Chain reaction
2015 supply side update: Paula Mints of SPV Market Research provides estimates of 2015 solar shipments, inventory, defective modules and prices, and analyzes how this ebb and flow compares to previous years.
Polysilicon prices collapse amid global supply glut
Trade action gone wrong: China closing a loophole on polysilicon imports may have had unintended consequences, as new Chinese plants are exacerbating existing oversupply.
Copper plating for PV cells
An alternative to silver paste: Copper plating is widely used both in the semiconductor industry and for bifacial and multi-junction PV cell designs. However, despite technical and cost advantages it has not been widely used for front-side metallization of standard crystalline silicon cells. Will copper plating replace silver paste for front-side metallization and, if so, when?
Polysilicon prices collapse amid global supply glut
Trade action gone wrong: China closing a loophole on polysilicon imports may have had unintended consequences, as new Chinese plants are exacerbating existing oversupply.
We guarantee the percentage of LID reduction
PERC LID: While it brought one of the first regeneration tools on to the market, Germanys centrotherm has observed a lag before market adoption, until now. Wolfgang Jooss (pictured), centrotherms Director R&D and Technology photovoltaics, and Thomas Pernau, Product Manager Firing and Regeneration Furnaces, spoke to pv magazine .
Copper plating for PV cells
An alternative to silver paste: Copper plating is widely used both in the semiconductor industry and for bifacial and multi-junction PV cell designs. However, despite technical and cost advantages it has not been widely used for front-side metallization of standard crystalline silicon cells. Will copper plating replace silver paste for front-side metallization and, if so, when?
The Wolves of Solar Street
Unethical sales practices in solar: Every industry dependent upon consumer sales runs the risk of unscrupulous salespeople damaging its reputation. So how widespread are unethical sales practices in the U.S. residential solar market?
We guarantee the percentage of LID reduction
PERC LID: While it brought one of the first regeneration tools on to the market, Germanys centrotherm has observed a lag before market adoption, until now. Wolfgang Jooss (pictured), centrotherms Director R&D and Technology photovoltaics, and Thomas Pernau, Product Manager Firing and Regeneration Furnaces, spoke to pv magazine .
Fewer markets emerge
Emerging markets 2016: Ash Sharma, Senior Research Director for IHS PV Research, runs the rule over the potential solar stars of 2016, and concludes that the thirst for new markets may not be as pronounced in years past.
The Wolves of Solar Street
Unethical sales practices in solar: Every industry dependent upon consumer sales runs the risk of unscrupulous salespeople damaging its reputation. So how widespread are unethical sales practices in the U.S. residential solar market?
