Solar shake-up to spawn technology roadmap 16 Jul 2012 Current cycle of consolidation is playing an essential role in filtering out uncompetitive technologies,says analyst. PECVD equipment supplier trends A new report from the ...
Tags: Solar shake-up, roadmap, equipment vendors, The Solarbuzz report
Emcore PV cells rack up 100th satellite deployment 12 Jul 2012 High-end solar cell maker says another 120 Emcore-powered satellites are already under contract. Satellite power The one-hundredth satellite to generate its primary power ...
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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 received certification ...
Intermolecular Inc of San Jose,CA,USA has announced an ongoing project with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST)for the enhancement of copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film photovoltaic(PV)manufacturing ...
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First production order comes from Solar Junction–in which the UK-headquartered wafer foundry has a$5M equity stake. Semiconductor wafer featuring multi-junction cells The advanced semiconductor epiwafer foundry IQE is to ...
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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 ...
Industrial gas provider Praxair Inc of Danbury,CT,USA says that its Asian operating unit Praxair Asia Inc of Shanghai,China has notified its electronic gases customers of a price increase of 10-20%on select electronic process ...
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Cadmium telluride(CdTe)thin-film photovoltaic(PV)module maker Abound Solar of Loveland,CO,USA says that it intends to file a petition for protection under US Bankruptcy Code in Delaware this week.Suspension of operations will impact about ...
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Solar shake-out claims Abound amid GE worries 03 Jul 2012 After$370 million in investment–partly through a DOE loan guarantee–the thin-film CdTe module maker files for bankruptcy. 20kW installation Abound Solar has become ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto,Ontario,Canada-which makes high-concentration photovoltaic(HCPV)panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL Solar Inc and develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US ...
Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment making is an"industry moving to consolidate"warns forecast. The thin film PV equipment industry is moving towards consolidation.The global thin film PV manufacturing equipment market will achieve a ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which makes thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe),says that its Engineering,Procurement&Construction(EPC)team has installed its 10 millionth module in a utility-scale solar power ...
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22 June 2012 LA County approves First Solar to start module installation at AV Solar Ranch One The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based ...
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Chemicals giant files complaint in Oregon court accusing companies of infringing patent awarded earlier this year. Who's shooting at SolarWorld? DuPont,the chemicals company that supplies a huge proportion of the conductive paste ...
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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