China has called on the US to repealduties set this week by the US Commerce Department on imported Chinese solar panels. "The United States is inciting trade friction in new energy and sending a negative signal to the whole world about ...
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17 October 2012 First Solar to construct 13MW solar power plant in Seih Al Dahal First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing ...
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17 October 2012 Saint-Gobain signs MOU to build and operate a CIGS PV module manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia Saint-Gobain of Courbevoie,France(which designs,makes and distributes building materials and electronic ...
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Gerresheimer dedicated a new $11 million rooftop solar system Wednesday that allows the company to continue its pharmaceutical glass production with environmentally friendly energy. The solar project involved nine months of work. KDC Solar ...
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Commentary:Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 15 October 2012]The continuous feed-in-tariff(FIT)cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing ...
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Trade barriers bad for solar industry:Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei[Friday 12 October 2012]The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy ...
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Falling prices to dampen record PV inverter shipments in 4Q12,says IMS Research Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 12 October 2012]Following a decline in the third quarter of 2012,global PV inverter shipments are forecast to reach ...
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The authority from the national energy bureau released that the national energy bureau together with industry and information administration is going to issue a series of policy to support PV industry.The national energy bureau is drafting ...
ITRI,Taiwan makers win SEMI certification for solar cell testing industry standard Nuying Huang,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 4 October 2012]Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute(ITRI)and several ...
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2 October 2012 Altatech introduces AltaCVD Solarlab for deposition of PV materials Altatech of Montbonnot Saint Martin,near Grenoble,France,a subsidiary of Soitec,has introduced a multi-chamber chemical vapor deposition(CVD)system that ...
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2October 2012 Calyxo launches lightweight system for fast assembly of PV modules without frames on trapezoidal sheet roofs Cadmium telluride(CdTe)-based thin-film photovoltaic module maker Calyxo GmbH of ...
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Yesterday morning,the City PV Industry Association(Industry Alliance)held a foundation ceremony.City official Chen Yueqiang,Zhou Chuxing,Sheng Quansheng presented. PV Industry Association is non-profit social organizations which composed ...
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Two key figures behind the emergence of concentrator photovoltaics(CPV)as a viable energy technology have won a share of the 2012 German Environmental Award. Worth€500,000,the award is presented each year by the Deutsche ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,has appointed Bruce Yung as managing director ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,is to construct four solar power plants totaling ...
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