There is new solar news from the country of Wales.  There is going to be a new solar panel manufacturing plant, manufacturing factory, being built and opened in Pencoed, near Bridgend in the wonderful land of Wales.

In a new partnership between Solar Century, a privately-held United Kingdom - London company, and Sony UK, United Kingdom, the solar panel production line will be built by Sony UK.

Solarcentury says that it plans to manufacture and sell approximately $24 million U.S. dollars in solar panels in the coming year of 2008, and it has set a goal of installing solar systems on 11,000 homes annually.

Lembit Opik, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and MP for Montgomeryshire, said today from Wales on August 23, 2007: "The global solar photovoltaics industry is expected to grow at 30% per year over the next few years so this new plant should have a long and prosperous life.