China-based polysilicon makers urge government to investigate dumping by US-,South Korea-based makers Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 22 June 2012]China-based polysilicon makers have urged the China government to launch ...
Tags: China, US market, polysilicon makers, China-based solar firms, South Korea
21 June 2012 Stion sets aperture efficiency record of 14.8%for monolithic CIGS PV module in production Stion Corp of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes nanostructure-based CIGSSe(copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide)thin-film photovoltaic ...
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Solarbuzz analyst says that high electricity consumption and limited space will see high-efficiency modules dominate market. Copper-plated solar Major new incentives for renewable energy in Japan are likely to favor installations ...
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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&construction(EPC)services,says that,as part of the Australian Government's Solar ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA(the world's largest thin-film photovoltaic solar module maker)has announced a collaboration and licensing agreement with Intermolecular Inc of San Jose,CA,USA aimed at accelerating the efficiency roadmap for ...
The US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium(PVMC)–an industry-led partnership between international semiconductor manufacturers'research consortium SEMATECH of Albany,NY,USA and the College of Nanoscale Science and ...
Tags: CIGS, PV Roadmap, Solar, Energy
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 ...
Compared to countries in the same region,Poland seems promising.From the printed version of The Economist on June 9,Poland's latest GDP was 3.5%.This relatively high GDP only falls behind countries such as Russia,Turkey and Norway and it ...
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Lidar controls and optimizes wind turbine 13 Jun 2012 "World first"claimed for nacelle-mounted system that measures wind,optimizes performance. Wind power:the laser can measure the whole wind-field in front of a turbine.Researchers ...
Tags: Wind Turbine, NREL, LiDAR, optics
ANR(the French National Research Agency)and CEA(the French Atomic and Renewable Energy Commission)have signed an agreement forming the Grenoble Institute of Technological Research(IRT):NanoElec Program. Centered on Grenoble,the IRT ...
Tags: NanoElec IRT, Grenoble, CEA-Leti, 3D IC integration
Norway-based Renewable Energy Corporation(REC)has agreed to terminate a long-term wafer sales contract and has received US$35 million in cash compensation. In the period 2006-2008,REC entered into a number of long term take-or-pay wafer ...
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M&S has become the first major UK retailer to declare itself fully carbon neutral'.The news comes five years after the company launched a sustainability project,'Plan A',which would aim to ensure sustainable policies are at the heart of its ...
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M&S has become the first major UK retailer to declare itself fully'carbon neutral'.The news comes five years after the company launched a sustainability project,'Plan A',which would aim to ensure sustainable policies are at the heart of its ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power(NSP)reported May revenues of NT$1.338 billion(US$44.61 million),an on-month increase of 8.19%but an on-year decrease of 23.47%. The accumulated revenues from January-May were NT$5.675 ...
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Hanergy to buy CIGS PV manufacturer Solibro 06 Jun 2012 Chinese renewable energy company to acquire the industry-leading thin-film PV unit belonging to embattled Q-Cells. Solibro's"Q.SMART"CIGS modules Q-Cells,the major German ...
Tags: Hanergy, Q-Cells, CIGS PV manufacturer, Solibro