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Siva Power Recruits Former First Solar and Intel Veteran Bruce Sohn as Vice-Chairman

Oct 8, 2016

Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar module developer Siva Power of San Clara, CA, USA has hired solar executive Bruce Sohn as vice-chairman of its board. Sohn was previously the key executive in the growth of cadmium ...

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Stacked Perovskite/CIGS Solar Module Hits Record 17.8% Efficiency

Sep 29, 2016

Researchers at nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium (a partner in Solliance and EnergyVille), Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — ...

Tags: stacked perovskite, CIGS, solar module

Von Ardenne to Supply CIGS & CdTe Thin-Film PV Coating Systems to Subsidiaries of China's CNBM

Jun 6, 2016

At the SNEC's 10th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition (SNEC PV Power EXPO 2016) in Shanghai, China (24-26 May), Von Ardenne of Dresden, Germany (which manufactures equipment for industrial coatings on ...

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First Solar Surpasses 1GW of PV Capacity Shipped to India

Apr 6, 2016

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has surpassed 1GWDC of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity shipped to India, making it the first thin-film PV module manufacturer to achieve this ...

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First Solar to Provide 230MW More Modules to Silicon Ranch

Apr 6, 2016

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 - have entered into a framework agreement for ...

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ZSW Raises Its CIGS PV Cell Efficiency From 21.7% to European Record of 22%

Apr 5, 2016

By optimizing various manufacturing processes, ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has raised the ...

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First Solar Raises CdTe PV Cell Conversion Efficiency Record From 21.5% to 22.1%

Feb 29, 2016

First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has again raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, from 21.5% (reported in February 2015) to 22.1%, as certified at the Technology and ...

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Perovskite Solar Cells Improves Incredibly Quickly, From 2% in 2006 to Over 20.1% in 2015

Jul 21, 2015

In the emerging photovoltaic technology sector, the energy conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells have has improved incredibly quickly, from just 2% in 2006 to over 20.1% in 2015, according to IDTechEx Research's report 'The Rise ...

Tags: electronics, semiconductor, PV market

PV Is Forecasted to Decline Further

Jul 17, 2015

The share of total global solar photovoltaic (PV) production capacity taken by conventional crystalline silicon (x-Si) solar technologies is forecasted to decline further, from 84.7% in 2014 to 78.4% by 2019, as they approach their ...

Tags: electronic components, semiconductor

Belgium Reports a Record for Its Perovskite TFPV Module

Jul 15, 2015

At the ITF USA 2015 (Imec Technology Forum) in San Francisco on 13 July, nano-electronics research center Imec of Leuven, Belgium has reported a record 11.3% aperture-area efficiency and 11.9% active-area efficiency for its perovskite ...

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First Solar Raised Its World Record for CdTe PV Module Conversion Efficiency

Jun 16, 2015

First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...

Tags: First Solar, Thin-film, photovoltaic CdTe

IMEC Announced a Thin-Film PV Module with a Solar Energy Power Conversion Efficiency of 8%

Jun 16, 2015

At Intersolar Europe 2015 in Munich, Germany (10-12 June), nano-electronics research center Imec of Leuven, Belgium has announced a thin-film perovskite photovoltaic (PV) module with a solar energy power conversion efficiency of 8% measured ...

Tags: IMEC, PV Module

CITT Imposed Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidization Tariffs of 9-286% on Silicon PV Modules

Mar 12, 2015

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has imposed preliminary anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs of 9-286% on crystalline silicon PV modules and laminates (semi-finished PV modules) as well as thin-film PV modules ...

Tags: Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidization Tariffs, PV Products

First Class China Solar Cell Makers Hike Energy Conversion Rates

Feb 27, 2015

As the China government has set minimum energy conversion rates for technologically leading crystalline silicon solar cell makers to obtain financial support, first-tier China-based solar cell makers including Trina Solar, JA Solar ...

Tags: Solar Cell, PV modules

China Sets Standards for Subsidized PV Modules

Feb 10, 2015

China's National Energy Administration has set minimum energy conversion rates for PV modules used in PV systems and PV power-generating stations subject to subsidies offered by the central government. Minimum energy conversion rates are ...

Tags: PV Modules, PV Systems

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