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BioSolar, Inc. (BSRC.OB) is pleased to announce that earlier this week it filed a patent application to protect the unique inventions and processes behind its proprietary bio-based backsheet. The extensive patent application is expected to provide BioSolar full protection of its new BioBacksheet™ technology.

Open Energy Corporation (OEGY.OB), a California-based solar power development company, announced Thursday that it has completed installation of its largest solar electric project to date, totaling 17,000+ square feet of glass panels embedded with photovoltaic cells, for the California Academy of Sciences, a soon-to-open science museum in San Francisco.

GT Solar International Inc. (SOLR), a U.S. manufacturer of equipment used in the production of photovoltaic cells, announced first quarter 2009 financial results today after the close. Revenues rose to $57.1 million, an increase of 272% year-over-year compared to $15.4 million.

For more than 22 years, Satcon Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: SATC) has provided utility-scale distributed power solutions for the booming, evolving renewable energy market. The company’s efficient energy systems are applicable to solar photovoltaic (PV), stationary fuel cells, wind turbines and energy storage systems.

Hoku Materials, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU), a diversified alternative energy technology company in China, announced this afternoon the signing of a $284 million polysilicon supply agreement with a subsidiary of Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. that manufactures photovoltaic cells and silicon wafers.