Measuring strings
The KUKA String Test is recommended by the company for automated production to enhance the quality of the modules that are produced.
New glass-glass approach
The enormous resistance and flexibility of tempered thin glass (whether it is float glass, rolled glass or coated glass) now serve as a basis for a new concept of extremely light-weight PV-glass-glass-modules.
Martifer Solar moves into India with 25 MW solar plant
Portuguese photovoltaic company Martifer Solar has announced it will work in India for the first time, with local firm Louroux Bio Energies Ltd., to install a solar plant worth 25 megawatts (MW).
The new ThinFab
Oerlikon Solar introduces its new ThinFab, the production line for thin film modules.
Market location adaptable
Spire Corporation introduces at the Intersolar Europe its FAST Back-end Lines that convert PV cell laminates into finished modules with complete module testing capabilities.
Automatic bussing system
2BG s.r.l. extends and strengthens its product line with the complete automation of strings bussing soldering process in order to satisfy the most exacting requirements for quality production and throughput.
Martifer Solar move into India with 25 MW solar plant
Spanish photovoltaic company Martifer Solar has announced it will work in India for the first time, with local firm Louroux Bio Energies Ltd. to install a solar plant worth 25 megawatt (MW).
German PV manufacturers look to Asian markets
Photovoltaic industry forecasts have indicated that German manufacturers must look to markets outside of Europe for future growth as industry data suggests a strong Asian focus.
China: Canadian Solar announces second manufacturing facility in Jiangsu Province
Canadian Solar announced today that it will build a 600 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic cell production factory in China, only one day after announcing its intention to build a 600 MW wafer manufacturing plant in the country.
Solar to become mainstream, but will experience growing pains
A new report has found that the Fukushima nuclear disaster will help to push solar energy into the mainstream, but that demand is currently not growing as fast as production. Furthermore, regulatory stability is needed in order to foster investor confidence. Overall, while there are long-term gains to be had, the interim will be difficult.
