Solar cell maker Motech Industries has reported net profits for the second quarter of 2013, ending a string of eight consecutive quarter losses. Consolidated revenues at Motech increased 39% sequentially to NT$5.1 billion (US$170.4 ...
Tags: Motech Swings, Solar cell
Computer simulations have revealed how the electrical conductivity of many materials increases with a strong electrical field in a universal way. This development could have significant implications for practical systems in ...
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The European Union (EU) has reached a consensus with the China government to set an annual quota of 7GWp on PV modules imported from China, but the quota will reportedly also include solar cells, according to industry sources in Taiwan. ...
Tags: Soar Cells, PV modules
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its strategic partner Solar Junction Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes III-V multi-junction solar cells for concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) based on ...
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The European Union (EU) has not yet decided on whether to impose anti-dumping tariff rates on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers and cells imported from China, and if the EU does not impose the tariff, Taiwan-based solar cell makers ...
Tags: Solar Wafers, Solar Cells, PV Modules
The European Union (EU) and the China government have reached a consensus about minimum prices and an annual quota to be set on PV modules imported from China to resolve anti-dumping disputes, and this is expected to benefit Taiwan-based ...
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Taiwan-based makers shipped 3.2GWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in the first half of 2013, increasing 6.7% on year, according to EnergyTrend of Taiwan-based consulting company TrendForce. Motech Industries, Gintech Energy and Neo ...
The China government has set a tentative target of over 350GWp for the total installation capacity of PV systems in China in 2015, with an average of 100GWp additional PV systems to be installed each year during 2013-2015, according to a ...
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While the European Union (EU) and China are still in negotiations toward settlement of the dumping of China-produced PV modules, Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers hope that the EU imposes higher anti-dumping tariff rates ...
Tags: China, EU, PV Modules, Solar Cell
The main Taiwan-based solar cell makers saw capacity utilization rise to 80-100% in the second quarter of 2013 mainly due to strong demand in Japan, according to industry sources. In Japan, Japan-based Sharp and Kyocera have respective ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Solar Energy
LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany, which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes, focusing on compound semiconductor and photovoltaic applications, and Sweden's Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University have jointly ...
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Keith Emery, a principal scientist at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded the William R. Cherry Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Emery received the award ...
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On 19 June at the 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 39) in Tampa, FL, scientist Myles Steiner at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reported record energy conversion efficiency of ...
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Covering a roof or a facade with standard solar cells to generate electricity will change a building’s original appearance—and not always for the better (this idea to coat buildings with graphene kicks the problem up another ...
Tags: Solar Cells, Facade Design
Japan's Sharp Corp has used a concentrator triple-junction III-V compound semiconductor photovoltaic cell to achieve a solar energy conversion efficiency of 44.4%, exceeding the record of 43.5% for concentrating conversion efficiency set in ...
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