| Ascent Solar Manufactures Light Weight Flexible 5 Meter CIGS Based PV Laminate and Solarbrook Water and Power Corporation Explains Forward Stock Split |
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--(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 06/17/2009 - Alternative Energy industry news provided by Financial News USA. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that the company has manufactured a monolithically interconnected 5 meter long flexible light weight module on a polyimide substrate. Ascent Solar Sr. Vice President for Production Operations Dr. Prem Nath stated, "This is the largest monolithically interconnected CIGS module on polyimide and may be the largest of any CIGS module regardless of construction. The size and efficiency of this module make it a breakthrough for the emerging opportunities of flexible CIGS photovoltaic modules." On April 30, 2009 Solarbrook Water and Power Corporation (OTC: SLRW) convened a meeting of the Board of Directors and the company's majority stock holder by phone. The discussions concluded and the one to seven forward stock split approved to take place on May 6, 2009. Papers were filed with the NC Secretary of State on May 6, 2009, and approved and filed on May 14, 2009. One share of SLRW common stock will now equal seven (7) shares of SLRW common stock. Fractional shares are rounded up and the date of this "Record" listed is June 8, 2009. New split shares from free trading stock are issued as free trading shares, and restricted shares have been issued as restricted shares. -First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) will host its 2009 Analyst/Investor Meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Investors may access a live audio webcast and presentations of this event in the Investor Calendar section of the Company's Web site at http://investor.firstsolar.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201491&p=irol-calendar. Presentations by First Solar's management team are scheduled to begin at 10:35 AM PDT and conclude by 4:30 PM PDT. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Calendar section on the Company's Web site at http://investor.firstsolar.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201491&p=irol-calendarPast approximately two hours after the conclusion of the event. Maxwell Technologies (Nasdaq: MXWL), a leading manufacturer of energy storage products, and ISE Corporation (ISE) a leading designer and manufacturer of hybrid propulsion systems and components for heavy duty vehicles, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining formation of a strategic alliance to develop and market high-voltage energy storage systems for fuel-efficient, low-emission, hybrid buses and trucks. Principal elements of the proposed strategic alliance include: • Agreement to share the companies' technical resources to develop robust, high-performance, energy storage solutions for the heavy transportation market; • ISE's agreement to source ultracapacitor cells exclusively from Maxwell, and • Maxwell's agreement to source and market through its sales and distribution channels certain high-voltage and high performance ultracapacitor modules designed and produced by ISE. About Financial News USA Financial News USA is a Next Generation Financial Communications firm focused on the distribution of market moving news. Financial News USA has developed leading edge e-publishing tools including programming proprietary RSS feeds and enabling open source press release publishing across its network. Financial News USA has been aggressively expanding its news distribution network by targeting direct feeds to financial news and data providers such as FinancialContent, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), among others. Financial News USA offers a free news feed available online (www.financialnewsusa.com) to websites and financial services looking for content and for individual investors looking to stay informed on the financial markets. Financial News USA and its affiliates charge each client cash for news distribution and may take an equity position in the companies mentioned herein, please visit the disclaimer at www.financialnewsusa.com. 
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