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10-21-2009 UMC PV System Subsidiary in China
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation will invest US$1 million to establish EverRich Energy
in northern China to provide PV system design and installation services.
Press at DigiTimes: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091021PM201.html
UMC: http://www.umc.com/
10-21-2009 Dyesol and Timo Technology Increased Investment in JV, Dyesol-Timo
Dyesol and Timo Technology have agreed to increase their combined investment into the Korean-based
joint venture Dyesol-Timo by a further 2 billion Korean Won. The investment provides the JV with the
capital to finalize glass-based product development and the other prerequisites to plan volume
manufacturing of glass-based dye solar cell products. Press at Dyesol: http://tinyurl.com/yfrya8q
Timo Technology: http://timo.co.kr/home/
10-21-2009 eIQ Energy and Signet Solar Partnership
A new product bundling agreement between eIQ Energy, Inc. and Signet Solar, Inc. will provide
customers with a simplified path to building solar energy installations employing Signet Solar’s large-area
thin-film solar modules and eIQ Energy’s Parallel Solar technology. Press at: http://tinyurl.com/yhnmxbe
Signet Solar: http://www.signetsolar.com/
eIQ Energy: http://www.eiqenergy.com/
10-21-2009 Solar for Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Metro Area
More than 1,000 solar panels will be installed by Standard Solar Inc. on four Catholic University buildings
this fall. CUA has signed a 20-year agreement with Washington Gas Energy Services Inc. to purchase
electricity generated by the solar panels at guaranteed prices. Press at: http://tinyurl.com/yf8elja
Standard Solar: http://www.standardsolar.com/
10-21-2009 Westwood Renewables PV System, Minnesota
Hunt Electric has started construction on a 400-kW PV single-axis tracking PV system in Minnesota for
St. John’s University and the adjacent Benedictine Catholic monastery northwest of St. Cloud. Westwood
Renewables will own and operate the PV plant.
Press at Solarbuzz: http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR1723.htm
Hunt Electric: http://www.huntelec.com/hunt/
Westwood Renewables: http://www.westwoodrenewables.com/
10-21-2009 Solar Rooftop, California
The roof of a 458,000-sq-ft industrial building in Chino, California is now producing solar power as the
second installation in Southern California Edison’s plan to place solar panels on hundreds of commercial
rooftops across Southern California.
Press and photo at Solarbuzz: http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR1726.htm and
http://tinyurl.com/yhx5bou
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=11222
10-21-2009 Solar Carports, California
Solar panel covered structures will be built on the San Luis Obispo High School parking lot and a 7 other
campuses if San Luis Coastal Unified School District officials can get the plans approved. The district
signed a letter of intent with REC Solar to develop the solar carports after the district solicited proposals
to install solar arrays in a way that would cost the taxpayers nothing.
Press at: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/889120.html and
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3562793
REC Solar: http://www.recsolar.com/cm/Home.html
Day4 Energy Australian Patent
Day4 Energy Inc. announced that the Australian Patent Office has approved the application to award the
company a patent for its core Day4 Electrode(R) solar technology. Press at: http://tinyurl.com/yfp7em4
Day4 Energy: http://www.day4energy.com/