Smit Ovens of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, which supplies customized thermal equipment and processes for the photovoltaic, glass and display industries, and Eindhoven-based SoLayTec, a spin-off from Dutch research organisation TNO founded in ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, OLED
Yingli in the first half of 2013 rode the wave of solar growth in its home market in China to retain the dominant position in the global business for photovoltaic (PV) modules, according to IHS. The company shipped 1,450 megawatts worth ...
Tags: Solar Module, Electrical
Eaton will be presenting, at this year's Solar Energy UK exhibition, a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions that have been specifically developed to facilitate the grid connection of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sources. ...
Tags: Class, Construction, solar
One year on from establishing its pan-European headquarters in London, Sharp Energy Solutions Europe confirms its commitment to the European solar market with an announcement that its PV factory is running at near full production (400 MW). ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Trina Solar Limited has recently supplied 7MW of photovoltaic modules to Ikaros Solar, a leading company dedicated to the installation of green solar energy systems, for an agricultural project in the UK. A large-scale solar system will ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The US installed 832MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) in the second quarter of 2013, representing 15% growth over the first quarter of the year. It was solar's second best quarter ever, according to a new report released by GTM Research and the ...
Tags: Solar PV, Electrical
VDE Americas (a subsidiary of Germany's VDE Testing and Certification Institute) and First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules, has appointed Bill Gregorak as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Ascent Solar, ...
Tags: Ascent Solar CIGS, Electrical, Electronics
To increase the efficiency of voltage converters and minimize heat losses, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Germany are developing transistors based on gallium nitride, characterized by low ...
Tags: IAF FBH, Electrical, Electronics
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has announced its newest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module featuring a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8%. The new module, which is already in ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
By blending their expertise, two materials science engineers at Washington University in St. Louis changed the electronic properties of new class of materials — just by exposing it to light. With funding from the Washington ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Metal
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, a maker of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules, which it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has introduced two new additions to ...
High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
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Mainly due to uneven recovery and ongoing systemic problems in global economies along with depreciating Japanese yen against the greenback, Taiwan's plastic and rubber machine industry experienced declining exports during the first half of ...
Tags: Plastic Extruders
Utility pull drives US solar market to new high 10 Sep 2013 California leads installations and First Solar remains the largest module provider. First Solar modules Nearly a gigawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity was ...
Tags: Solar Market, Lights, Lighting