NTNU researchers have patented and are commercializing GaAs nanowires grown on graphene,a hybrid material with competitive properties.Semiconductors grown on graphene are expected to become the basis for new types of device systems,and ...
US developer Silevo ramps high volume production;IEC and UL validation of Triex™technology Silevo,Inc.a solar cell innovator and photovoltaic solar module manufacturer,says it has achieved greater than 21 percent conversion ...
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Taiwan solar firms reportedly plan to move equipment back from China Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 13 September 2012]China-based solar firms are currently facing anti-dumping investigations in the EU.Many Taiwan-based ...
Tags: Taiwan Solar Firms, Move, Anti-dumping Investigations, EU
Government funds help solar firms earn profits abroad, says NSP chairman Nuying Huang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 11 September 2012] Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will assign representatives to Hsinchu Science Park to ...
Tags: Lights, Taipei, Neo Solar Power, Lighting
The Sydney based innovator of LED and solar cell growth using Remote Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition can now grow in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea and China. Australian clean-tech innovator BluGlass has announced that its patent ...
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Taipei, Sept. 10, 2012 (CENS)--In the fourth-round relaxation for restrictions on Chinese investments in Taiwan, the government may allow Chinese investments in hotels and sports facilities and remove the investment ceiling forbidding ...
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China solar firms seek support from Taiwan to avoid high EU tariffs Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 10 September 2012]The EU's anti-dumping investigation includes China-made solar wafers,cells,and modules,but if firms can ...
Tags: China EU European Commission, solar cell solar module, Taiwan tariff
CrayoNano of Norway has grown GaAs nanowires on graphene, a patented hybrid material with competitive optoelectronic properties. "We have managed to combine low cost, transparency and flexibility in our new electrode," says Professor ...
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The European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation against China-based solar firms on September 6.The investigation is scheduled to take nine months before preliminary results are announced.A final verdict will then be announced ...
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BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater,Australia says that its patent US2008272463'Method and apparatus for growing a group(III)metal nitride film' has been allowed in the US.Once granted in the next few weeks,the patent will bring BluGlass'total ...
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Solar wafer buyers focus on quality,not price Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 7 September 2012]The price of 6-inch solar wafers in China has been falling to US$0.98/unit,according to China-based solar firms. Solar wafer ...
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Manz AG of Reutlingen,Germany,which supplies integrated production lines for crystalline silicon solar cells and thin-film solar modules(as well as lines flat-panel displays),says its integrated production line for CIGS thin-film solar ...
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JPSA Laser snapped up by IPG Photonics 04 Sep 2012 Fiber laser company expands presence in fine-processing market with acquisition of the laser micromachining systems vendor. IPG Photonics,the Massachusetts-based company that has ...
Tags: IPG, JPSA Laser, LED device, semiconductor, fiber lasers
Solartech Energy reports falling August revenues Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Tuesday 4 September 2012] Taiwan-based solar cell maker Solartech Energy has announced August revenues of NT$426 million (US$14.27 million), down by 22.35% on ...
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US researchers aim to improve dye-sensitised solar cells,using carbon nanotubes and conductive polymers to ease electron extraction. This type of solar cell is easy to make,potentially flexible,but dogged by moderate efficiency. Drexler ...