The Berlin Competence Centre for Thin Film and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics(PVcomB)–a joint initiative of the Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy(HZB)and the Technical University of Berlin–has started operation ...
Tags: CIGS, PV Modules, Thin-Film Silicon
OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which makes photovoltaic (PV) panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL Solar Inc and develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense ...
Tags: Technologies, International, Canada
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 ...
AU Optronics(AUO)and its affiliates will be increasing their new product lines that are not display-based,according to AUO chairman KY Lee. Lee said that the development of displays has changed drastically over the years and that the ...
Tags: Taiwan, AUO, KY Lee, Topics, LED lighting, Lextar, BenQ Materials, PV
To actively promote the development of solar technology.That was the aim set by members of the Working Group for Environmental Technology (Arbeitskreis für Umwelttechnologie) in Pforzheim when, in 1991, they organized a one-day event ...
Tags: Intersolar
Investors burned as Konarka enters liquidation 07 Jun 2012 Organic PV company demonstrates that$200?million and a Nobel prize are no guarantee of commercial success. Roll-to-roll production Konarka Technologies,the heavily financed ...
Tags: Konarka, enter liquidation, Organic PV company, the US Bankruptcy Court
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
5 June 2012 Hanergy to acquire Q.CELLS'CIGS PV subsidiary Solibro Q.CELLS SE of Bitterfeld-Wolfen,Germany,which manufactures both silicon and thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film solar photovoltaic(PV)modules,has ...
Digitimes Research:US PV inverter sector thrives Sophia Chen,DIGITIMES Research,Taipei[Thursday 31 May 2012]Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries,the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as ...
Tags: Solar, Energy, US PV Inverter Industry
Yingli Solar sees 2Q12 revenues up by 22.6%on-quarter Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 31 May 2012]Yingli Green Energy,a China-based vertically integrated solar firm which markets its products under the brand"Yingli ...
Tags: Green Energy, Solar, Gross Profit
Nanosolar Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film photovoltaic cells and panels based on depositing copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)and nanoparticle inks on flexible aluminum foil substrates(using roll-to-roll solar cell ...
Following the announcement of anti-dumping duties on China-made solar cells that range from 31-250%by the US Department of Commerce,more anti-subsidy duties have been levied on China-made wind towers.The anti-subsidy duties for China-based ...
Tags: China, PV, renewable energy, US
The global solar market has been plagued by rumors about financial troubles of Europe-and Asia-based solar firms.Hence,some banks and solar PV system firms in Europe have reportedly started to blacklist some Asia-based solar module makers. ...
'SCALENANO'consortium led by Barcelona energy research center looking to replace indium and print cells with nano-ink. IBM kesterite cells The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research(IREC)in Barcelona is to head up a 10.3million ...
Tags: CIGS Cells, IREC, solar cells, SCALENANO project, IBM Research, IMPT
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