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Alta Devices’ Solar Cells Power Cubesat Mission

Aug 8, 2018

Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a subsidiary of Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd of Beijing, China since 2014) says that its solar cells have powered a CubeSat mission by Twiggs Space Lab LLC (TSL), NearSpace Launch Inc (NSL) and their ...

Tags: solar cell, Alta Device

BASF and Solopower Launch CIGS PV-Based Multi-Layered Roofing System Combining Power Generation, Waterproofing and Water Harvesting

Oct 10, 2017

Chemical firm BASF and SoloPower Systems of Portland, OR, USA, which designs, manufactures and deploys copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) flexible thin-film solar technology, have launched a seamless and multi-layered roofing system ...

Tags: Chemical, BASF

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

Audi to Partner with Hanergy on Solar Technology Installation in Electric Cars

Aug 28, 2017

German luxury auto-brand Audi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanergy Thin Film Power Group for cooperation on thin film solar cell technology in China. The thin film solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of ...

Tags: Audi, Electric Cars

Audi and Alta Devices to Co-Develop Solar Cells Integrated Into Car Roofs

Aug 24, 2017

Audi and Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist Hanergy Thin Film Power) plan to cooperate on integrating solar cells into the panoramic glass roofs of cars, aiming to generate solar energy to increase the ...

Tags: Audi, Alta Devices, Car Roofs

First Solar Sells 40MW Cuyama Solar Project to Desri

Aug 23, 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 – says that an affiliate of D. E. Shaw ...

Tags: First Solar, Clean Energy

US DOE Awards Stion $1m for CIGSSe PV Module Efficiency R&D

Jul 24, 2017

Through the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative Program (which to drive down the cost of solar electricity and support solar adoption), Stion Corp of Hattiesburg, MS, USA has been awarded a $956,630 grant and, in conjunction ...

Tags: PV Module

Sol Voltaics Raises $21.3m to Commercialize 50% Efficiency-Boosting GaAs Nanowire PV Technology

Jul 7, 2017

Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which is developing nanomaterials technology for enhancing solar cell efficiency, has closed a record funding round of $21.3m (reckoned to be the largest finance raise for a European solar technology company ...

Tags: solar cell, PV

Alta Devices and Poweroasis to Develop Power System Reference Design for Small UAVs

May 26, 2017

Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a Hanergy company) and PowerOasis of Swindon, UK are partnering to develop the first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles ...

Tags: Alta Devices, batteries

ACC Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement

Sep 27, 2016

Asia Clean Capital ("ACC") and Ten K Solar ("Ten K") announced earlier this week an exclusive distribution agreement for the Mainland China market. Under the terms of the Agreement ACC will develop solar projects in China using Ten K's ...

Tags: solar projects, pv cell

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

MiaSole Launches Next-Generation 17%-Efficient Flexible, Ultra-Light CIGS PV Modules

Sep 20, 2016

At Solar Power International in Las Vegas (12-15 September), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar cell and panel maker MiaSolé of Santa Clara, CA, USA (which was founded in 2004 and acquired by ...

Tags: MiaSolé, CIGS

Sol Voltaics Raises $17m in Series C Funding Following Breakthrough in Nanowire Solar Cell Efficiency

May 13, 2016

Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which provides nanomaterial technology for enhancing solar panels and other products, has raised $17m in a Series C round of equity investment and grant funding, led by new investor Riyadh Valley Company ...

Tags: Solar Cell, solar panels

Invista Unveils New Campaign for Coolmax and Thermolite

Dec 15, 2015

In early 2016, Invista will launch a new campaign for its Coolmax and Thermolite fiber brands, which are widely used by athletic and outdoor apparel and footwear brands. The Embrace The Elements campaign reflects the new brand positioning ...

Tags: Invista, fiber brands, outdoor apparel

Solar Shake-out to Trigger CIGS Casualties

Nov 5, 2015

The volatile solar market will rationalize extensively over the next year, with the handful of leading companies likely to have successful initial public offerings (IPOs) outweighed by several others going to the wall. Jason Eckstein, the ...

Tags: Solar, CIGS, concentrating photovoltaics

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