First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) – has announced the release of its Series 3 FS-392 module, which is rated at 92.5 watts and maintains all ...
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Saint-Gobain,represented by Jean-Pierre Floris,Senior Vice-President and President of the Innovative Materials Sector has signed an M.O.U.with HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,to set up a high-tech company in the solar ...
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Jobs lost despite booming PV shipments in the US 01 Oct 2012 Total PV module shipments in the US grew 43%in 2011 but employment fell by 10%,states a Department of Energy report.US PV module shipments versus price declines. A new report ...
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Trisomet® 333 cis a high quality, lightweight crystalline integrated roof panel and PV module system that is powered by SOLON. The slim SOLON SOLbond PV module is bonded directly to the Trisomet® 333 Colorcoat Prisma® roof ...
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Toshiba has begun to seek makers to outsource PV modules to in 2013 and Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Inventec Energy have been competing for such orders,according to Taiwan-based makers. Motech produces crystalline silicon solar ...
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Distributed power generation is the power generation system adopts distributed resources to generate electricity with small installation amount, the system is usually inserted into power grid of 35 KV and below. Distributed PV power ...
The Japan government will reportedly hike energy efficiency standards for imported PV modules in 2013 from 250W currently to 255-260W for a module made of 60 monocrystalline silicon solar cells and from 235-240W to 245W for one made of 60 ...
Amonix Inc of Seal Beach, CA, USA, which makes utility-scale concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems using III-V multi-junction solar cells, says that its systems can now convert more than one third of direct sunlight into electricity. In ...
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In response to the ongoing challenging market situation in the photovoltaic sector, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. is further expanding its current consolidation and optimisation programme. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has ...
The global PV industry is experiencing “cold current” now, the domestic consumer demand for PV products may help a number of PV enterprises in China coping with crises. During the “2012 China Symposium for PV Module and PV ...
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Taiflex Scientific expects sales of its flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) product line to drop 5-10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the 10-20% decreases usually seen during the same quarter in previous years. ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,and energy services provider MidAmerican Solar ...
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17 October 2012 Saint-Gobain signs MOU to build and operate a CIGS PV module manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia Saint-Gobain of Courbevoie,France(which designs,makes and distributes building materials and electronic ...
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2October 2012 Calyxo launches lightweight system for fast assembly of PV modules without frames on trapezoidal sheet roofs Cadmium telluride(CdTe)-based thin-film photovoltaic module maker Calyxo GmbH of ...
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During the third quarter of 2012, leading PV module manufacturers were confronted by increasing inventory levels (from 66 to 79 days outstanding) and declining shipments (down 7%, quarter-to-quarter). This occurred because PV manufacturers ...
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