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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Belgian lab IMEC is claiming over 20% efficiency from silicon solar cells designed for mass-production. The 125x125mm p-type silicon cells are 'passivated emitter and rear cell' (PERC) construction, with a simple homogeneous emitter, ...
Development and manufacturing agreement with Hyundai will enable Australia's Electro Optic Systems to scale production in Asia. "CROWS"system in operation Electro Optic Systems(EOS),the Australian company that develops and makes ...
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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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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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High-concentrating photovoltaics(HCPV)-a decades-old technology to tap more of the sun's energy than other solar methods-is poised to finally hit its stride,with a compound annual growth rate(CAGR)of 31%until 2017,according to Lux ...
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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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Due to the continued poor market environment,and the resultant strained financing situation,merchandise credit insurance companies have informed Centrotherm,a Germany-based solar equipment firm,that they will no longer insure merchandise ...
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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 ...
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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
Value of leading infrared laser optics manufacturer slips 15%on weaker-than-expected guidance for the forthcoming year. II-VI stock drops 15% More than$150 million was wiped off of the value of the US-based optics company II-VI,after ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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4 June 2012 Sharp develops concentrator solar cell with efficiency of 43.5% Japan's Sharp Corp has used a concentrator triple-junction III-V compound semiconductor photovoltaic cell to achieve a solar energy conversion efficiency of ...
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