Silicon Valley Solar (SV Solar), a manufacturer of a concentrating PV panel, has opened its new headquarters in Sunnyvale, moving into a 15,000 square foot mixed-use facility.

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18 Aug 2008

Following the recent deployment of its first commercial CPV plant, SolFocus, Inc. has announced a shift from R&D and product development to commercialisation and volume deployment phase of its business.

The development was marked by an expansion of the leadership team, with SolFocus appointing a new president in Mark Crowley. 

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18 Aug 2008

Acciona has posted 1.349 billion euro in EBITDA in the first half of this year. The EBITDA is 180 percent more than what the company had managed in the same period of 2007.
 
Acciona said the sharp rise in EBITDA was mainly due to the contribution from its Endesa stake as well as from its energy division.
 

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12 Aug 2008

Solar power projects and solar thermal power plants feature prominently in the list of bids received by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) under its 2008 renewable energy solicitation.
 

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12 Aug 2008

A newly set up company is gearing up for a highly-concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV) plant in Asia.
 
As per the information available, Everphoton is building the pilot III-V solar system. The 1-megawatt (MW) project is due to begin construction by the end of 2008.
 

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12 Aug 2008

Solar cell manufacturer Q-Cells AG's existing solar grade silicon supply agreement with the Canadian company Bécancour Silicon Inc. (BSI) has been formally extended for 2010 through 2013.
 
Under the terms of the agreement, BSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Timminco Ltd, will supply 6,000 metric tons silicon per year between 2010 and 2013.
 

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12 Aug 2008

Science and Technology Research Partners is preparing to develop "spray-on" solar cells that can be painted onto a roof and integrated electronically to generate energy.
 

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12 Aug 2008

Emcore Corporation has signed two new supply agreements for solar cells and receivers with a total value of over $40 million.
 

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12 Aug 2008

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has issued UL Listing for Energy Innovations' Sunflower solar concentrator system.
 
Referring to the significance of the certification for its flagship product, the company stated that Sunflower is the first and only CPV system with UL Listing as no other product has managed to gain the same.
 

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12 Aug 2008