China's first solar buildings in the final stages of renovation














China's first solar buildings - Baoding-building, recently entered the final stage of renovation, construction and other biggest difference is: it's all the walls formed by the solar panels, the power generation capacity of 1.71 million kwh, to replace 1,400 tons Of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 1,100 tons, while the air-conditioning systems in buildings are used sewage source heat pump heating, refrigeration and hot water supply, construction of China's solar power integration of demonstration bases.

Source: 硅业在线 Aug. 23, 2008

Taiwan's construction of the world's largest thin-film solar battery factory capacity for 1 billion watts

Taiwan's CMC MAGNETICS COR's Fuyang photoelectric in Yilan County, Lize build industrial zones covering 21 hectares of the film solar battery production base, also Lize industrial area of solar energy-related industries to set up factories in land area of nearly 60 hectares and become the island's largest The solar energy industry cluster, the manufacturers focus new energy industry competition was heating up trend.

Taiwan's "Economic Daily" on August 13 the sources said, Fuyang photoelectric set the goal of an annual capacity of up to 10 billion watts, it is necessary to create the world's largest thin-film solar battery company, 21 hectares of land is not required Kurashiki, has made Follow-up demand for land, and hopes to further expand plant.

Due to severe shortage, the Administration has approved five groups of companies have duplicate applications for land, which CMC MAGNETICS COR's Fuyang photoelectric a total of three batches with a total area of 21 hectares, as a manufacturing thin-film solar cells use the new plant is scheduled in February next year Commence.

Source: SEMI Aug. 19, 2008

LDK Solar with India XL Telecom & Energy signed five-year wafer supply agreement

A few days ago, the world's largest silicon wafer manufacturer LDK Solar with the Indian hegemony solar XL Telecom & Energy, signed a five-year wafer supply agreement.

It is learnt that, LDK Solar in accordance with the agreement to XL Telecom & Energy supply about 300 MW of solar wafers for a period of five years. The validity of the agreement began in the first quarter of 2009 and continued until 2013. After the signing of the agreement, XL Telecom & Energy LDK Solar will pay for the first phase of the.

"XL Telecom & Energy Limited is the manufacture of solar modules important enterprise. We are very pleased that this cooperation." LDK Solar chairman Peng Xiaofeng, "said the signing of the supply agreement, LDK Solar with the intention of seeking XL Proposed long-term and stable strategic partnership, and to further develop the Indian market to lay the foundation. "XL the head of Dinesh Kumar, also said that" XL Telecom & Energy developed a capacity expansion of the strategic plan to meet within the next few years the global light Electricity demand growth, are extremely pleased to have the LDK as a long-term strategic cooperative partnership, XL on LDK Solar wafer supply to give a high degree of attention, and as demand for raw materials XL solve one of the important ways. "

Source: 硅业在线 Aug. 17, 2008