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As of November 2010 we found the following manufacturers and websites for solar modules. Some of these manufacturers also produce solar cells. Countries represented among this list of solar module manufacturers include Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA). Generally all of these companies distribute their products world-wide.

Solar Brand	Website	Solar Brand	Website
Access	http://www.accesswater.com.au/
Air Therm	http://www.airtherm.de/	Aten Solar	http://www.atensolar.com/
Atersa	http://www.atersa.com/	Atlantis	http://www.atlantisenergy.org/
BP Solar	http://www.bpsolar.com/	Canrom	http://www.canrom.com/
Conergy	http://www.conergy.de/	Duravolt	(watch out for misdirecting ad websites)
Energie Bau, Kolm (EBK)	http://www.energiebau.de/	Eurosolare	http://www.eurosolare.it/
Evergreen Solar	http://www.evergreensolar.com/	GPV	http://www.gpv-solar.com/
GE Energy	http://www.geenergy.com/
Heliodinamics	http://www.heliodinamica.com.br	Helios Technology	http://www.heliostechnology.com/
IBC	http://www.ibc-solar.de/	ICP Solar	http://www.icpsolarcom/
Isofoton	http://www.isofoton.es/	Kaneka	http://www.kaneka.co.jp/kaneka-e/index.html
Kurzsolar	http://www.kurz-solar.de/	Kyocera Solar	http://www.kyocerasolar.com/
Mitsubhish Electric	http://www.mitsubishisolar.com/	Mitsubishi Heavy	http://www.mhi.co.jp/
MSK	http://www.msk.ne.jp/	Matrixc Photowatt	http://www.photowatt.com/
Schott Solar	http://www.schottsolar.de/	Sanyo Solar	http://www.sanyo.co.jp/solar/%20
Sharp	http://www.sharp.co.jp/	Solara	http://www.solara.de/
Solar-Fabrik	http://www.solar-fabrik.de/eng/1.htm	Solarwatt	http://www.solarwatt.de/
SolarPort	See Brunton: http://www.brunton.com/	Solarwerk	http://www.solarwerk.de/home.html
SolarWorld	http://www.solarworld.de/	Solmec	http://www.solmecenergy.com
Solon AG	http://www.solonag.de/	SunPower (Spain)	http://www.sunpowercorp.es/
Sunpower	http://www.sunpowercorp.com/	SunSet	http://www.sunsetsolar.com
Suntech Power	http://www.suntech-power.com/	Sunware	http://www.sunware.de/
Total Energie	http://www.total-energie.fr/	Uni-Solar	http://www.ovonic.com/unitedsolar/unisolar.html
Webasto	http://www.webasto.com/	Yingli Solar	http://www.yinglisolar.com/

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Solar Age Magazine was the official publication of the American Solar Energy Society. The contemporary solar energy magazine associated with the Society is Solar Today. "Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy. Leading for more than 50 years. ASES leads national efforts to increase the use of solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies in the U.S. We publish the award-winning SOLAR TODAY magazine, organize and present the ASES National Solar Conference and lead the ASES National Solar Tour – the largest grassroots solar event in the world."
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Thomas Leyden, Managing Directory, "Solar Renewable Energy - Now", ISPE Meeting, 20 October 2009, retrieved 11/30/2010, original source: http://www.ispe.org, International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, 3109 W. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 250, Tampa, Florida 33607-6240 USA Tel: +1-813-960-2105, Email: ASK@ispe.org. The presenter, Thomas Leyden, is Managing Director, SunPower Corporation, Systems. He can be reached at 609-964-8901 or Email: tleyden@sunpowercorp.com - Quoting ISPE:
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world's largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry. Founded in 1980, today ISPE serves 25,000 members in 90 countries.
We are an independent organization led by the world's top pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals. We provide an inviting and neutral environment for experts, technologists, regulators, consultants and students to exchange ideas and practical experience. As a vibrant community, ISPE's Members work together to improve the industry, while helping each other make more educated decisions, more quickly than ever before.
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EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by U.S. State (August 2010), U.S. EIA, 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-8800, InfoCtr@eia.gov, Retrieved 11/30/2010, original source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/electricity/epm/table5_6_a.html
Passive Solar Design Handbook Volume I, the Passive Solar Handbook Introduction to Passive Solar Concepts, in a version used by the U.S. Air force - online version available at this link and from the USAF also at wbdg.org/ccb/AF/AFH/pshbk_v1.pdf
Passive Solar Design Handbook Volume II, the Passive Solar Handbook Comprehensive Planning Guide, in a version used by the U.S. Air force - online version available at this link and from the USAF also at wbdg.org/ccb/AF/AFH/pshbk_v2.pdf [This is a large PDF file that can take a while to load]
Passive Solar Handbook Volume III, the Passive Solar Handbook Programming Guide, in a version used by the U.S. Air force - online version available at this link and from the USAF also at wbdg.org/ccb/AF/AFH/pshbk_v3.pdf
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"Passive Solar Home Design", U.S. Department of Energy, describes using a home's windows, walls, and floors to collect and store solar energy for winter heating and also rejecting solar heat in warm weather.
"Solar Water Heaters", U.S. Department of Energy article on solar domestic water heaters to generate domestic hot water in buildings, explains how solar water heaters work. Solar heat for swimming pools is also discussed.
"Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating Systems", U.S. DOE describes the types of solar water heater heat exchange methods between the sun and the building's hot water supply
"Heat-Transfer Fluids for Solar Water Heating Systems", U.S. DOE, describes the types of fluids selected to transfer heat between the solar collector and the hot water in storage tanks in a building. These include air, water, water with glycol antifreeze mixtures (needed when using solar hot water systems in freezing climates), hydrocarbon oils, and refrigerants or silicones for heat transfer.
"Solar Water Heating System Maintenance and Repair", U.S. DOE
"Solar Water Heating System Freeze Protection", U.S. DOE,using antifreeze mixture in solar water heaters (or other freeze-resistant heat transfer fluids), as well as piping to permit draining the solar collector and piping system.
"Scaling and Corrosion in Solar Water Heating Systems", U.S. DOE
www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=12850 is the base U.S. DOE website for these articles
"Active Solar Heating Systems", U.S. Department of Energy, including
"Radiant Heating Systems" U.S. DOE
"Absorption Heat Pumps & Coolers", U.S. DOE
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"Solar Air Heating" U.S. DOE also referred to as "Ventilation Preheating" in which solar systems use air for absorbing and transferring solar energy or heat to a building
"Solar Liquid Heating" U.S. DOE, systems using liquid (typically water) in flat plate solar collectors to collect solar energy in the form of heat for transfer into a building for space heating or hot water heating. The term "solar liquid" is used for accuracy, rather than "solar water" because the water may contain an antifreeze or other chemicals.
"China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy", Keith Bradsher, The New York Times, 01/31/2010, p1, p10.
"Tons of Machinery, Blowing in the Wind", The New York Times, 08/03/2010, p-. BU-7. [Contains the G.E. wind turbine production citation mentioned above.] G.E.'s wind turbine production sites include Pensacola FL (hub and nose cone and nacelle), and Newton IA (wind turbine blades).

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