September 3, 2010
Santa Clara, CA, USA: Shinsung Holdings Selects Applied Materials' SmartFactory Solution. Shinsung Holdings Corporation, a fast-growing manufacturer of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic cells and other high-technology products, has selected Applied Material's SmartFactory? manufacturing automation solution.

September 3, 2010
Hong Kong, China: GCL-Poly and Hareon Enter into Wafer Supply Contract. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has established long-term strategic partnership with Hareon Solar Technology, a large-sized photovoltaic products supplier in China.

September 3, 2010
Tempe, AZ, USA: Amtech Systems Receives Diffusion Processing System Orders. Amtech Systems has received approximately $37 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia.

September 3, 2010
Milan, Italy: Martifer Solar Supplies 3 MW of Turnkey PV Projects. Martifer Solar, owned by Martifer SGPS, SA, will supply a turnkey project, composed of three ground-mounted photovoltaic solar plants

September 2, 2010
San Francisco, CA, USA: CPUC Approves Major Solar Initiatives in California. Today, the California Public Utilities Commission issued two major solar decisions.

September 2, 2010
Lawrence, MA, USA: Solectria Renewables Supplies over 10.5 MW of Inverters to New Jersey. Solectria Renewables, LLC is to supply 10.5MW of commercial and utility-scale inverters for three photovoltaic systems in New Jersey in partnership with DCO Energy, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor.

September 2, 2010
Athens, Greece: Conergy Concludes Framework Agreement for 20 Solar Power Plants. Conergy Group has just concluded a 32-MW framework agreement for the construction of 20 solar power plants with a major local investor.

September 2, 2010
Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Commences Solar Cell Production at Xinyu City Plant. LDK Solar has expanded its vertical manufacturing by successfully completing the installation and trial runs of the first production line of solar cells in its newly installed manufacturing facility in Xinyu City.

September 1, 2010
Albuquerque, NM, USA: PNM Gets Green Light for 22 MW of Solar. Plans to add utility-scale solar power facilities by PNM Resources? New Mexico utility, PNM, were unanimously approved yesterday by state regulators.

September 1, 2010
Boulder, CO, USA: Main Street Power Starts Construction on Solar Systems at 35 Locations in Denver. Main Street Power Company, Inc., a leading Colorado based solar PV developer, has started construction on 2.8 megawatts of distributed solar photovoltaic systems on 35 sites.

September 1, 2010
Boulder, CO, USA: Salt Lake County to Proceed with 2.6 MW Roof Top PV System. Salt Lake County has chosen NexGen Energy and Bella Energy to develop a solar installation on the roof of the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

August 31, 2010
Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Long Term Polysilicon Supply Agreement. Yingli Green Energy has signed a five-year polysilicon supply agreement with OCI Chemical Corporation (OCI), a leading chemicals producer in Korea.

August 30, 2010
Albuquerque, NM, USA: Unirac Mounting Solution Chosen for Village Apartments Solar System. Unirac has been selected by Arise Solar for a project to power the Paigewood Village Apartments in Orland, California.

August 30, 2010
Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar to Construct 2.2 MW Plant in Slovakia. Phoenix Solar AG has signed an agreement with green energy slovakia, s.r.o, a German-Slovakian investor partnership, on the planning and implementation of a solar park with a peak power of 2.2 megawatts.

August 30, 2010
Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera to Install Solar Power Systems At Its Japanese Manufacturing Sites. Kyocera Corporation will install solar power generating systems using the company's own solar modules at six domestic plants by March 2011, generating a total of 593kW, as part of its activities to promote environmental protection.

August 30, 2010
San Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Solar Technology Selected for Multiple U.S. Federal Government Facilities. SunPower Corporation has been selected for installation at several U.S. government properties, including for the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Navy and the Air Force.

August 30, 2010
Hong Kong, China: GCL Poly Receives 664 MW Wafer Order. GCL-Poly Energy has signed a second long-term wafer supply contract with DelSolar, a solar cell and module provider in Taiwan, further strengthening the long-term strategic alliance between the two companies.

August 27, 2010
San Diego, CA, USA: SDG&E Signs Contract for Up to 45 MW of Solar Energy. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed and submitted for approval a second 20-year power-purchase agreement with an LS Power subsidiary to procure up to 45 megawatts of solar energy from the proposed Centinela Solar Energy facility.