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Solar technology moves fast, as the industry pursues the joint goals of improving efficiency and lowering costs. From tiny tweaks in battery or solar cell materials, to optimizing large-scale system layouts, solar rewards effective innovations with a quick route to market.
As the industry grows, reliability testing becomes more complex and factors like recycling and critical mineral consumption come into the frame as well.
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Mercedes-Benz launches bidirectional charging in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has launched a bidirectional charging service in Germany, allowing EV owners to earn payments by supplying power to the grid. The offering initially targets households without rooftop PV systems, with plans to expand to more vehicle models and markets.
Heliup offers lightweight rooftop PV modules with waterproofing membrane
French lightweight solar panel manufacturer Heliup has partnered with Holcim’s Elevate brand to launch Solar Light TPO, a rooftop PV system that combines lightweight solar modules with a waterproofing membrane. The solution is designed for roofs with limited load-bearing capacity.
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JinkoSolar announces 24 MW solar module supply agreement with Enfinity
?China-based JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. has entered into an agreement to supply 24 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Enfinity Asia Pacific Limited this year. Module shipments have already begun, says the company, and will continue throughout the year.?
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Centrosolar France completes three sloping-roof solar plants
Centrosolar France, the French subsidiary of Centrosolar Group AG, has completed three sloping-roof solar plant projects, worth a total of a 4 million in the southern French region of Ardeche. The company says it has achieved a new record for sloping-roof plants by installing over 5,000 modules.
Solarfun obtains RMB6 billion credit facility with Bank of Shanghai
China-based Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced that Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarfun, has obtained a credit facility in the amount not exceeding RMB6 billion (around USD$885 million, 691 million), or an equivalent amount of foreign currency, from Bank of Shanghai, Nanjing branch. The contract has a term of five years.
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Meyer Burger wins order for over CHF 60 million with Korean customer
Switzerland-based Meyer Burger Ltd and Hennecke Systems GmbH have successfully concluded a contract of over CHF 60 million (around USD$57 million, 44.3 million) for wire saws, ID-saws and wafer inspection systems with mono- and multi-crystalline solar wafer manufacturer Nexolon in Korea.
Applied Materials announces restructuring due to negative impact on thin film market
Applied Materials, Inc. has announced its plans to restructure its Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) segment, to put a primary emphasis on opportunities in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar and advanced energy, including light emitting diode (LED) technology. As part of the restructuring, Applied says it will discontinue sales to new customers of its SunFab fully integrated lines for manufacturing thin film solar panels.
Oregon to receive its first thin film solar manufacturing plant
Solexant Corp. has announced it is to locate its first commercial-scale 100 megawatt (MW) nanocrystal manufacturing facility in the city of Gresham, Oregon, the U.S. The plant, it says, will be Oregons first thin film solar manufacturing plant and the largest nanotechnology manufacturing facility in the world.
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