Hoku and Tianwei signed a 284 million U.S. dollars of contracts for the supply of polysilicon

Hoku Scientific, a wholly owned subsidiary Hoku Materials in the solar energy market, the establishment of the production and sale of polysilicon channels. Tianwei new Energy Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Tianwei new energy (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. is a wafer of silicon to production, solar cells and modules based enterprises, the recent clear and Hoku said in a statement signed from 2010 The beginning of a 10-year polysilicon supply contracts.

According to the contract requirements, in 10 years time, Tianwei will be paid to Hoku about 284 million U.S. dollars as a product of the purchase price, the contract also provides for an annual supply of polysilicon, and from 2010 started to provide. The signing of the contract to protect the future of the Tianwei polysilicon raw material supply.

"We look forward to working with Hoku had a long-term mutually beneficial business relationship" that Tianwei general manager. "Polysilicon to predict the potential benefits of the manufacturing sector, we are very confident that the choice of Hoku as our major supplier." "We are very pleased with the Tianwei signed a long-term supply contracts" Hoku Scientific CEO Dustin Shindo said. "Days Viagra in China's energy industry in a market leadership position, and there are plans to expand investment in the PV market, the diversification of their operations and photovoltaic market the ambitious targets Hoku so that they become an important strategic partner. "

Source: 中国新能源网 Aug. 11, 2008

Solar Guard Post Opened In Beijing's Tiananmen Square

Contains a number of technology features a new guard post-Tiananmen Square appearance lights on both sides of the road. New lights increase the dual-mode power supply, the three control mode, video monitoring, and other five major functions.

New lights use solar electricity and dual-mode power supply, traffic light installed at the top of a high-storage solar panels, can be filled with 120 hours of continuous power supply. Once the power supply system failure, the system will automatically enabled solar Reserve Power backup power supply system and ensure the normal operation of electrical equipment.

With science, manual remote control. Set up a traffic light control, the police manual control and remotely control the three models. Through traffic monitoring device, the signal system based on road junctions, road traffic flow changes, real-time adjustment release time.

Guard post at the top of the lights with three video detection, real-time monitoring junction in all directions, and the situation reached the city to pay HKMA command dispatch center. At the same time, video detection equipment for traffic accidents and other unexpected events and changes in traffic flow with automatic detection, found the road at any time anomaly.

Source: 硅业在线 Aug. 9, 2008

Sanyo Electric Plans Occupy The Global Solar Cell Market Share Of 10%

Japan electronics giant Sanyo Electric Company on the 5th, 2020 in the plan before its solar cell production increased more than 10 times, reaching 4,000 megawatts a year, which occupy 10% of the global market share.

According to a Reuters report, 2007, Sanyo of the global solar cell market share of 4.4 percent.

Because of high oil prices on global warming and people's worries intensified, the global solar and other renewable energy demand growth accelerated.

It is reported that in fiscal 2007 (the end of March this year), Sanyo Electric's solar cell output of 260 megawatts.

Earlier this year, Sanyo said it planned over the next three years in the field of solar energy business into 70 billion yen (about 739 million U.S. dollars), bringing the annual output to 650 megawatts.

Currently in the global field of solar cells, Sanyo's main competitors include Japan's Sharp, Germany Q-Cells and China Sheung Tak and Power Company Limited.

Source: 新华网 Aug. 5, 2008

Voltaix Heavily Subsidized By The Accelerated Development Of Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry

Enhance semiconductor chips and solar cells of the leading providers of Voltaix announced that it has from Intel's global investment arm - Intel Capital was 12.5 million U.S. dollars of investment. This investment will accelerate the company's manufacturing capacity expansion.

Voltaix in the world's leading manufacturer of integrated circuit fab front-end semiconductor manufacturing process used by electronic chemicals and gases. The company is also in the supply of advanced photovoltaic cells used in the production of the CVD precursors of the market leaders.

"In the semiconductor device manufacturing to a new capacity of innovation is the key." Intel Senior Vice President and Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani said, "we invest Voltaix, Intel Capital is part of the manufacturing strategy, the strategy is to promote integration Circuit manufacturing and its complementary cleantech, and other related areas of innovation, film photovoltaic is an example. "

According to Deutsche Bank estimates, the production of thin film photovoltaic cells in 2007 and 2010 will increase more than fourfold between. Yole Development research institute estimates that film PV market by the year 2015 will reach 6.7 billion U.S. dollars.

Source: SEMI Aug. 2, 2008

LDK Solar Invest 12 Billion Yuan To Expand Output Of 15,000 Tons Silicon Building Material Base

Jiangxi LDK Solar Co., Ltd. is focused on high-tech solar polysilicon materials, ingot and polysilicon film development, production, sales of high-tech photovoltaic enterprises, is currently the world's largest solar polysilicon film production enterprises. LDK Solar recently announced the adjustment of production capacity expansion programme, in 2008 the planning capacity of 800 MW to 1,100 MW, 1,600 MW from 2009 to 2000 MW. The end of this year, LDK Solar capacity is expected to become the world's first solar-polysilicon suppliers.

LDK Solar chairman Peng Xiaofeng in an interview with reporters, said, LDK goal is to become the world's economy, the biggest supplier of silicon solar cells, "We want to be a leader in this industry, not only in sales , But also in the market share of the absolute superiority. "

2007, LDK Solar company successfully listed in New York, the total amount of the financing of up to 469 million U.S. dollars, is three years in the United States to finance the maximum amount of Chinese enterprises. Just more than half of 2008, LDK Solar notice, will invest 12 billion yuan of new scale of 15,000 tons of silicon material production base. Currently SinoVideo already has more than 420 megawatts of polysilicon film production.

Source: 香港《文汇报》 Jul. 31, 2008