A new pilot project by Philips and the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority to install solar-powered LED street lighting in Nairobi has the potential to generate up to 100 per cent energy savings,if implemented on a wide scale across the country. ...
Tags: Philips, Solar LED, East Africa, solar-powered LED
Philips Electronics recently has brought in efficient and cost effective solar powered road lighting solution into the Nigerian market. According to The Communication Manager, Nick Kelso, the Solar Gen2 offers customers a highly ...
Tags: Street light, Philips LED lighting
SoloPower Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)photovoltaic(PV)cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a proprietary roll-to-roll electro-deposition process,has appointed Paolo ...
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, has received a purchase order for 50,000 units ...
Energy hungry markets are the new potential markets for the solar industry.China's solar market is being spurred by rising energy demand due to the rapid economic developments.Now,India and Japan(due to the March 11 earthquake in 2011)are ...
Tags: Japan, India, Solar Energy, Energy Shortages, PV
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components,subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has announced that its Soliant 1000 commercial rooftop concentrator photovoltaic(CPV)system is now available for ...
Tags: Fiber-Optic, Solar, CPV, Energy
At the Intersolar Europe 2012 trade show in Munich,Germany(13-15 June),SoloPower Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)photovoltaic(PV)cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a ...
Tags: CIGS, Solar, Electro-Deposition Process, Power
Value of leading infrared laser optics manufacturer slips 15%on weaker-than-expected guidance for the forthcoming year. II-VI stock drops 15% More than$150 million was wiped off of the value of the US-based optics company II-VI,after ...
Tags: II-VI, optics, infrared laser, optical components
In case you missed this year's Dwell on Design–Dwell Outdoor Exhibition,here is a photo tour of who was there and what they were exhibiting.The talk of the town was the CasaBubble,the G-Pod and Airstream's new travel trailer. ...
Tags: Dwell on Design, Dwell Outdoor, the CasaBubble, the G-Pod
Countries in Europe have been deducting solar incentives to try to control installations.Germany seeks to limit new installations to 2.5-3.5GW per year while Italy's aim is 1-2GW annually.The UK,which recently postponed incentive cuts to ...
In January 2011,Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond was selected to design a student centre for Erasmus University Rotterdam.The student centre is located at the heart of a new master plan for the University area.It will be a vibrant and ...
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5 June 2012 CPV firm HelioVolt launches new high-performance module series HelioVolt Corp of Austin,TX,USA,which makes monolithically integrated copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film photovoltaic modules for the commercial ...
Tags: HelioVolt, CIGS, solar modules, monolithic integration
Devaluation of Euro to affect 3Q12 solar installations in Europe Nuying Huang Taiwan-based solar cells have been sold using US dollar quotes.However,the recent debt crisis in Europe,which has been causing the devaluation of the euro,is ...
Tags: Devaluation of Euro, 3Q12 solar installations, solar cells, Europe market
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies. Some in the US solar market welcomes the duties and see them as a way to curb China-based ...
Tags: China, OEM, solar cell, Taiwan, US market, Yingli, Suntech, LDK, Trina Solar
MiaSolé of Santa Clara, CA, USA, which was founded in 2001 to make copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic panels, says that the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ...
Tags: MiaSole CIGS PV module, Lights, Lighting, MiaSoléof Santa Clara