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Apple's Alchemy Turns Sapphire Into US Manufacturing Jobs

Nov 5, 2015

The factory in Mesa, Arizona, had never been intended to house the manufacture of a gemstone. Ahead of the photovoltaics industry’s 2011-2012 meltdown, First Solar had built it with the aim of producing 280 MW worth of solar panels ...

Tags: Arizona, photovoltaics industry, Alchemy Turns Sapphire

Market for Esd-Protection Products in Electronics Applications Will Grow About 13%

Sep 11, 2014

Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets' latest report on ESD-protection materials for the photovoltaics industry, “Markets for ESD and Antistatic Protection Materials and Products in Electronics 2012," estimates that the total market for ...

Tags: Anti-Static Materials, Anti-Static

Solar Booms Again Despite European Uncertainty

Jun 6, 2014

At least 38.4 GW of solar electricity was connected to the grid globally in 2013, but new policies in Europe have seen the technology slip back behind wind energy in terms of new deployments. Those are two of the key findings in an ...

Tags: solar electricity

PV Could Provide Around 2% of Global Electricity Within Five Years

Jul 2, 2013

Widespread geographical diversification of PV installations will quadruple supply in five years, says Lux Research. EPIA's global solar forecast (click to enlarge) With high-profile bankruptcies, shrinking subsidies and a ...

Tags: PV, Electricity Supply

Industry' returning to Equilibrium' as Uncompetitive Suppliers Disappear

May 22, 2013

Analysts see sanity returning to PV market 21 May 2013 Lux Research and Solarbuzz see industry 'returning to equilibrium' as uncompetitive suppliers disappear. Despite the looming possibility of a photovoltaics (PV) trade war between ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting, LED

KIT Succeeded in Manufacturing Silicon-Based Light-Emitting Diodes

Mar 4, 2013

ilicon nanocrystals have a size of a few nanometers and possess a high luminous potential. Scientists of KIT and the University of Toronto/Canada have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs). They are ...

Tags: KIT, Light, Silicon Nanocrystal LEDs

Total PV Module Shipments in The US Grew 43%in 2011 But Employment Fell by 10%

Dec 11, 2012

Jobs lost despite booming PV shipments in the US 01 Oct 2012 Total PV module shipments in the US grew 43%in 2011 but employment fell by 10%,states a Department of Energy report.US PV module shipments versus price declines. A new report ...

Tags: jobs lost, EIA, photovoltaic cell, module shipments, EPIA

Even Today Some 3 to 4% of The Glass Produced Worldwide Is Used in The Solar Industry

Oct 29, 2012

Even today some 3 to 4% of the glass produced worldwide is used in the solar industry. With average annual growth rates of 20% to 25% this proportion is set to rise consistently. Despite price dumping and excess capacities the prospects for ...

Tags: industry trends, Solar Glass

Intevac Photonics Orders Hit New High 01 Aug 2012

Aug 1, 2012

Intevac Photonics orders hit new high 01 Aug 2012 Record bookings largely due to$10 million deal to fit Apache helicopters with night-vision cameras. Intevac's"Night Port" Intevac Photonics,the optics-focused subsidiary of the ...

Tags: Intevac, Photonics, Californian

The Global PV Market Has Found That The Technology Can Provide 2% of Electricity Demand

May 15, 2012

More PV generating capacity was added in 2011 than wind and gas combined,finds new report. Top-ten PV markets in 2011 The European Photovoltaics Industry Association's(EPIA's)latest annual report on the global PV market has found ...

Tags: Photovoltaics, Euro Electricity, PV, Energy

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