U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $62 Million for Concentrating Solar Power Research
Award Recipients Include eSolar, Inc. and Suntrough Energy

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Alteris(TM) Renewables, Inc. Announces Acquisition of ISI Solar
New York Solar Energy Industries Association Conference — Alteris Renewables, the largest design-build renewable energy company in the Northeast, has acquired ISI Solar of New City, NY. Â ISI Solar designs and installs solar electric systems for residential and commercial customers in New York and New Jersey.

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Secretary Chu Announces more than $200 Million for Solar and Water Power Technologies
On the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department will invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the United States.

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First Solar, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
TEMPE, Ariz.—-First Solar, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 27, 2010. Quarterly net sales were $568.0 million, up 36% from $418.2 million in the first quarter of 2009, mainly due to strong PV module demand and increased production, partially offset by a decline in pricing.

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Premier Power Announces Record Contract Backlog in Spain
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.—-Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. , a global leader in the development, design, engineering and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government and utility markets in the U.S., Spain and Italy, today announced that its Spanish operation has reached record contract backlog in its first quarter of 2010 with more than 3MW of solar rooftop contracts …

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