ABB has been awarded contracts to supply solar inverters for two large-scale greenfield PV projects in the United Kingdom. The inverters are to be installed in bespoke containers designed by the client. ABB in the UK will supply 14 x 630 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, ABB, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, solar inverters
Spector Textile Products, a well established textile manufacturer in Lawrence, Massachusetts has taken the turn towards green production practices with the installation of a 365 kilowatt solar power system for their manufacturing facility. ...
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April 8, 2013 - The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, say Stanford University researchers, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all ...
The Otto Schott Research Award that was bestowed for the first time in 1991 honors outstanding scientific achievements in the field of international glass research every two years. The award is valued at 25,000 euros and aimed at renowned ...
Tags: Outstanding Glass, Glass
Sol Voltaics AB of Ideon Science Park, Lund, Sweden has unveiled SolInk, a nanomaterial that promises to boost the efficiency of crystalline silicon or thin-film solar modules by up to 25%, leading to solar power plants and rooftop solar ...
Tags: crystalline silicon, solar modules
Rittal's existing RiLine60 busbar system has been adapted to operate on DC networks. With ratings of up to 1600A it has been successfully tested to 1500v DC at potential short circuit currents of 50,000 amps. Fully shrouded, Rittal's ...
Tags: Rittal, Solar Industry, Energy
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$932 million (US$31 million), representing an on-month growth of 11.04% compared to February revenues of NT$839 million. The firm noted that ...
Tags: Neo Solar Power, Solar Power, Solar
LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) will produce the largest trade show in its history in Philadelphia April 21-25, 2013, with additions to the show floor, conference program and events schedule designed to deliver technologies and ...
Application stories in this issue look at energy efficiency, fire fighting and HVAC. The story 'Solar power brings community benefits' examins affordable solar irrigation technology using solar PV pumps. The features also contain their ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Pumps
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar cell maker Motech, shifting from strategic purposes to ...
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Solar demand from the emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to Solarbuzz. Compared to 723MW of solar demand in 2012, this represents a strong compound annual growth rate of 28%. ...
Tags: Solar demand, Solar, Solarbuzz
At the Satellite 2013 event in Washington DC (19-21 March) and at China Content Broadcasting Networking exhibition (CCBN 2013) in Beijing, China (21-23 March), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes components, subsystems and ...
Quantum dots will cascade into the marketplace. They offer lower cost, longer life, and brighter lighting, according to WinterGreen Research’s new study Quantum Dot and Quantum Dot Display (QLED) Market Shares, Strategy, and ...
Tags: QLED market, Dot LED, LED lighting
MiaSolé of Santa Clara, CA, USA, a manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic panels, and KSK Energy Ventures of India, a power development and generation company, have announced the commissioning ...
Tags: solar project, solar, photovoltaic panels
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes components, subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, recently started volume production of its micro-ITLA (micro-integrable tunable laser assembly) and is ramping ...