India’s solar horizon – 08-2011
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Electrical matrimony
Cables and connectors: Welded or crimped? Pre-assembled or crimping pliers? What are the potential pitfalls and dangers when connecting and after connection? Connectors and cables ought to transport the power generated, but they can contribute to power losses and are at times lethal when mishandled. A look at the role cables and connectors play in PV installations and the characteristics to keep an eye on.
Aug 01, 2011
Reducing hindrances
PV Legal/PV Grid: The initiative PV Legal, funded by the European Commissions Intelligent Energy for Europe program, has provided for more transparency and the elimination of bureaucracy in Europe. Nevertheless, central obstacles that still act as a brake on PV growth in many European Union countries have yet to be eliminated. The new initiative PV Grid is to change that.
Aug 01, 2011
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Moving away from film
Changing modules: Solar modules and polycrystalline silicon cells encapsulated with EVA go together almost like bread and butter. But alternative approaches are materializing, and the conventional module landscape now finds itself in a state of technological change.
Aug 01, 2011
Archipelago of change
The Philippines: The first solar summit, an active solar alliance, solar power plants, active PV companies and a German alliance. These look like the ingredients towards the Philippines successful photovoltaic journey. Or are there pitfalls along the way? pv magazine explores the introduction of solar power in the country on a large scale, and the fine print that comes along with it.
Aug 01, 2011
Creating the next boom after IT
India: Twenty-one Indian exhibitors were at the Intersolar in Munich, pleased with the new contacts they could make there. The Indian PV sector wants to intensify its relations with European companies to accomplish the nations goal of setting up 20 gigawatts of solar power capacity by 2022.
Aug 01, 2011
Solars little black box
Junction boxes: Optimizing electronics are increasingly being integrated into junction boxes, posing new challenges for designs. Increasingly, collaborations are forming between junction box and electronics manufacturers. pv magazine takes a look across some of the latest products and ideas behind solars little black box.
Aug 01, 2011
Finding the right home
Organic photovoltaics: For some, the potential of organic PV will never live up to the hype surrounding it. For industry insiders, the technologys learning curve over the last couple of years gives good reason to expect that the tipping point is coming soon. An overview of this innovative business segment.
Aug 01, 2011
Changing course
Dear readers, Is the big tanker USA finally moving toward a change in energy policy and a sustainable economic system? Thus far no change in policy can be seen a good two and a half years after Barack Obama assumed office, a good year after the largest oil disaster in the history of the United […]
Aug 01, 2011
Indias gamble on a reverse auction
India: Mercom Capital Group looks at the success of the Indian solar missions first phase and asks whether a reverse auction is the right way forward. It also discusses project financing in terms of its importance in taking the countrys solar industry forward.
Aug 01, 2011
Precision coating
Selective emitter process: The thin, uniform application of dopants is critical to the successful formation of selective emitters on photovoltaic cells. Considerable effort is ongoing to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells. Recently, much attention has been given to the formation of selective emitters to significantly improve the efficiency of the solar cell. In the second part of a two-part article, Ultrasonic Systems President Stuart Erickson and Chinalight Solars Senior Engineer Yang Song, Deputy Director of Research and Development Ye Duan, and Deputy General Manager Youzhong Li elaborate.
Aug 01, 2011
International strategies
Interview: Module manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaics GmbH was established in Bangalore, India. But, having recognized Europes potential, founder and MD, D.V. Manjunatha, relocated its headquarters to Berlin. Here, along with MD Steffen Graf and Head of Marketing and Communications, Frank Hilgenfeld, he talks to pv magazine.
Aug 01, 2011
All together now
Solar cooperatives: Local renewable energy cooperatives in the United States have begun to yield a substantial amount of solar power, thanks to the combined efforts of neighborhood organizations, solar marketers, solar installers and developers, and federal support for market-building.
Aug 01, 2011
