US developer Silevo ramps high volume production;IEC and UL validation of Triex™technology Silevo,Inc.a solar cell innovator and photovoltaic solar module manufacturer,says it has achieved greater than 21 percent conversion ...
Tags: Solar Cells, Energy
Henkel announced that its Aquence Co-Cure technology has been selected for use by GreenVolts, Inc. For its higher-performing, lower cost protection against corrosion and UV-damage in the solar industry. GreenVolts, provider of the ...
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Anti-dumping duties could be imposed on Chinese solar imports to Europe by the middle of next year. Panel production in Freiburg The European Commission(EC)has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels,cells ...
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China-based solar firms reportedly to sell solar PV systems and power-generation plants Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 4 September 2012]China-based solar firms have been suffering from low demand in Europe and severe ...
Tags: PV system, solar module, solar firms, Hareon Solar
The Intersolar South America Summit made its debut in São Paulo,Brazil,on August 15,2012.The conference,which ran in parallel to the 14 th Electrical Installations Exhibition&Conference at the Expo Center Norte,met with a ...
A New Jersey solar installation is now a more cost-efficient investment thanks to a law signed on July 23. Governor Chris Christie signed into law S-1925, which will help stabilize the state's renewable energy credit market and will also ...
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Centrotherm photovoltaics AG of Blaubeuren,Germany,which provides equipment and turnkey production lines for manufacturing both crystalline silicon solar cells and copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film solar modules,has applied to ...
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SoloPower Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)photovoltaic(PV)cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a proprietary roll-to-roll electro-deposition process,has received certification ...
First production order comes from Solar Junction–in which the UK-headquartered wafer foundry has a$5M equity stake. Semiconductor wafer featuring multi-junction cells The advanced semiconductor epiwafer foundry IQE is to ...
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XsunX Inc of Aliso Viejo,CA,USA,which is developing hybrid copper indium gallium(di)selenide thin-film(CIGS)photovoltaic(TFPV)cell technologies and'CIGSolar'manufacturing processes,is expanding its technology development and marketing ...
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Cadmium telluride(CdTe)thin-film photovoltaic(PV)module maker Abound Solar of Loveland,CO,USA says that it intends to file a petition for protection under US Bankruptcy Code in Delaware this week.Suspension of operations will impact about ...
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Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012,putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research.As a result of continued price pressure and highly ...
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The leading metrics influencing solar industry supply and demand(,supply and mamodule productionrket-demand)are forecast to come to within 8%of the second-half market demand of 17.2GW,according to Solarbuzz.This follows two years of ...
Tags: China, Europe, Solarbuzz, solar industry, Solar Prices, c-Si
Commentary:China government needs to create projects with sufficient IRRs to save solar industry Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 19 June 2012]Some China-based solar firms have been falling into bankruptcies since the ...
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Energy hungry markets are the new potential markets for the solar industry.China's solar market is being spurred by rising energy demand due to the rapid economic developments.Now,India and Japan(due to the March 11 earthquake in 2011)are ...
Tags: Japan, India, Solar Energy, Energy Shortages, PV