Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, has announced a definitive agreement to sell its solar system business - including all technology assets and ...
Tags: Soitec, Core Semiconductor
In late March, on the 10 hectare former airstrip at the Gatton campus of The University of Queensland in Brisbane St Lucia, the 3.275MW Gatton Solar Research Facility (the state's largest solar array) was officially opened by Industry and ...
Tags: First Solar, Queensland, PV System
Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film solar modules and provider of turnkey photovoltaic solutions, has completed a 228kW commercial rooftop solar project ...
Tags: Stion CIGSSe, ISO 9001, Electronics
New line the result of collaborations with the European Space Agency, TrowelBlazers and the Girls Leadership Institute. Arklu is showcasing its new range of Lottie dolls at Spielwarenmesse 2015, including the ‘Gold Collection’ ...
Tags: women archaeologists, palaeontologists, geologists, Toys
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a $54 million plan submitted by Delaware for clean water projects, including efforts that will improve local water quality by eliminating failing septic systems, and reduce greenhouse ...
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Researchers at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) have achieved what is claimed to be record solar system energy conversion efficiency of 40.4% (presented on 8 December at the Australian PV Institute’s Asia-Pacific ...
Tags: Solar System, energy conversion, Electrical
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
Tags: emissions-free driving, Drive Green, Auto
Solar PV manufacturers are switching over to higher efficiency monocrystalline cells to increase power output, but for solar energy systems, overall module output is key. “In order to balance costs and the power efficiency of solar ...
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Concentrator 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
Renewable-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 ...
Airlight Energy of Biasca, Switzerland, which supplies proprietary technology for large-scale production of electricity using solar power and for energy storage, has partnered with IBM Research, aiming to bring affordable solar technology ...
Tags: CPV IBM, Electrical, Electronics
China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) authorize that: The Laboratory of Shenzhen Spark Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, that is, Shenzhen Municipal solar semiconductor lighting Laboratory (SLED), become ...
Tags: LED Lighting
Initial reaction to the Apple Watch (not, disappointingly, the iWatch) falls into two camps: those who have only seen photos, who think it looks ugly and big, and those who have actually worn it, who realise it's surprisingly light, and not ...
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The 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
A subsidiary of Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power (NSP) has unveiled a 30kW PV solar system at a farm in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, according to a local report. The subsidiary, General Energy Solutions (GES), has been actively ...
Tags: PV Solar System, NSP, Lighting