Multi-functional solar parks set to be next big trend
Multi-functional solar parks look set to be the next big industry trend, photovoltaics (PV) company Gehrlicher Solar AG has told pv magazine during a visit to its solar park in Salmdorf, Germany.
Solar cells win Millennium Technology Prize Laureate
Professor Michael Grätzel, dubbed the father of third generation dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) and director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), is this year’s winner of the Millennium Prize Laureate.
JA Solar and ECN join efforts to introduce high efficiency PV modules
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced at the Intersolar Europe trade fair that it has partnered with the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) to introduce the metal wrap through (MWT) solar cell and module technology into production.
Sanyo to expand European business operations
During a press conference held at Intersolar Europe, Sanyo Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH has said it will begin full-scale development and expansion of its solar and energy solutions business in the European market this year.
Trina Solar confirms supply agreement with SCE
Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE).
Solar operated TV brought to rural SA
Thirty five solar-operated television viewing points have been installed in South Africa and Namibia for people living without access to electricity.The viewing points have been put in place in time for the World Cup, but it is said they will also be used for educational purposes in the future.
Eus largest PV energy conversion and storage project enters field trial phase
?The development phase of creating an integrated energy conversion and storage kit capable of production on an industrial scale for decentralized on-grid, residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has been successfully completed.
Ilika partners with Diverso to develop PV business in China
UK-based cleantech materials company Ilika plc has appointed Diverso, a China-based clean technology investment company, to develop new business opportunities on its behalf in the Peoples Republic of China. A part of their brief is to look at photovoltaics (PV).
Signet Solar announces insolvancy; management optimistic
Signet Solar’s German division has announced it is insolvent. Dr. Christoph Junker, trustee in bankruptcy has told pv magazine the reason involves customers not paying up on time and a lack of new contracts. He is “convinced” however, that the company will find a new investor “within a matter of weeks”.
New solar event for China confirmed
The SEMI PV Group and Intersolar have announced their partnership for a new event, set to be held in Shanghai, China, next March.
