In the emerging photovoltaic technology sector, the energy conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells have has improved incredibly quickly, from just 2% in 2006 to over 20.1% in 2015, according to IDTechEx Research's report 'The Rise ...
Tags: electronics, semiconductor, PV market
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on December 18 signed an agreement to transfer DSSC (dye-sensitized solar cell) manufacturing technology to Formosa Plastics. Formosa Plastics began DSSC R&D ...
Tags: Formosa Plastics, Lighting
From the end of March 2014, the Feed-in-Tariff will only be available for solar systems that meet the new rigorous demands of MCS 012. To date, only five products have received certification and three of the certificates have been issued to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar
China's leading photovoltaic (PV) producer Hanergy has reiterated that thin-film technology, as opposed to crystalline silicon cells, is the future of solar energy application. Li Hejun, the company's chairman, said most clean energy ...
Tags: Thin-Film, Photovoltaic
China-based makers will produce 80,000 tons of polysilicon and 23GWp of crystalline silicon PV modules in 2013, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). China imported 39,000 tons of polysilicon in ...
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China-based makers will produce 80,000 tons of polysilicon and 23GWp of crystalline silicon PV modules in 2013, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). China imported 39,000 tons of polysilicon in ...
Tags: Polysilicon, PV Modules
A church in Canada has developed an innovative way of producing renewable energy while retaining its grand architecture. The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, on the South Saskatchewan River, is the sunniest city in Canada, ...
Tags: Stained-Glass Windows, Solar Stained-Glass Windows, Construction
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, has begun processing CIS films with ...
Tags: solar cell, CIGSolar TFPV solar cell, solar
A new RIBA certified CPD titled Integrated Photovoltaics is now available from UK PV manufacturer Romag. Market leaders in roof and building integrated PV solutions, Romag has developed the informative one hour session to give architects ...
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Trina Solar Limited, now offers Building-Integrated PV solutions (BIPV) for residential and commercial roofs. These solutions have obtained specific certifications from the CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment) in France. ...
Tags: Solar PV Roofing Systems, Solar Industry News, e-lec.org
(China Glass Network) On October 17, Nanchang government has issued the draft of Nanchang New Energy Industry Development Planning 2012-2015. It is forecasted that by 2015, the sale revenue of new energy industry will reach 50 billion yuan, ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton,CO,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)using flexible substrate materials,is collaborating with Silent Falcon UAS Technologies and ...
Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
Tags: Building-integrated PV, BIPV market, PowerFilm, Solar