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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After recovering strongly from 2009 with growth of 22% in 2010, the gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate market slowed sharply in 2011, rising just 4% to nearly $360m, due to weak demand in RF circuits (handsets and WLANs) and in ...
China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of solar cells and modules, today announced that the company has set up a new manufacturing facility in Istanbul, Turkey with local partner Seul Energy Investment Corp., a solar system provider, solar ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech plans to introduce P-type mono-crystalline solar cells with an efficiency of 20% in first-half 2013, according to Wen-Whe Pan, company president and COO. Pan added that initial mass production capacity ...
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For the global solar industry, 2012 has been about trade wars. The US and Europe both started anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against the world's largest solar supply chain, China. In addition, oversupply continues to plague ...
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China's domestic solar demand has been rising, but due to risks, Taiwan-based makers believe the best way to enter the market is to provide products such as solar cells instead of investing in projects. Due to the global trade war, ...
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Lin Her-lon, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), has said that orders have been strong and capacity is fully booked. Lin added that the firm has been planning to rent solar wafer manufacturing ...
Seoul National University and Ritsumeikan University in Korea have developed a new technique for growing higher-quality gallium nitride (GaN) layers at temperatures as low as 500°C [In-Su Shin et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol5, p125503, ...
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Dye-sensitized photoelectric film manufactured by UK company G24 Innovations eliminates need for batteries or chargers. New light-powered wireless keyboards for Apple tablets from the consumer electronics giant Logitech represent ...
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US government anti-dumping penalties on imports of solar cells from China could suspend nearly half of solar module shipments to North America this year, impacting pricing, inventories and project timelines, according to an IHS iSuppli. ...
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More than 500 villages will be initially electrified in Pakistan through the promotion of renewable energy in the form of solar power. Director General Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy technologies (PCRET) Khalid Islam said that the ...
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Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc. For as long as photovoltaic panels have been in large-scale commercial ...
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In a paper set to be published this week in the scientific journal Nature, IBM researchers are claiming a huge breakthrough in spintronics, a technology that could significantly boost capacity and lower power use of memory and storage ...
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Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, testified before Congress recently on new legislation that would address America's dependence on critical metals. Critical metals are materials used in so-called ...
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The true hurdle of solar technology is being able to produce solar cells efficiently and at low cost. The present world technology doesn’t make solar cell production a bargain, but a new prototype by researchers at Stanford University ...
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