Hitachi Chemical's wavelength conversion particles increase cell efficiency
The Japanese company says its wavelength conversion particles for solar encapsulant sheets improves power generation efficiency up to 2.2% over conventional products.
Acquisition of SAG Solarstrom: Not a bad deal for Shunfeng
Interview: Goetz Fischbeck, CEO of Smart Solar Consulting, sees the recently announced acquisition of insolvent SAG Solarstrom AG by Shunfeng Photovoltaics as a win-win for both parties. Shunfeng in particular benefits from the German PV company’s expertise in project planning and implementation, while SAG Solarstrom’s creditors can expect a high insolvency dividend and the staff can look forward to retaining their jobs.
ABB unveils strategy to become battery leader
Swiss power and automation giant ABB intends to establish itself as the “leading entity” in the battery storage sector. It set out this vision in its Capital Markets Day event in London on Tuesday.
Oman, Royal Dutch Shell invest $53 million in GlassPoint Solar
Big oil is increasingly turning to solar power to extract petroleum, so much so that the country of Oman and Royal Dutch Shell on Monday announced a $53 million investment in GlassPoint Solar.
Sharp weighing sale of Recurrent Energy
The Japanese group’s Energy Solutions division suffered a 97% drop in profit in the first quarter due to sinking residential solar sales in Japan.
Israel launches tender for first phase of 170 MW PV park
A tender for a new 50 MW solar PV park in Israel will be launched on Monday. pv magazine has the story exclusively ahead of the tender’s official announcement.
Italian FiT cuts destabilizing PV market, hurting Europe, says EPIA
The PV industry association argues that the law will block “prosumers” from providing flexibility to the energy system and helping to avoid costly grid extensions.
Ingeteam surpasses 120 MW of PV power in Chile
Ingeteam has become a leading O&M provider for renewable energy plants in in Latin America, with contracts totaling 1.2 GW.
Natcore research may cut cell production costs by using copper
By switching from silver to copper, the cost of producing a solar cell would fall by a fraction of a cent. Yet in building a 100 MW facility, developers could save more than $100,000.
New York unveils solar power program for schools
A total of 40 school districts representing some 200 schools across the state registered for the solar program.
