Spurred by major and emerging markets, global photovoltaic (PV) demand has grown substantially this year. According to the latest Gold Member Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, installed capacity worldwide for 2015 is ...
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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, says that for full-year 2016 it expects net sales ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that, in joint research with Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier - the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – and TSK Group of Gijón, Spain (a business group in engineering development and the supply of ...
The 11thseminar of the series of seminars called the “Brilliant 12th Five Year” was held on October 19 in Beijing. Our Journalist interviewed the reporter, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce ...
Chinese solar power hardware manufacturer Solar Leading has entered the new photovoltaic (PV) street light product market, which is designed with the aim of providing longer lifetime and low energy consumption lights to cities and ...
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The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently released its latest publication, Lighting Answers: Comparison of Wired and Wireless Lighting ...
MiaSolé of Santa Clara, CA, USA (which was founded in 2004 and acquired by Beijing-based renewable energy firm Hanergy Holding Group Ltd in December 2012) has entered into a sales representative agreement for Whitehead & Associates ...
Over the years, the role of Asia in the global economy has been continuously increasing in its importance, corresponding to the as in the saying that “Asia is the breadbasket of the world.” The value of exports and imports by ...
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With feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in the key markets of Germany and Italy about to be reduced, and financial problems spreading around the Mediterranean, there has been speculation of an accompanying decline in demand for solar cells used to ...
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Escalating demand for photovoltaic (PV) products drove record-breaking additions of cell manufacturing capacity during the third quarter of 2010, while subsequent announcements suggest that the PV boom is set to continue. US-based ...
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As part of the 11th International Laser Marketplace – the bi-annual industry conference staged at LASER World of Photonics in Munich – Dr Kunihiko Washio, CEO of Paradigm Laser Research (Tokyo, Japan) gave a presentation on the ...
Solar-generated electricity will become just as cheap as that produced by natural gas in most parts of the world by 2025, according to a new analyst report. Lux Research, which specializes in predicting the impact of emerging and ...
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Demand for photovoltaic modules and systems in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for around half of all new solar shipments as the industry continues its rapid transition away from Europe. ...
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