Germanys PV future discussed
Leading photovoltaic managers met at the 2nd German Solarforum, held in Berlin on Monday May 31, to discuss the future of Germanys solar industry.
Q-Cells hits 19.5 percent solar cell efficiency
Q-Cells SE has achieved a polycrystalline solar cell efficiency of 19.5 percent. The results have been confirmed by the Fraunhofer ISE Institute for Solar Energy Systems, based in Freiburg, Germany.
German PV manufacturers focus on Asian markets
Photovoltaic industry forecasts have indicated that German manufacturers must look to markets outside of Europe for future growth as industry data suggests strong Asian focus.
Israel: 630 kW rooftop solar project completed
Conergy Greece has completed a 630 kilowatt peak rooftop solar installation in Israel. It is said to be one of the countrys largest.
Saudi Arabia: 500 kW solar plant to come online soon
The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed an agreement on the operation of a solar power plant on Farasan Island in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia. The project sets the stage for future development of solar in the Kingdom.
Germanys new EEG draft contains extra solar subsidy cuts
Next Monday, June 6, the Cabinet of the German federal government is to decide upon an additional cut in photovoltaic feed-in tariffs of six percent, to be introduced as of March 1, 2012.
Module plagiarism? No thanks!
Dunmore Europe believes that protecting branded products against copying and imitation is an important feature in the industry.
Expansion of the vacuum pump family
Edwards expands its iXA family of magnetically-levitated turbomolecular pumps with additions STP-iXA2206 and STP-iXA3306 pumps.
An expert system developed
GP Solar will be showcasing its GP TEX-Q .Scan at the Intersolar Europe. The GP TEX-Q .Scan is an optical inspection system for controlling texture quality of mono- and multi crystalline silicon wafers.
Reliable microcracks detection
A new ANTARES system for reliable microcrack detection is offered by Intego. The ANTARES µCrack Detector works contact free and generates images of wafers and cells for automatic defect detection.
