First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) – has announced the release of its Series 3 FS-392 module, which is rated at 92.5 watts and maintains all ...
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After filing for Chapter 11-type insolvency protection in July,centrotherm photovoltaics AG of Blaubeuren,Germany,which provides equipment and turnkey production lines for manufacturing both crystalline silicon solar cells and copper indium ...
Saint-Gobain,represented by Jean-Pierre Floris,Senior Vice-President and President of the Innovative Materials Sector has signed an M.O.U.with HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,to set up a high-tech company in the solar ...
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Jobs lost despite booming PV shipments in the US 01 Oct 2012 Total PV module shipments in the US grew 43%in 2011 but employment fell by 10%,states a Department of Energy report.US PV module shipments versus price declines. A new report ...
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Germany-based Heraeus Holding GmbH on October 2 started production of PV silver conductive paste at a factory in northern Taiwan to supply to Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers,according to Tobias Caspari,the company's ...
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Toshiba has begun to seek makers to outsource PV modules to in 2013 and Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Inventec Energy have been competing for such orders,according to Taiwan-based makers. Motech produces crystalline silicon solar ...
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Average pricing in October for crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules declined in nearly all worldwide regions because of weak demand in Germany, according to IHS. The average price per watt for c-Si solar modules declined in a range of ...
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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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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries will issue Euro convertible bonds(ECBs)worth US$130 million to raise funds for overseas materials procurement,with the issuance expected to be finished in early ...
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Mainz,November 27,2012–The SCHOTT technology group has developed a nanostructuring technique for surfaces that already ranks among the important emerging technologies:so-called nanoimprint lithography.This technological platform ...
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(China Glass Network) “The 12th Five-year Plan for Emerging Industry” and the plans for other seven industries have been submitted to the State Council and will be published soon. As the footstone of the seven emerging ...
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With production overcapacity of 82%,solar panel manufacturers need to acquire innovative production equipment in order to cut costs,increase margins,and differentiate their products from less expensive Chinese rivals,says market analysis ...
Reeling from a glut of production capacity,makers of solar panels need to acquire innovative production equipment in order to cut costs,increase margins,and offer differentiated products,according to research released today byLux Research. ...
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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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The Department of Commerce made a final determination, Oct. 10, that Chinese manufacturers are dumping solar panels into the U. S. Market at less than fair value, and moved to impose tariffs on imports of Chinese crystalline silicon ...
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