In 2012, the global solar market was affected by incentive policy changes in various countries. Now such incentive programs are mostly aimed at pushing steady market growth until grid parity is achieved. In Europe, solar PV installations ...
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 & construction (EPC) services – is acquiring TetraSun of ...
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For the first time First Solar became the world's largest solar EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500MW of projects completed - an increase of 50% over 2011, according to IMS Research. The ...
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Fortronic is hosting its Led & Lighting Design event on 26 March, at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxford. The day starts with Registration (8-45 to 10-00) and then the Morning Plenary Session, which will comprise short technical ...
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Residents at The Rose Garden Extracare village in Hereford are set to make significant energy savings, thanks to an 80-kilowatt solar energy system installed by Eco2Solar. The major investment by Festival Housing, owners of The Rose ...
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SunPower, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Francisco 49ers today announced that SunPower has been named the official and exclusive solar technology partner of the San Francisco 49ers and the new Santa Clara Stadium in ...
In China, the non-standard special material equipment industry is an emerging industry derived from the fast development of new material industry and advanced equipment manufacturing, particularly encouraged by the government. In recent ...
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Japan-based Kaneka, a solar firm that produces N-type mono-crystalline solar cell using heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) technology, has reportedly been discussing cooperation with Taiwan-based firms such as Gintech and Neo ...
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With solar programs in Europe continuing to stimulate demand in the second half of 2012, total installations in Germany for the first three quarters of 2012 were close to 6.2GW, and the figure is expected to reach 7.8-8GW for the whole year ...
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N-type mono-crystalline solar cells have high production costs, making them less competitive. Nevertheless, China-based firms have been eager to enter the market. The cost of N-type mono-crystalline solar cells is high due to immature ...
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Japan-based Kyocera obtained a 3-busbar solar cell patent in Japan in September 2012. Some other Japan-based solar firms have been asking Taiwan-based solar cell OEM firms to change products to 2-busbar solar cells. This means products need ...
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The US International Trade Commission(ITC)announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7,2012.China-made solar cells will be subject to 14.78-15.97%anti-subsidy tariffs ...
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As China-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers are expected to release orders to makers in Taiwan, while Europe- and Japan-based vendors will shift orders from China to Taiwan to avoid anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs ...
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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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Continuous price falls prevent solar firms developing new technologies Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES [Thursday 27 September 2012]The trade barriers built up by the US and EU have yet to stop the price fall of solar products and ...
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