
solar power installation with Titan Energy Systems Ltd.,
located in Karnataka, India.
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March
16, 2010
Madrid,
Spain: 9REN Completes Permits Three Projects in Italy.
9REN has completed the permits for three projects totaling
16.4MW. Two of the three projects are in the Apulia region,
one in Latium, close to Rome.
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March
16, 2010
Dongying,
China: CNPV Signs Long-Term Strategic Partnership with Sinatis
Europe. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into
a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Sinatis
Europe, a French project development and distribution company.
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March
16, 2010
Bangkok,
Thailand: BKK Power Plans Solar Farm.
Bangkok Solar Power, a leading producer of electricity from
solar energy, will spend Bt100 million to build a large
solar farm in Lop Buri province this year.
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March
16, 2010
Tempe,
AZ, USA: First Solar Sells 30 Megawatt Solar Photovoltaic
Power Project. First Solar has sold a 30
megawatt (AC) photovoltaic solar power project to Southern
Company and Turner Renewable Energy.
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March
15, 2010
San
Francisco, CA, USA: Solarbuzz Reports World Solar Photovoltaic
Market Grew to 6.43 Gigawatt in 2009. World
solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record
high of 6.43 gigawatt (GW) in 2009, representing growth
of 6% over the previous year, according to the annual PV
market report issued today by Solarbuzz.
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March
15, 2010
Zurich,
Switzerland: ABB Awarded $30 MW Solar Contract.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group,
has won a $30 million order from GA Solar, part of the Gestamp
Corporation, to deliver a 13 megawatt photovoltaic power
plant in northern Spain.
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March
15, 2010
Rome,
Italy: Statkraft Opens Its First Solar Power Plant in Italy.
Norwegian
power generator Statkraft opens its first solar power plant,
Casale in Aprilia, Italy. Statkraft has also signed an agreement
with Siemens Energy to build more solar power plants in
Italy.
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