China-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) module maker Suncore Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd, which is owned by Xiamen-based San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (the largest LED maker in China), has acquired the assets of Israel-based ...
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Shaw Industries Group Inc. — a Dalton, Ga.-based floor covering provider and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — is installing solar panels on the roof of Plant 15, its carpet tile manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Ga. ...
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US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has opened a new $8m battery lab at the University of Michigan to develop energy storage devices for the country's auto industry. Out of the total investment, the Michigan Economic ...
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After introducing Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid in Italy, Volvo now launches the 'Pure Tension Pavilion'. The pavilion - a spectacular free-standing tensioned membrane structure - is a rapidly deployable and portable solar charging station for ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems) has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode product family with a new line of 650V solutions, ...
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Japanese glass company AGC is the latest concern to take a swipe at Chinese-manufacturing driven oversupply. In a press release on Thursday, the Asahi Glass Company (AGC) announced that its solar cell cover glass manufacturing facility in ...
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Asahi Glass will reduce its solar output with the conversion of an existing Chinese plant to automotive production. Source: AGC Solar. Asahi Glass will convert one of its solar glass factories in China to make automotive products. ...
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The average spot market quote for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer has risen slightly by 1.18% to US$0.86/W, while that for high-efficiency models by 1.09% to US$0.926/W, according to Taiwan-based maker Green Energy Technology ...
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As gold sponsor of the 2nd Palm Oil Africa conference, leading global agri-business, Olam International, is pleased to announce that its keynote address will focus on best practices in oil palm plantation development, bringing to bear its ...
The classic business or trading that is processing well in all regions of the world. This trading gets modernized in according to the urbanization and the advancement in the construction field. The development of business is possible when ...
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As one of four winners in the first round of Sunidarity initiative awards (in December 2012), Paris-based Fondation Énergies pour le Monde (Energy for the World Foundation) has just finished installing a concentrator photovoltaic ...
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Energy services provider MidAmerican Solar of Phoenix, AZ (a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables LLC) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA say that the five millionth solar ...
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Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp of Thief River Falls, MN, USA has announced new inventory of gallium nitride (GaN) power management products, available for immediate shipment as part of an exclusive global ...
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Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has delivered its technology in support of the 17.5kW DC demonstration system of aerospace & defense firm Aerojet Rocketdyne of ...
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Pioneering technology developed by AkzoNobel's Sikkens paint brand has helped power the Dutch Nuna7 solar vehicle to victory in this year's World Solar Challenge. Staged between Darwin and Adelaide in Australia, the 3,000km race - which ...
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