Articles written by Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

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Indian solar on a roll India is ahead of its intital target for solar power. The ambitious Solar Mission plan issued last year seems to be hitting the right numbers.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 14, 2010
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Applications & Installations
Centrosolar achieves MCS certification Centrosolar has received its certificate under the British Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS); a requirement for sale of photovoltaics in the United Kingdom.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 13, 2010
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Thin-Film substrate, encapsulation market at $1.3 billion by 2015 A new report released by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets states that new materials for thin films will grow in importance.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 13, 2010
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First Solar plans two new plants The company announced today that it plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants. This is to boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 13, 2010
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Solar jobs in the U.S on the rise The National Solar Jobs Census gathered by Solar Foundation in the U.S has determined that the number of jobs in the industry has a sunny outlook.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 13, 2010
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Solar Frontier to supply General Electric Solar Frontier announced today that the company will supply General Electric with its CIS (copper, indium and selenium) thin film modules. This move is to supplement GE’s portfolio as a solar energy solutions provider.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 12, 2010
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Ikea to install panels in California Ikea is ready to equip eight stores in California with solar panels. The eight stores comprise nearly 90 percent of the Ikea presence in California.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 12, 2010
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DOI approves solar project on U.S public lands The U.S Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the Ivanpah solar electrical generating system. The project proposed by BrightSource Energy, based in Oakland, is stated to be able to produce up to 370 megawatts of energy.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 12, 2010
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GT Solar opens Asian headquarters GT Solar has officially opened its new Asian operations in Hong Kong to serve its customers throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Oct 11, 2010