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Ravi Khanna leaves Moser Baer; succeeded by Rajiv Arya

05 December 2008 Effective as of 14 November 2008, Ravi Khanna (pictured), the Chief Executive of Moser Baer Photovoltaic, left the company to join Norway-based Scatec Solar. He had been with Moser for the past 18 months looking after acquisitions of technology firms and setting up a technology centre for emerging and disruptive technologies. Before Moser Baer he was with the Delphi Corporation serving in various positions including Country Manager for India and Thailand.

Former California State Senator elected to Premier Power’s Board of Directors

04 December 2008 Premier Power Renewable Energy announced its appointment of Kevin Murray, former California State Senator who was a strong advocate for green energy initiatives and played key roles in the authoring and passing of solar legislation. One of Murray’s more noteworthy bills was SB1, “Million Solar Roofs”, which provided over $3 billion to expand the use of solar energy in California.

Founder of the Fraunhofer ISE turns 80 years old

03 December 2008 On 29 November 2008, Professor Dr. Adolf Goetzberger, the founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, ISE turned 80 years old. In 1976, Goetzberger was well-known semiconductor expert and head of a research institute with 180 employees, but in 1981, he decided to head out on his own and start the Fraunhofer ISE with only 18 employees. Today the ISE has grown to employee more than 800 people for the advancement of solar energy.

GT Solar starts breaking ground for expansion

03 December 2007 Groundbreaking on the site of GT Solar’s planned 40,000 square foot expansion project took place last week in New Hampshire.  The expansion begins in the same week as the company announced news of its signing of a $56 million contract with Yingli Green Energy Holding, the China-based photovoltaics manufacturer.

ECN and partners set up Solar Academy

19 November 2007 The ECN (Energy Research Centre of The Netherlands) has announced its plans to establish a Solar Academy in conjunction with its partners to provide professional training to employees in the solar manufacturing industry.  ECN’s partners in the venture are Solland Solar Energy, Limburg Development Co/LIOF and The Institute of Semiconductor Electronics (RWTH Aachen University).

Oerlikon Solar to start skilled recruitment drive

07 November 2007 Oerlikon Solar has said that as part of a major investment and expansion drive it would start an aggressive recruitment drive for “highly skilled individuals to join its rapidly growing solar team.”
 
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