First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) – has announced the release of its Series 3 FS-392 module, which is rated at 92.5 watts and maintains all ...
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At the new copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) facility of the Solliance collaboration platform in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, the first CIGS solar cells have been fabricated, demonstrating solar energy conversion efficiency of ...
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December 12, 2012 - Sandia National Laboratories says it is advancing "viable, low-carbon power" by collaborating on five regional test centres (RTCs) where industry can assess the "performance, reliability and bankability" of large-scale ...
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China's ten largest solar photovoltaic enterprises have accumulated upwards of 111 billion yuan($17.5 billion)in debt,recent data from U.S.financial services company Maxim Group shows. China's solar industry is mired in a crisis,facing ...
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(China Glass Network) With the economic rehabilitation of African continent, the demand of electric power by the area become more and more, contradictions of electric power development level and economic development become more and more ...
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Chaz Andrews Of Doepke Explains The Function Of The Solar Inverter Rcm Unit And Separate Rcd Protection Required Under The Wiring Regulations Some installers are struggling to get to grips with the function of the RCM in a PV inverter and ...
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Burnley solar panel company Solarlec has got a double seal of approval from the renewable energy industry in an annual review. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme carried out a full assessment at the company's Billington Road ...
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Weekly PV Highlights: The initial installation numbers for the week ending 25th November 2012 show 1,130 installations in that week compared to 1,190 for the week ending 18th November 2012. The total number of installations on the MCS ...
The existing Regulations and guidance for small PV installations have been in place for several years, however there still appears to be a lot of confusion and miss information circulating within the Industry, relating to the use of Type ...
The surge of complaints sent to the REAL Assurance Scheme indicates that some companies are exploiting a lack of consumer awareness and using aggressive, high-pressure and sometimes illegal selling techniques to persuade consumers to sign ...
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The solar inverter manufacturer Delta Energy Systems (Germany) GmbH is entering the UK PV market, focusing on residential installations. The string inverter models SOLIVIA 2.5, 3.0 and 3.3 EU G3 with an output power ranging between 2.5 ...
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Carbon reduction management agent partners with PassivSystems at launch of the UK's largest ever trial of home energy management systems and solar PV. Climate Energy has today launched SmartHomes2020, the largest trial of home energy ...
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Japan-based Kyocera obtained a 3-busbar solar cell patent in Japan in September 2012. Some other Japan-based solar firms have been asking Taiwan-based solar cell OEM firms to change products to 2-busbar solar cells. This means products need ...
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JCM Capital today announced that it has sold an 850kW portfolio of rooftop solar PV projects in Ontario to BrightRoof Solar. The projects were originated,developed and financed to commercial operation by JCM. The portfolio consists of ...
(China Glass Network)Construction Committee of Rizhao City announced that new"Management Approach of Renewable Energy Construction Application Demonstration Project"will be issued.The residential or public buildings of new ...
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