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Case Study: Energy-Saving Technology

This paper highlights a case study on energy systems. Some Oregon ranchers have found that solar-powered water pumping is a cost-effective way to give their cattle a drink. A feasibility study showed a solar photovoltaic PV system to be cheaper over its lifetime than running a power line to the...

Tags: Photovoltaics, Oregon, Department Of Energy, Manufacturing

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Solar Electric: Kettle Foods Solar Installation

Kettle Foods, Inc., Oregon's homegrown producer of Kettle brand Potato Chips, has turned to a higher power: the sun. In September 2003, the natural snack food company installed a 114-kilowatt photovoltaic system at its Salem facility. It is the largest solar installation in the Northwest. The roof-mounted system, which is...

Tags: Photovoltaics, Food, Oregon, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage

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Solar: Calapooia Crossing Solar Installation

Created by Umpqua Community Development Corp. with funding from many sources, Calapooia Crossing is a shining example of sustainable, energy-efficient design applied to a project for low to moderate-income families. A 3.9-kilowatt photovoltaic system on the roof of the laundry building helps power the washers and dryers that serve 11...

Tags: Photovoltaics, Oregon, Manufacturing

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Solar Stocks Investor Podcast With Tom Djokovich, CEO of Thin Film Solar Company, XsunX Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX)

Investorideas.com and its leading greeninvestor portal, RenewableEnergyStocks.com, presents a solar podcast withTom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX). XsunX, Inc is a solartechnology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt thin filmphotovoltaic solar manufacturing facilities. Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, discusses recent successes and milestones forhis thin film...

Articles 2008-10-15

SANYO Marks Groundbreaking of New Factory in Salem, Oregon

Production to Start from October 2009 SALEM, Ore. -- SANYO North America Corporation, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. SANYO's regional headquarters for the North American market, today announced it had broken ground on its recently announced new factory in the Renewable Energy and Technology Park of Salem, part of...

Articles 2008-10-15

Spire Wins Contract to Provide Elements of the Spi-Line™ TF Back End for Thin Film Modules

Spire's thin film lines assemble modules from CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si deposition systems BEDFORD, Mass. -- Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules and cells worldwide, today announced that Spire has won a contract to provide...

Articles 2008-10-14

Use of New Assembly Materials May Help Drive Manufacturing Costs Down for XsunX

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XSNX) , a solar technology company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt thin film photovoltaic TFPV solar module manufacturing facilities, announced today that it is reviewing the use of a new solar module encapsulation material for...

Articles 2008-10-13

XsunX Recognized as a Business Development Success Story by the Oregon Economic Development Association in an Award Presented to the City of Wood Village

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XSNX) , a solar technology company engaged in the build- out of its multi-megawatt thin film photovoltaic TFPV solar manufacturing facilities, announced today that the Oregon Economic Development Association OEDA has recognized XsunX as a Business Development...

Articles 2008-10-09

SANYO Announces New Solar Ingot and Wafer Production Plant in Salem, Oregon

Preparing to Meet Demands in Expanding Solar Photovoltaic Market SAN DIEGO -- SANYO North America Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary and the North American regional headquarters of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. SANYO, announces SANYO's decision to construct a new plant for the manufacture of silicon ingot and solar...

Articles 2008-09-26

Electricity Needs From Renewable Sources Is Growing

XsunX to be a part of the Solution ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), a solar technology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt amorphous thin film photovoltaic TFPV solar manufacturing facilities in Oregon, said today's passage of the...

Articles 2008-09-24

XsunX Launches Turning Renewable Energy Into Renewable Revenues Initiative and Garners First 100kW Project

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XSNX) , a solar technology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt amorphous thin film photovoltaic TFPV solar manufacturing facilities in Oregon, today provided an update to its business development initiative to utilize a portion of...

Articles 2008-09-02

Renewable Energy Stocks Green Investor Audio Interview With Tom Djokovich, CEO of Thin Film Solar Company, XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX)

www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com ,a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sectorwithin Investorideas.com, presents a green investor audio interview withTom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX). XsunX, Inc is a solartechnology Company engaged in the build-out of its multi-megawatt thin filmphotovoltaic solar manufacturing facilities. In the interview, Tom...

Articles 2008-08-19

SolarWorld plant in Hillsboro expected to attract energy companies

SolarWorld is nearly finished retrofitting an old semiconductor plant in Hillsboro to become the nation's largest producer of photovoltaic cells. And the Germany-based solar silicon wafer manufacturer plans to start moving its Vancouver, Wash., operations to its new Oregon facility this summer. The transformation of the...

Articles 2008-04-11

McKinstry Co. designs a deliberate 'mess' for new Portland office

With its glass curtain wall, day-lighting system, solar photovoltaic panels, and other sustainable features McKinstry Co.'s new Oregon offices will be a departure from the concrete tilt-up buildings that are standard along Airport Way in North Portland. The new headquarters, at the corner of Northeast Airport...

Articles 2008-02-06

Gloria Spire Solar to Open New West Coast Office

Pyramyth Liu Will Oversee Western Operations for Solar PV Systems Integrator BEDFORD, Mass. & SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, a photovoltaic PV solar systems integrator for businesses, municipalities, and utilities, today announced the opening of a new West Coast office, to be located in California's...

Articles 2008-01-31

XsunX Makes Plans to Locate New Solar Module Manufacturing Facilities in Oregon, U.S.A.

To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Investor Relations of XsunX, Inc., 888-797-4527 ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX,Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), a company working to begin the build-out of its planned 100 mega watt thin film photovoltaic TFPV solarmodule manufacturing facilities, today announced it has selected thestate of...

Articles 2007-09-25

Portland solar company goes net-zero energy

Mr. Sun Solar, Oregon's largest solar company, will hold an open house Saturday to celebrate being the first net-zero energy business in the Willamette Valley. The Portland company will use 33 photovoltaic modules to produce enough electricity to light and heat the office and warehouse, as well...

Articles 2007-08-17

Former CEO of BP Solar Joins Solaicx Board

Wireless News07-16-2007Former CEO of BP Solar Joins Solaicx BoardWIRELESS NEWS-July 16, 2007-Former CEO of BP Solar Joins Solaicx Board C2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Solaicx, a manufacturer of mono-crystalline silicon ingots and wafers optimized for photovoltaic applications, announced the appointment of Harry Shimp to the company's board of directors. Shimp,...

Articles 2007-07-16

California solar manufacturer to open in Oregon

A California company said Tuesday it will open a Portland factory to make silicon wafers for the photovoltaic industry. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Solaicx said it leased a 136,000- square-foot building in the Port of Portland's Rivergate Industrial District. The company said it expects to...

Articles 2007-06-13

Solaicx Announces Major New Solar Facility in Portland

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Sonia Aggarwal of Antenna Group, +1-415-977-1921,sonia@antennagroup.com, for Solaicx SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Solaicx, a leadingmanufacturer of mono-crystalline silicon ingots and wafers optimizedfor photovoltaic applications, today announced it has selected a newfacility for silicon manufacturing in the City of Portland, Ore. Thesigning of...

Articles 2007-06-12