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Endurance and extended power range
Bonfiglio will showcase two new products at the Intersolar Europe 2013.
SunPower and Toshiba enter into supply agreement
Under a new agreement, Toshiba Corporation has ordered 48 megawatts (MW) worth of solar panels from SunPower Corporation.
Q-Cells and SunPower sign solar cell agreement
Q-Cells North America has signed an 83 megawatt solar cell supply agreement with SunPower Corp.
China to see an up to 1 GW PV cell facility open
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. have joined forces to open an up to one gigawatt (GW) Chinese PV cell production facility.
India: New PV tax measures announced
Changes to India’s 2011 to 2012 Union Budget have seen solar modules and lanterns reclassified as renewable energy items, rather than electrical items. This means they are now exempt from customs duty.
Wisconsin: Helios USA opens 40 MW solar panel factory
Helios USA, LLC has opened a new manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over 50 new jobs are expected to be created.
Is CIGS ready for a comeback?
The CIGS PV market is poised for a comeback according to a new report, which identifies three markets ripe for development, and discusses China’s potential to take the production lead. However, if it wants to make an impact, it...
Mounting systems: strategies and competitive landscapes
Mounting equipment may not be the most high-profile PV component, but it is a critical piece where innovative designs can make a big difference to costs. In an interview, Unirac executives discuss their strategies for the North...
SNEC PV: Cheap doesn’t always equal bad quality
According to attendees, this year's SNEC PV is even bigger than its predecessor, and has a much larger Chinese presence. Quality, meanwhile, is the buzzword on everyone's lips.
Canadian Solar signs supply contract; gets involved in SolarLAB2
Canadian Solar has entered into a sales contract with S.A.G. Solarstrom AG. It has also supplied PV modules to SolarLAB2.
Oerlikon secures China order
Oerlikon Solar has secured an order for its KAI equipment from Chinese photoelectric glass manufacturer Dong Xu Ltd. It is unknown how much the order is worth, or the amount of equipment sold.
GCL-Poly to more than double production capacity
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings is to invest approximately HK$17.7 billion (around USD$2.27 billion; €1.66 billion) in the expansion of its polysilicon and wafer production facilities in China.
SoloPower receives DOE loan guarantee for thin film expansion
SoloPower has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office for a USD$197 million loan guarantee.
Suntech to supply solar systems for UN deployment
Under a new agreement, Suntech Power Holdings will supply around USD$80 million worth of solar power systems to Peak International Trade (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. The United Nations will then deploy them.
HyperSolar aims to reduce solar panel cell numbers by 75 percent
HyperSolar, Inc. has completed a prototype design of its thin solar concentrator. The company’s aim is to reduce the number of solar cells in a panel by 75 percent.
Solar Junction CPV cell hits 41.4 percent efficiency
Solar Junction has achieved 41.4 percent cell efficiency on a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) multi-junction production cell. The results have been confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
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