News from Around the Web

• SunPower, Toshiba ink 32MW solar supply deal
  Source: www.eetimes.com   Date: 16 hours 31 minutes 57 seconds ago.
  Under a strategic supply agreement, Toshiba Corp. will order 32 megawatts of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower Corp. in 2010. More
  
• I-Micronews - PHOTOVOLTAIC : Mitsubishi Electric reveals new strategies to expand solar ...
  Date: 19 hours 9 minutes 42 seconds ago.
  Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced its has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a new photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture. More
  
• DEK Solar Reveals New Technologies for PV Applications
  Source: www.pcb007.com   Date: 21 hours 59 minutes ago.
  Screen printing leader DEK Solar has revealed a range of technologies designed to provide advanced support for specialist photovoltaic applications. More
  
• Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Establishes Distribution Network in South Korea For Company’s Award Winning Energy Saving Protective Coatings
  Source: nanotechwire.com   Date: 03-11-2010 13:33:43 GMT
  Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with Intas Co. Ltd. to serve as the Company’s exclusive distributor for The Republic of Korea. Over the past 10 years, Intas has developed a network of 250 More
  
• Munich Re Signs Photovoltaic Module Guarantee Cover for LDK Solar
  Source: www.esolarenergynews.com   Date: 03-11-2010 07:44:00 GMT
  XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –– LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK) announced today that Munich Re's Special Enterprise Risk unit's new insurance solution will cover the performance warranty of its photovoltaic modules.The insurance More
  
• Applied expands Taiwan flat panel, solar manufacturing facility
  Source: Electronic News   Date: 03-11-2010 00:00:00 GMT
  To improve its ability to serve flat panel display and thin film solar photovoltaic customers in Asia while capitalizing on Taiwan’s location, talent pool and supply chain infrastructure, capital equipment giant Applied Materials Inc. announced Wednesday that its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing More
  
• First Solar Contracts with PGE for 300-MW PV Project
  Source: www.powermag.com   Date: 03-10-2010 05:00:00 GMT
  First Solar Inc. has signed a power purchase agreement to supply Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) with renewable electricity from a 300-MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility that First Solar is developing in Southern California. More
  
• Keithley publishes product catalogue in CD format
  Source: www.electronicstalk.com   Date: 03-08-2010 08:00:00 GMT
  Keithley Instruments has published its 2010 Test and Measurement Product catalogue in CD format. More
  
• Autoliv acquires Visteon's radar system business
  Source: www.evertiq.com   Date: 03-05-2010 15:11:00 GMT
  Sweden-based Autoliv has acquired Visteons radar system business. For the company, this marks another acquisition - after acquiring Tycos automotive radar business in 2008 - within the Active Safety Systems business. - Created: 2010-03-05 16:11, By: Anke Schröter, Source: evertiq, Category: OEM More
  
• PV Installations and Module Shipments Up In 2009
  Source: powerelectronics.com   Date: 02-24-2010 20:51:00 GMT
  The PV market - in terms of both new installations and shipments of PV modules and inverters grew substantially in 2009 according to recently released analysis from IMS Research More
  
• Sunfilm employs Basler's in-line metrology equipment to inspect solar module
  Source: Test & Measurement World   Date: 02-11-2010 07:00:00 GMT
  Sunfilm has integrated three Sensic in-line metrology systems from Basler Vision Technologies into its Applied Materials SunFab thin-film line for photovoltaic modules. More
  
• China-based PV module maker to lower quotes by 10% after feed-in tariff cuts in Germany
  Date: 7 hours 39 minutes 32 seconds ago.
  An unspecified China-based maker of PV modules plans to lower its spot market quotes by 10%, from US$1.7-1.85/W currently, the third quarter of 2010 in a bid to maintain its global market competitiveness after the expected reduction in feed-in tariffs in Germany at the beginning of July, according More
  
• Hyundai Heavy to tap Japan's solar energy market - Zibb.com
  Source: Comtex   Date: 14 hours 38 minutes 30 seconds ago.
  HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. (KSE:009540), South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Friday it is seeking to tap Japan's solar energy market as part of an effort to diversify its revenue sources. The shipbuilder, which sold solar cells for industrial uses to Japan for the first time last year, is More
  
• Barriers restrict China PV market growth
  Source: www.eetimes.com   Date: 18 hours 9 minutes 14 seconds ago.
  Several hurdles still need to be overcome for the China PV market to reach its full potential according to IMS Research market report. More
  
• Q-Cells CEO exits amid investor anxiety
  Source: www.pv-tech.org   Date: 21 hours 14 minutes 25 seconds ago.
  Q-Cells chief executive officer Anton Milner has resigned with immediate effect amid fears of a 'loss of confidence' from the company's investors. The supervisory board met to discuss a management shake-up on March 11, at which point they accepted Milner's exit. More
  
• Risø DTU to create Danish center for test, approval of fuel cell and hydrogen tech
  Source: www.renewableenergyfocus.com   Date: 21 hours 15 minutes 17 seconds ago.
  The Danish national laboratory for sustainable energy, Ris DTU, is leading the establishment of a center to support industry with test, development, analysis, approval, certification, consultation, and training in fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. More
  
• Munich Re Signs Photovoltaic Module Guarantee Cover for LDK Solar - Zibb.com
  Source: Comtex   Date: 21 hours 36 minutes 18 seconds ago.
  LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK) announced today that Munich Re's Special Enterprise Risk unit's new insurance solution will cover the performance warranty of its photovoltaic modules. The insurance solution covers the performance warranty of LDK Solar modules for a period of 25 years. More
  
• Trina Solar supplies 25 MW solar PV to US wholesaler
  Source: www.renewableenergyfocus.com   Date: 03-11-2010 12:46:00 GMT
  Trina Solar Ltd will supply around 25 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Essco Wholesale Electric Inc, in the USA. More
  
• AUO says to recruit 2,500 new employees in 2010
  Source: www.digitimes.com   Date: 03-11-2010 08:47:28 GMT
  AU Optronics (AUO) has announced it plans to recruit 2,500 new employees this year. It said it is not only recruiting for its core business of LCD panel production but also for its photovoltaic (PV) and OLED businesses. More
  
• Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan
  Source: www.esolarenergynews.com   Date: 03-11-2010 07:27:00 GMT
  TAINAN, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan. The nearly More