Amplified'weak'IR light shows PV,medical potential 25 Jul 2012 Dutch researchers harvest infrared photons,amplify power 3300 times in technique inspired by photosynthesis. Chemists and materials scientists from the University of ...
Tags: PV, IR light, medical potential, photosynthesis, infrared, solar cell
The Tate Modern will be plunged into darkness this week as part of the launch of Olafur Eliassona's new art project Little Sun. Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen have developed the Little Sun solar-powered lamp with an aim to bring ...
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Soitec installation in Durban Soitec,the France-based company specializing in semiconductor materials and concentrated photovoltaics(CPV),says that it is focusing on cost control measures while it gears up for a ramp of production at its ...
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Global Solar Energy Inc of Tucson,AZ,USA,which makes flexible copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules,has announced an expansion into Japan's growing solar market,establishing local partnerships and ...
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SoloPower Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)photovoltaic(PV)cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a proprietary roll-to-roll electro-deposition process,has received certification ...
The high growth rate of 2010 was sustained in the first half of 2011, but demand started to tail off in the second quarter The power semiconductor discrete and module market reported a growth by a more modest 9% to just under $18bn in ...
Tags: semiconductor, power semiconductor, module, Euro crisis, solar energy
UCSB receives $500,000 for SSLEC as James Speck named Seoul Optodevice chair in solid-state lighting At University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) the Solid State Lighting and Energy Centre (SSLEC), a hub for research in ...
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SoloPower Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)photovoltaic(PV)cells and lightweight flexible solar modules using a proprietary roll-to-roll electro-deposition process,has appointed Paolo ...
Cadmium telluride(CdTe)thin-film photovoltaic(PV)module maker Abound Solar of Loveland,CO,USA says that it intends to file a petition for protection under US Bankruptcy Code in Delaware this week.Suspension of operations will impact about ...
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Power semi market grows 9%to$18bn in 2011 despite challenges Following a spectacular recovery in 2010,the power semiconductor discrete and module market grew by a more modest 9%in 2011 to just under$18bn,according to the 15th edition of ...
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Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment making is an"industry moving to consolidate"warns forecast. The thin film PV equipment industry is moving towards consolidation.The global thin film PV manufacturing equipment market will achieve a ...
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Global Solar Energy Inc of Tucson,AZ,USA,which makes flexible copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules,says that-since it is consolidating operations and focusing on growth segments through its 40MWp ...
Tags: GlobalSolar Energy, CIGS, BIPV, GSED, German
22 June 2012 LA County approves First Solar to start module installation at AV Solar Ranch One The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based ...
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22 June 2012 Sandia's InGaN nanowire template permits flexible solar energy absorption Researchers in solar energy want to convert as many of the sun's wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency.They hence see indium gallium ...
Tags: InGaN nanowire, solar energy, solar cell, MOCVD, photovoltaic systems
Chemicals giant files complaint in Oregon court accusing companies of infringing patent awarded earlier this year. Who's shooting at SolarWorld? DuPont,the chemicals company that supplies a huge proportion of the conductive paste ...