Solar Junction of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes III-V multi-junction solar cells for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV), has signed a co-development agreement with Amonix Inc of Seal Beach, CA, USA, which makes utility-scale CPV solar power ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, has set a new record for CdTe solar cell ...
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Silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor supplier GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA has announced the availability of a family of 1700V and 1200V SiC junction transistors: three 1700V devices (the 110mΩ GA04JT17-247, ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which manufacturers compound semiconductor-based systems for fiber-optic and solar power applications, says that its solar panels are powering the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite that ...
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EPFL’s Institute of Microengineering(IMT) has achieved a 10.7% efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, surpassing the previous world record of 10.1% held by the Japanese company Kaneka Corporation since 1998, ...
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Flisom AG of Duebendorf, Zurich, which was spun off from the Laboratory of Solid State Physics of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in 2005 to develop technologies for industrial roll-to-roll manufacturing of ...
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Due to rising demand for rooftop solar PV systems, 250W solar modules with 60 solar cells are expected to become the mainstream. Demand for rooftop solar PV systems in Europe and Japan is expected to grow because government subsidies have ...
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TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have achieved a conversion efficiency of 15.1%. According to ...
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QuickerTek of Wichita, KS, USA, which provides power/solar products, antennas and RF products for Apple devices, has launched a 62 Watt version of its Solar Juicz solar power charger (e.g. for MacBook Pro, Retina display and MacBook Air). ...
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Led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, a team of researchers in the Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics at Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) has raised the energy conversion efficiency record for copper ...
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In collaboration with Imperial College London in the UK and MicroLink Devices Inc of Niles, IL, USA, researchers in the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Electronics Technology and Science have proposed a novel triple-junction solar ...
Beijing-based Hanergy Holding Group Ltd (claimed to be China's largest privately owned renewable energy firm) has finalized its acquisition of MiaSole of Santa Clara, CA, USA, which was founded in 2001 to make copper indium gallium ...
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In joint research with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokyo-based Solar Frontier - the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules - has ...
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The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. Digitimes recently sat down with Chi-jen Chen, ...
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Taiwan-based solar wafer and compact disc maker Gigastorage reported December 2012 revenues of NT$275 million (US$9.47 million), representing an on-month increase of 48.89%, and an on-year increase of 6.20%. Accumulated revenues for the ...
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