January 9, 2009
Thalheim, Germany: Sovello AG Signs Long-term Sales Partnerships. Sovello AG, producer of photovoltaic modules headquartered in Thalheim in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, has signed long-term agreements with three German photovoltaic wholesale distributors.

January 8, 2009
Hillsboro, OR, USA: Solar Cell Maker Halts Construction Plans. SpectraWatt Inc., an Intel spinoff that planned to make solar cells in Hillsboro, may leave Oregon because it can't find financing to build a plant.

January 8, 2009
Wuxi, China: Suntech Power Celebrates Reaching 1GW Capacity. Suntech Power held a ceremony today celebrating the achievement of reaching 1GW PV cell and module production capacity in Wuxi, China.

January 8, 2009
Bedford, MA, USA: Spire Receives Module Line Order from Solaria Energia. Spire Corporation has received its sixth contract from Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente, S.A. to provide module manufacturing equipment for Solaria Energia’s new facility located in Fuenmayor, Spain.

January 8, 2009
Arlington, VA, USA: AES Solar Closes €70 million for Spanish PV Projects. AES Solar Energy, a joint venture between The AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC, has closed a €70 million non-recourse debt facility for five of its photovoltaic projects in Spain.

January 7, 2009
Beltsville, MD, USA: SunEdison Partners with Developers Diversified Realty on Shopping Center PV Deployment. SunEdison today announced a solar distributed generation program with Developers Diversified Realty, a Cleveland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) actively engaged in the development and management of shopping centers.

January 7, 2009
Woodland Hills, CA, USA: Perpetual Energy Systems Activates Four PV Installations. Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a financier and developer of solar powered renewable energy systems, and Foster’s Wine Estates Americas, a subsidiary of Foster’s Group in Australia, has activated four solar installations.

January 7, 2009
Elk Grove Village, IL, USA: REC Solar Gives IDEC Corporation an Energy Makeover. Lime Energy and REC Solar, Inc., together with IDEC Corporation today announced the completion of a 162 kilowatt (DC) solar electric system and new efficient warehouse lighting system

January 7, 2009
Erfurt, Germany: Masdar PV Signs Letter of Intent with Parabel AG. Masdar PV GmbH, producer of large-scale PV modules, has signed a letter of intent for the delivery of silicon based thin-film modules with Parabel AG

January 6, 2009
Lana'i City, HI, USA: Castle & Cooke and SunPower Dedicate Hawai'i's Largest Solar Power System. Castle & Cooke Hawai'i and SunPower Corporation dedicate today the 1.2-megawatt La Ola Solar Farm on Lana'i in Hawai'i. La Ola, which is translated from Hawaiian as "sun that gives life".