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Smart Energy Strategies Integrating Solar Electric Generation and Energy Efficiency

In Spring 2002, Alameda County successfully completed the fourth largest solar electric system in the world atop the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. The Santa Rita Jail is the largest energy user of Alameda County's government buildings. This solar installation, the nation's largest rooftop system, was commissioned to help...

Tags: PowerLight Corp., Alameda County, photovoltaics, solar energy, energy efficiency, strategy

Case studies

Will the Sun Set on Canadian Solar's Market Strategy?

The Company: Canadian Solar, a seller of solar-cell and photovoltaic-module products for residential and commercial applications, principally in Europe. The Filing: Form F-3 Registration Statement filed on July 14 with the SEC. The Finding: Canadian Solar said Monday that it shipped about 47 megawatts of solar...

Tags: Manufacturing, Financial accounting, Investment, Semiconductors, Sun Microsystems Inc., David Phillips, strategy, Canadian Solar

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Innovation Cycle For ICT Enabled General Technology And Its Implications To Co-Evolution Of Technology And Institutions

This paper adopts the economic organization framework to the study of industrial dynamics in an international context. It formulates the evolution of solar photovoltaic technology in terms of a stage-gated innovation cycle and studied the institutional requirements for the transition across different stages of development. The objective of organization of...

Tags: Strategy, photovoltaics, Information and Communication Technology, industry standard, industry

White papers 2006-01-05

Industry Consultation on Grid Connection of Small PV Systems

This paper presents the results of consultation within the PV industry and the electricity supply industry concerning guidelines for the connection of small PV systems to the electricity network. The aim of this project was to contribute to the development of a final version of the draft Engineering Recommendation G77...

Tags: Manufacturing, photovoltaics, consultation, industry

White papers 2001-08-21

A Strategy for Widespread Photovoltaic Deployment in California

The following document is submitted as a subset of an overall plan for conservation, energy efficiency and renewables. The proposed guidelines, strategies and actions should become part of a concerted effort by the State to help alleviate the current energy crisis by establishing a long term, comprehensive strategy to improve...

Tags: PowerLight Corp., conservation, cost control, strategy, photovoltaics, renewable energy, energy efficiency, benefit, environment

White papers 2001-02-16

Additional Resources

Aviza Technology Announces Licensing of VTR Vertical Furnace Product Line to Expertech, Inc

License Agreement Part of Company's Market Diversification Strategy to Expand into Growing Markets SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- Aviza Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVZA), a supplier of advanced semiconductor capital equipment and process technologies for the global semiconductor industry and related markets, today announced that it has licensed its VTR Vertical...

Articles 2008-07-14

Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP Finalizes Purchase of Edwards Chemical Management Division

HOUSTON & DALLAS -- Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP ALEUS announces it has finalized its purchase of assets of the Chemical Management Division of Edwards Vacuum, Inc. Edwards CMD, a major player in chemical equipment for semiconductor and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Chemical equipment and the related products...

Articles 2008-07-11

Spire Corporation to Present at Collins Stewart's 4th Annual Growth Conference

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic cells and modules worldwide, today announced that members of its executive management will be presenting at Collins Stewart's 4th Annual Growth Conference. The conference will be held from July...

Articles 2008-07-01

Ascent Solar Technologies Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

LITTLETON, Colo. -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced the results of its Annual Shareholder Meeting held on July 1, 2008 in Golden, Colorado. Shareholders re-elected Dr. Amit Kumar and Joel Porter to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Einar...

Articles 2008-07-01

Research and Markets: Examine the Emerging Market for Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics and View Forecasts Until 2015

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a13bd7/thinfilm_organic) has announced the addition of the "Thin-Film, Organic and Printable Photovoltaics Markets: 2007-2015" report to their offering. This report examines and quantifies the emerging market for thin film/flexible photovoltaic technology. It examines the virtues and disadvantages or rival research programs, such...

Articles 2008-06-30

Research and Markets: Porter's Five Forces Analysis Investigates the Future Prospects of the Photovoltaic Thin Film Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/301aca/photovoltaic_thin has announced the addition of the "Photovoltaic Thin Film Study - Porter's Five Forces Analysis" report to their offering. The numerous investments into photovoltaic PV thin film production proof that the expectations on the profitability are high. But what is the...

Articles 2008-06-26

DuPont Expands Production of Solamet® Photovoltaic Metallization Paste System for Fast Growing Solar Energy Market

DONGGUAN, China, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To meet the needs of the fast-growing photovoltaic PV solar energy market, DuPont today announced that it will expand production of DuPontTM SolametR thick film metallization pastes at its Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. EMDD facility here. The company will more...

Articles 2008-06-09

Event Advisory: Applied Materials to Discuss Key Innovations for Reducing Cost-Per-Watt of Solar Energy at Intersolar 2008

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The future of sustainable energy is here, with Applied Materials taking a leadership role in changing the energy equation. Applied will be updating the industry on its progress in solar and its future strategy next week at Intersolar 2008 in Munich, Germany. During the...

Articles 2008-06-09

Kyocera Reduces Solar Cell Thickness

New Process Offers Greater Efficiency in Consumption of Silicon over Standard Industry Methods SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) today announced a new achievement in its solar cell manufacturing process that offers higher efficiency in its consumption of multicrystalline silicon, the essential raw material used to make photovoltaic solar...

Articles 2008-06-03

Spire Corporation to Present at Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic cells and modules worldwide, today announced that its management would be presenting at the Jefferies 5th Global Clean Technology Conference in New York City, New York. Spire will present...

Articles 2008-06-02

Solar Power, Inc. Closes Hardware Sale for More Than $20 Million With South Korean Based Solar Distributor/Installer

Roseville-based Solar Power, Inc. Ramping Factory Output Through International Business Growth Strategy ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- Solar Power, Inc. ("SPI") (OTCBB:SOPW) has entered into an agreement to provide a large Korean distributor/installer with 5 megawatts of the Company's SP200 solar modules. The modules will be used as part of...

Articles 2008-06-02

New breed of human resource leader: going green has become a business strategy requiring focused attention

Robyn Beavers felt chills last summer as she watched Google switch on 1.6 megawatts of solar photovoltaic panels system at its head quarters in Mountain View, Calif. "It was the largest corporate solar installation in the country at that time and our first concrete evidence of the commitment we have...

Articles 2008-06-01

PUTTING A ROOF ON ENERGY BILLS

UNITED STATES As the solar energy industry struggles to improve its photovoltaic technology, a viable financing model may provide the missing link to the market. Almost two years ago, HSH Nordbank, a regional German institution, partnered with Wells Fargo to initiate a novel strategy for financing solar...

Articles 2008-06-01

Saint-Gobain Develops its Presence on the Solar Mirrors Market

COURBEVOIE, France, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Through its subsidiary La Veneciana de Saint-Gobain, the Flat Glass Sector of Saint-Gobain has decided to extend its presence on the solar mirrors market. The plant extension at Covilis Portugal will enable the Group to supply the Iberian Peninsula's thermo-solar market with parabolic...

Articles 2008-05-28

Abu Dhabi Heats Up the Global Solar Market with $2 Billion Investment in Photovoltaic Manufacturing

A potential 'game-changer' according to PV industry experts ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Masdar PV today announced a multi-billion dollar investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology, as part of its drive to become a world leader in alternative energy. The total...

Articles 2008-05-28