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Quick Photovoltaic News and Fun Tidbits from Intersolar 2007
Company News
SunPower (Stand No 10.2.83, NASDAQ:SPWR): SPR-315 delayed again!Since I posted Where is the SunPower SPR-315 Solar Module?, SPR-315 deliveries have been rescheduled for Fall 2007, almost one year since the product was announced at Solar Power 2006. A company spokesperson indicated the delay may be related to filling backlog for legacy SPR solar modules. I prefer the conspiracy theory that the new Gen 2 solar cells or the larger module form factor is the root cause. SunPower claims to be taking SPR-315… Read More >>
OC Oerlikon CEO leaves over executive pay controversyAPI GmbH payments for productions systems delayed
Thomas Limberger CEO of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (VTX:OERL), parent of the Oerlikon Solar division, left the company on May 7, 2007, per Oerlikon chief in shock exit. The Board of Directors appoints Uwe Krüger as new CEO of Oerlikon Group, and Mr. Limberger is said to have made his own decision on this.
The pay controversy began with the round about disclosure of Mr. Limberger’s compensation package in the Oerlikon 2006 Annual Report:
Members of the Executive Board were granted
Applied Materials builds thin film photovoltaic production equipment lead in the first quarter of 2007
In advance of the PHOTON Expo, I was expecting new polysilicon production facility and supplier agreements to lead the photovoltaic headlines. But the real news may be on the production equipment front.
Since the Solar division of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (VTX:OERL) won this CHF 320 million order from Saudi investor backed German API GmbH, Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) has been on the thin film photovoltaic offensive.
Things got rolling on February 7, 2007, with Applied Materials Names Winfried
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