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Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has opened its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Arizona, the U.S., today.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a 25-year power purchase agreement, meaning U.S.-based SolarReserve can move forward with its 150 megawatt (MW) Rice Solar Energy Project.

PsomasFMG, LLC has started construction on a USD$52-million, 9.6-megawatt (MW) photovoltaics (PV) project for the Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD), in California, the U.S.

First Solar, Inc. has signed agreements with seven “key” customers for a 380 megawatt (MW) increase in orders for next year over previously announced volumes.

Air Products has chosen Blue Sky Solar as the turnkey installer for its two-megawatt (MW) solar farm at its U.S. headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Isofotón is now back on a path to growth after suffering a serious collapse in business as a result of the global financial crisis. CEO Angel Luis Serrano talks to pv magazine about the strategy of the Spanish solar cell and module manufacturer.

After what it says was a successful test run, Conergy has announced the launch of its “own power plants” VisionBox, which can now be installed on rooftops in Germany.

Spire Semiconductor, LLC, a subsidiary of Spire Corporation, has produced a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cell, with a “world record” efficiency of 42.3 percent.

(Update) “In operational terms we have survived.” This was the statement made by Dieter Ammer, departing chairman of the Board at Conergy AG at the General Meeting of Shareholders, according to a report by the press agency dpa-AFX.

For the first time since U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in office in 1979, solar panels are set to be installed on the roof of the White House.