Today, Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. published letters of intent outlining the plan to install and operate approximately 4 megawatts of photovoltaic systems on government buildings in several municipalities across the United States. This announcement follows the company’s plan to focus on executing on a grass roots campaign, “RENEW THE NATION”, designed to help redeploy a portion of the U.S. workforce and reduce the world`s dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies.

Anticipating a completion date in 2010, the company will provide all solar equipment for on-site installation, and will sell the newly generated solar energy to the buildings at a discounted rate, offering competitive rates against the current provider. Additionally, Solar Energy Initiatives will recognize energy sales over a 20-year period.

The approximately 20,000 solar panels delegated for this project will reduce hazardous carbon dioxide emissions by 6,000 tons, annually. Upon completion,

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Entech Solar, Inc. announced that the company has made noteworthy progress for their solar and skylight products. Recently, Entech suspended manufacturing operations for previous generation solar systems, but has made developmental progress for their next generation products. The company has completed the initial design phase for their ThermaVolt II product, including the construction and operation of a prototype. This product was able to successfully produce both electric and thermal energy.

Dr. Frank W. Smith, Entech Solar’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “ThermaVolt II’s combined output of electricity and thermal energy produces four to five times the amount of energy compared to traditional photovoltaic systems. Through the net metering of electricity and the offset of natural gas, ThermaVolt II has the potential to be highly disruptive in the solar energy marketplace.”

In addition to Entech’s previous patents, the company has also filed a number of new patent applications associated with ThermaVolt II design

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Energy Conversion Devices Extends Supply Agreement Through 2011June 9, 2009:  Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) announced that it extended its supply agreement with EnergyPeak. EnergyPeak expects to continue its strong growth rate by purchasing up to 12MW of UNI-SOLAR laminates from ECD through the end of 2011. These laminates will be incorporated into building-integrated photovoltaic systems on standing seam metal commercial roofs.EnergyPeak will integrate ENER's UNI-SOLAR branded PV laminates into   building-integrated PV (BIPV) systems in standing seam metal commercial rooftop applications. The result is an effective solar roofing option that can be specified, bid and installed with little effort and investment.Since EnergyPeak's original agreement with ECD in 2007, the two companies have been successful in establishing BIPV standards for standing seam metal roofs.  The extended supply agreement will likewise extend ENER's revenue and earnings growth.PV laminates are applied in the factory ...

Evergreen Solar - ROE & FCFE Analysis The growth potential of the solar industry as a whole -- and Evergreen Solar (ESLR) in particular, with a geographically diversified contractual backlog -- remains a compelling story. Positive factors include ongoing expansion programs over the next few years, improving operating efficiencies and technological upgrades.However, continuing near-term earnings losses due to high start-up costs, significant capital expenditures, oversupply of solar modules, absence of deep pockets unlike its peers and earnings-dilutive stock issuances may present risks to the near-term share price upside potential.From 2003 through 2008, as the company recorded net earnings losses since inception, stockholders suffered from negative annual returns-on-equity (ROE).Historically, year-over-year, operating profit margins remained volatile and negative, while sales per dollar of assets and financial leverage exhibited relatively high volatility from one year to the next, where the ...

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) engages in the development, manufacturing and marketing of solar power products worldwide, including solar cells, panels and photovoltaic systems. Its modules are designed for a range of solar electric power applications, including water pumping, communications, outdoor lighting, rural electrification, recreational vehicles and stand-alone or grid-connected AC applications.The growth potential of the solar industry as a whole, and Evergreen Solar in particular -- with a $3 billion and 1GW [gigawatt] contractual backlog -- remains a compelling story. Capacity expansion and progress toward near-term break-even earnings make it one of the fastest growing alternative energy stocks. Positive factors include the significant new multi-year sales contracts, ongoing expansion programs over the next few years, improving operating efficiencies, technological upgrades and planned new string factory. However, continuing earnings losses due to high start-up costs, significant capital expenditures and earnings dilutive stock issuances may present risks ...

Open Energy Corporation (OEGY.OB), a California-based solar power development company, announced Thursday that it has completed installation of its largest solar electric project to date, totaling 17,000+ square feet of glass panels embedded with photovoltaic cells, for the California Academy of Sciences, a soon-to-open science museum in San Francisco.

The solar panel array will ring the museum’s roof, generating 213,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or about 10% of the Academy’s anticipated electrical needs, and will be one of the biggest photovoltaic glass canopies in the United States. The solar installation will also be a key factor in the Academy’s attempt to achieve LEED Platinum certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U. S. Green Building Council.

Open Energy is a renewable energy company with a focus on solar energy and photovoltaics. The company emphasizes that, every day, the earth receives enough solar energy to fulfill its entire energy requirements for

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Perfectenergy International Ltd (PFGY.OB) is a Shanghai-based company which specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing solar cells, solar modules, and photovoltaic systems. Perfectenergy sells into a number of systems integrators - located throughout the EU, China, Asia, and the US.

Perfectenergy implements a proprietary manufacturing process that enables the production of photovoltaic solutions at a substantially lower cost than the industry norm. This allows the company to provide customers with better priced and highly productive customized products.

On September 15th, 2008, Perfectenergy announced financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2008 ended July 31, 2008. Revenues rose 380% to $17.7 million from $3.7 million for the same period in 2007. Net income for the 3rd quarter 2008 was $2.5 million versus a net loss of $0.1 million for the same period in 2007. Gross profit for the 3rd quarter 2008 totaled $1.3 million compared to only $93,655 in the same period last

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