Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Signs Sales Agreement With Ajit Solar. China Sunergy, a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, has entered into a one-year agreement with Ajit Solar Pvt Ltd ("Ajit Solar"), a privately-owned module manufacturer based in Jaipur, India.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs Two Module Sales Agreements. Yingli Green Energy has entered into sales agreements with two leading German PV system integrators, City Solar Kraftwerke AG and Wirsol Deutschland GmbH.

Chennai, India: Refex Energy Partners with IBC Solar. Refex Energy, a Chennai based company, has partnered with IBC Solar, Germany to address the utility-scale and stand alone photovoltaic projects in India.

Boston, MA, USA: Satcon Signs Inverter Supply Agreement with Samsung. Satcon Technology Corporation , a provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, has entered into a three year, 180 megawatt agreement with Samsung.

Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Signs Wafer Supply Agreement With BP Solar. LDK Solar has signed a three-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to BP Solar International, Inc.

Washington, DC, USA: IFC Invests in Chinese Thin Film Start Up. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing in ENN Solar Energy Co Ltd, part of China’s XinAo Group, in an effort to help drive down global prices for solar-generated electricity.

Yilan, Taiwan: Sunrise Signs Long Term Wafer Supply Contract. Sunrise Global Solar Company, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline solar cells, has signed a long-term silicon wafer supply agreement with Sino-American Silicon Products.

Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Signs Silicon Ingot Supply Agreement. Nanjing solar cell manufacturer, China Sunergy has entered into a multi-year agreement for a supply of high quality 8 inch single crystal silicon ingot with the Japanese Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation and its affiliate ("HHT").

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy Wins Bid to Supply Modules to China Mobile. Yingli Green Energy's subsidiary, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. has won a bid to supply approximately 1.5MW of PV modules to China Mobile.

Canberra, Australia: Government Introduces "Solar Credits" Draft Legislation. Treasurer Wayne Swan, Minister for Climate Change Senator Penny Wong and Environment Peter Garrett have released details on the Government's 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target and new 'Solar Credits' as part of Australia's move to a low pollution future.

Taipei, Taiwan: Green Energy Technology to Start Thin Film Shipments in First Quarter. Taiwan-based, Green Energy Technology has started commercial production from its new Gen 8.5 thin film line, with plans to reach an annualized capacity of 30MW in the 1st quarter of 2009 and ramp to 50MW in 4th quarter of 2009.

Taipei, Taiwan: Linde Group Supplies Gases to Auria Thin Film Plant. As part of its continuing success in the rapidly growing solar sector, BOC Lien Hwa (BOCLH), has been selected to supply Auria Solar in Tainan.

Nanjing, China: China Sunergy Puts Additional Lines into Commercial Production. China Sunergy, a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, held an opening ceremony today for the 3rd stage production lines of China Sunergy at its Nanjing production base.

Tainan, Taiwan: Auria Solar Starts Thin Film Production. Taiwan's Auria Solar has started production of thin-film silicon solar modules using Oerlikon’s micromorph® technology.

Wuxi, China: Suntech Announces Accident at Production Facilities. Suntech Power has experienced an accident in its module production facilities. On November 28, 2008, seven Suntech employees were injured as a result of an accident that occurred due to the malfunction of a piece of module lamination equipment.

Sydney, Australia: BP Solar to Close Cell Manufacturing Plant. BP Solar will cease the production of solar photovoltaic power cells and panels from its manufacturing plant in Sydney Olympic park (Australia) at the end of March 2009.

Yasu City, Japan: Kyocera to Build New Cell Manufacturing Facility. Kyocera Corporation is to build a new large-scale solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant, located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, will be the Kyocera Group’s largest manufacturing facility in Japan.

Shanghai, China: Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing to Set Up Module Facility in China. Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, a U.S.-based China engineering and manufacturing company today announced the establishment of a new solar module production and R&D facility.

Singapore: REC Breaks Ground on Singapore Manufacturing Site. Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) outlined its commitment as a major partner in the development of Singapore's clean energy industry at the official launch of its manufacturing site in Tuas due to start operations in 2010.

Bedford, MA, USA: Spire to Provide 30 MW Solar Cell Manufacturing Line to Korea. Spire Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide a Spi-Line 30C complete turnkey factory to produce up to 30 megawatts per year of high efficiency solar cells for Hanwha Chemical Corporation (Hanwha).

Tokyo, Japan: Nippon Oil and Sanyo to Establish Thin Film Joint Venture. Nippon Oil Corporation and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. have reached a basic agreement to explore the possibility of establishing a joint company to handle the expected expansion and development of the thin-film solar cell market.

Bedford, MA, USA: Spire to Provide Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line in India. Spire Corporation has received a contract from GreenBrilliance to provide a turnkey photovoltaic module assembly line for that company's operation in India.

Isseroda, Germany: Asola in Korean Manufacturing Joint Venture. Asola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture manufacturing plant in South Korea, to enable production and distribution of high quality, German-designed solar modules in South Korea.

Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Signs Polysilicon Reactor Agreement. LDK Solar has signed a new agreement with GT Solar to purchase polysilicon CVD reactors for installation in LDK Solar's manufacturing facilities in Xinyu City, Peoples Republic of China.

Taoyuan, Taiwan: Sunwell Starts Thin Film Production. Sunwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMC Magnetics (Taiwan), has started mass production at its Taiwan based thin film PV plant. In the past month more than 10,000 solar panels were produced with an Oerlikon Solar end-to-end fabrication solution.

Merrimack, NH, USA: GT Solar Signs $173 Million Contract With DC Chemical. GT Solar has signed a $173 million contract with DC Chemical. Under the terms of the agreement, GT Solar will provide DC Chemical with polysilicon CVD reactors, which are used to manufacture polysilicon, a key raw material utilized to produce solar cells.

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Solar Sports Stadium Nears Completion. Construction on the new main stadium for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan will be complete by the end of this year.

Wuxi, China: Suntech to Deliver 3MW of Integrated Solar Systems to World Expo. Suntech Power has won a bid to supply, design and install building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV) with a total capacity of 3MW on the China and Theme Pavilions at the World Expo Shanghai 2010.

Hamburg, Germany: Conergy to Construct 2MW PV System in Saudi Arabia. Conergy Asia-Pacific has been awarded a contract for a 2-megawatt solar power plant for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Belmont, Australia: SunPower to Build Solar Power Tracking System. SunPower Corporation has reached an agreement to build a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned company providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia.

Sydney, Australia: Solar Power Station for Alice Springs. The Federal Government will fund half of a $6.6 million solar power station to be built in Alice Springs as part of the Australian Government's Alice Solar City project.

Lawrence, MA, USA: Solectria Renewables Delivers Inverters to Korea. Solectria Renewables has completed delivery of more than five megawatts of 95 kW three-phase grid-tied inverters for multiple photovoltaic systems in South Korea.

Jindo County, South Korea: Samsung‘s ‘Sol-Luce Jindo’ Solar Plant Implements Solar Tracking Technology. Samsung C&T Corporation recently dedicated the 3 Megawatt “Sol-Luce Jindo” solar photovoltaic power plant in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province in Korea.

Belmont, WA, Australia: SunPower and Invest North Partner on Roof Mounted Solar System. SunPower Corporation has signed an agreement to build a 305-kilowatt SunPower solar power system atop the roof of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.