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Solar Junction to Become a Provider of Solar Cells for Space Power Applications
Jun 16, 2015Solar Junction Corp (SJC) of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes what are reckoned to be the highest-efficiency commercially available multi-junction solar cells for terrestrial concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) applications, has announced plans ...
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IQE's Second-Half Revenue up 15% on ?52m in First-Half 2014
Jan 21, 2015In an unaudited trading update for 2014, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects full-year revenue to be about £112m (down 11.7% on £126.8m in 2013, but in line with expectations). ...
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a Multi-Junction Solar Cell Has Been Developed
Dec 3, 2014Bernin-based Soitec (which makes engineered substrates and CPV systems) and Grenoble-based micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of France, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE of Freiburg, Germany, have ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Electrical
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Subsidiary Soitec Solar Development LLC Has Entered Into a Sales Agreement
Oct 31, 2014Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin (Grenoble), France says that subsidiary Soitec Solar Development LLC has entered into a sales agreement with one of the largest providers of solar energy services in North ...
Tags: solar system, CPV
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The Second Phase of The Hami Cpv Power Plant Project Has Started
Oct 31, 2014Renewable-energy power plant developer Focusic New Energy Holding Co Ltd of Zhengzhou, China and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin (Grenoble), France, have announced that the second phase of the Hami ...
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Fraunhofer Achieved Record Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Module Efficiency of 36.7%
Aug 20, 2014The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has achieved record photovoltaic (PV) solar module efficiency of 36.7%, as measured under Concentrator Standard Testing Conditions (CSTC). This has been done by ...
Tags: PV Module, Solar Energy Systems
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CSOLAR IV WEST Recently Notified SDG&E of Its Decision Not to Use The CPV
Apr 18, 2014Soitec of Bernin, France says that CSOLAR IV West LLC recently notified San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) of its decision not to use the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module technology of Soitec Solar (formerly Concentrix) for its power ...
Tags: Soitec CPV, Electrical, Electronics
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IQE's Minor Equity Stake Makes III-V Multi-Junction Solar Cells
Mar 24, 2014Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its minor equity stake in the share capital of Solar Junction Corp (SJC) of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes III-V multi-junction solar cells for concentrated ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Solar
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Consistent Improvements Will Drive High-Concentration Photovoltaic Systems
Mar 11, 2014Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to conventional solar-generating solutions, ...
Tags: HCPV systems, lower costs, CPV pioneers
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The Cell Efficiency of HCPV Systems, Currently at 40-42%, Will Exceed 45% by 2017
Mar 11, 2014Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to conventional solar-generating solutions, ...
Tags: Solar PV Systems, HCPV systems
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Soitec Has Approved Financing for The Five-Year Gupard Program
Dec 27, 2013Earlier in December, concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system maker Soitec of Bernin, France was informed that the European Commission (EC) has approved financing for the five-year Gupard program, which was launched in May 2012 to develop a ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, PV
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New Contract Aims to Support Soitec's Strategy for The Electronics,Solar Energy
Dec 23, 2013This new contract aims to support Soitec's strategy for the electronics, solar energy and lighting markets. It will focus on engineered substrates and materials offering higher performances and energy savings at a competitive cost. As the ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Electronics
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Soitec Renewed Their Long-Standing Partnership for The Next Five Years
Dec 20, 2013Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and III-V epiwafers, and CEA (the French Atomic and Renewable Energy Commission) have renewed their long-standing partnership for the ...
Tags: Soitec of Bernin, Electrical
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CPV Systems Is Entering a Phase of Explosive Growth
Dec 12, 2013After years of slow progress, the global market for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems is entering a phase of explosive growth, with worldwide installations set to expand at double-digit percentages every year through 2020, rising by ...
Tags: CPV, Electronics
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The Global Market for CPV Systems Is Entering a Phase of Explosive Growth
Dec 12, 2013After years of slow progress, the global market for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems is entering a phase of explosive growth, with worldwide installations set to boom by 750 percent from 2013 to the end of 2020. CPV installations are ...
