Evolution Solar Corp. Announces the Evolution 300: 33% More Power! 1/3 Cost Savings!

November 18, 2008 Category: Alternative Energy, Solar Energy

Evolution Solar Corp. will begin to supply its new 300 watt panel in the first quarter of 2009. The Evolution 300 is a 300 watt solar panel that was designed to provide 33% more power on the same real estate as current 200 watt panels. “The cost savings with our new panel is significant with an average savings of 1/3 of the cost for inverters,... 

Xiaofeng Peng Awarded ‘The Most Respectable Young Entrepreneur of China’ by Hurun Report

October 27, 2008 Category: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xiaofeng Peng, was named “The Most Respectable Young Entrepreneur of China” by Hurun Report. The award was presented at the Hurun Entrepreneurs’ Summit on Friday, October 24, 2008 in Shanghai Dongjiao State... 

LDK Solar Signs Seven-Year Wafer Supply Contract

October 20, 2008 Category: Solar Energy

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (”LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK), a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced that it has signed a seven-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Italy-based Helios Technology. Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 70 MW of multicrystalline silicon solar wafers over... 

LDK Signs Seven-Year Wafer Supply Agreement With Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

August 29, 2008 Category: Solar Energy

LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a seven-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Republic of Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI). Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 440 MW of multicrystalline silicon solar wafers to Hyundai... 

LDK Solar Reaches 1.0 GW Wafer Production Capacity

August 25, 2008 Category: Electricity, Energy Suppliers, Solar Energy

LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, announced today that the company held a ceremony celebrating its wafer plant reaching the milestone of 1.0 GW annualized capacity. This event was hosted by Mr. Xiaofeng Peng, Founder, Chairman and CEO in Xinyu, China on August 23, 2008. “I would like to congratulate our team on their... 

LDK Solar Awards $220M Contract to Applied Materials for Precision Wafering Systems to Support Production Expansion

August 19, 2008 Category: Solar Energy

LDK Solar Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, awarded a US$220 million contract to Applied Materials, Inc. to provide precision wafering systems to support its next phase of production expansion. The systems are scheduled to begin shipping to LDK Solar’s facility in Xinyu, PRC, in early 2009, and will support LDK Solar’s previously...