For third-quarter 2014, First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA - which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services - has reported net sales of ...
Tags: photovoltaic modules, First Solar
US wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has acquired the 150MW Solar Gen 2 project in California from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of ...
Tags: Solar Sells, Solar Gen 2
Germany's VDE Testing and Certification Institute, in conjunction with partner Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany, has issued VDE Quality Tested (QT) Certification to cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
Tags: Solar Energy, Certification
In the presence of the Republic of Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, the Chilean Senate’s President Isabel Allende and Minister of Energy Máximo Pacheco, cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker ...
Tags: Solar Installs, PV Project
Nanoco, a developer and manufacturer of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, has signed a follow-on joint development agreement with Osram for the use of Nanoco quantum dots in general lighting. Nanoco has been working with ...
Nanoco Group plc of Manchester, UK, which produces cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials for applications including lighting, LCD displays, solar cells and bio-imaging, has signed a follow-on joint development agreement with ...
Tags: Osram LEDs, Quantum, dot LEDs
In early September, federal, state and local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources LLC (one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power in the USA), Edison International company Southern California Edison (SCE) ...
Tags: First Solar, Silver State South, Electronics
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced completion of Phase 1 of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, Texas, bringing about 18MWAC of generating capacity to the ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Kronos Micronutrients to resolve violations of federal hazardous waste laws, according to an EPA settlement. The company is a fertilizer manufacturer in the town of ...
Tags: EPA, Certification
The Food and Drugs administration (FDA) department of Taiwan announced that a batch of raw ingredients used by Black Bridge Foods in processed foods was found to be free from methyl-mercury and have passed the standards of local safety. ...
Tags: FDA, Fish Products, Food Safety
Chinese building materials and glass manufacturer CNBM (China National Building Materials Group Corp) has completed its acquisition (announced on 22 April) of Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany, which manufactures copper indium gallium ...
Tags: building materials, glass
University of Liverpool researchers propose replacing a toxic treatment step in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell production with one that is benign, but apparently just as effective [J. D. Major et al, Nature, published online 25 June ...
Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has signed a new US$125m senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facility that will replace its existing US$100m senior secured ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Electrical, Electronics
For second-quarter 2014, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $136.6m, down 4% on $142.4m last quarter but up 21% on $112.6m a year ago. 5N Plus provides ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Electrical, Electronics
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has set a record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency of 21.0%, as certified at the Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV Lab of Newport Corp. The cell ...