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China PV Module Makers Strive to Break Barriers to Shingled Array Technology

Dec 26, 2017

China-based PV module makers are making R&D efforts trying to break barriers of patents concerning shingled array modules owned by Europe- and US-based firms, according to industry sources. Shingled array technology is to equally divide ...

Tags: PV module, shingled array module

Fraunhofer ISE Lays Cornerstone for Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Oct 10, 2017

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has laid the cornerstone of its new Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells, which is financed by a total of €32.6m from the federal government and the state ...

Tags: solar cells, photovoltaics market

Flisom Launches Lightweight Flexible CIGS Solar Panels

Sep 25, 2017

At a roll-out event for customers and partners in Zurich, Flisom AG of Niederhasli, Switzerland – which has the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) as a technology partner – showcased its ...

Tags: Solar Panels, PV

Heraeus Photovoltaics, Ulbrich of Austria Agree to Partner on Module Assembly and Packaging Solutions

Sep 14, 2017

Heraeus Photovoltaics has signed a cooperation agreement with Ulbrich of Austria to partner on module assembly and packaging solutions. Under this cooperation agreement, the two companies will focus on developing innovative products for ...

Tags: packaging, Photovoltaics

First Solar Beats Its Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Reduction Target, While Reducing Manufacturing Energy Intensity

Aug 9, 2017

First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has released its annual sustainability report, ...

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PV Price Trend Sees Strong Recovery

May 4, 2017

Demand boom drove by China’s installation rush in advance of June 30 continues. During this week, PV module sector was the only exception to the overall price rise across the PV value chain. Upstream PV sector saw relatively strong ...

Tags: PV module, PV cells

Short Supply of Mono-Si Solar Wafers May Remain

May 4, 2017

The ongoing shortage of global supply of mono-Si solar wafers is likely to remain until third-quarter 2018, according to China-based makers of such wafers. The China government, encouraging adoption of PV modules made of mono-Si solar ...

Tags: PV module, solar wafers

China Polysilicon Price Continuously Falls

Apr 14, 2017

China’s installation rush by June 30th has revived market demand beginning from last week. However, the speed of rising has been slow. Thus, price of polysilicon remained falling this week. Some price quotations even fell below US $ ...

Tags: PV Demand, Polysilicon

The Demand of Solar PV Weaker Than Expected

Mar 25, 2017

The overall solar PV demand was weaker than expected during the first quarter of 2017, so it is unsure if the downward price trend could be reverse in April, found EnergyTrend. Polysilicon’s price started decreasing last week and ...

Tags: PV Market, PV cell

Multi-Junction Si Solar Cell Efficiency Exceeds

Nov 12, 2016

Silicon-based solar cells dominates today’s solar energy industry, while this technology has difficulty in bringing the conversion efficiency beyond 23% for commercialized solar cells in mass production. In order to break the ...

Tags: Solar Cell, solar energy

Taiwan to Become One of 10 Largest PV Markets

Nov 8, 2016

Taiwan’s government has focused on expanding the island’s PV power generation as part of its plan to abandon nuclear power. In terms of targets, Taiwan aims to add 1.52GW of PV capacity between mid-2016 and mid-2018 and ...

Tags: PV Markets, PV power

PV Supply Chain Prices Spiked Further This Week

Oct 24, 2016

Following the step last week, spot prices in the PV supply chain spiked further this week, not only in the up- and midstream sector but also for China's domestic PV modules, a trend expected to continue into first half of November. ...

Tags: PV modules, PV

Price Drop of PV Modules Spreads to Upstream

Sep 25, 2016

Despite an upturn in demand, PV module prices have plunged further in September, as suppliers scrambled for orders during trade fairs in India and the U.S. Indian buyers have demanded further cut into quotes, already at low level, driving ...

Tags: PV Modules, PV cells

Avancis and Sunpartner Team up on Solar Glass for BIPV Market

Sep 23, 2016

A strategic partnership has been announced for the copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic cell technology of Avancis GmbH of Torgau, Germany to be used in the semi-transparent WYSIPS Design Glass energy-producing ...

Tags: Avancis, CIGS, PV module

Oversupply to Prevent PV Market From Recovering

Sep 23, 2016

Prices across the PV supply chain have collapsed to new lows in the second half of 2016 due to plunging demand. Furthermore, quotes of PV cells and wafers are not expected to bottom out this September. The current market analysis indicates ...

Tags: PV Market, PV Cells

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