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Roth & Rau renamed Meyer Burger AG Shareholders of Roth & Rau AG have approved a proposal to rename the Hohenstein-Ernstthal facility to Meyer Burger (Germany) AG with immediate effect. Meyer Burger AG has also agreed to sell its subsidiary Roth & Rau – Ortner GmbH to HAP Holding.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 30, 2015
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Moree Solar Farm starts installing JA Solar modules JA Solar will deliver a total 70 MW of solar modules to the Moree Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The first batch of modules have been supplied, and are currently being installed.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 30, 2015
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Solar-Fabrik closes Wismar operations The Solar-Fabrik operations in Wismar are nearing the end. The module manufacturerÂ’s facility will cease operation end of November.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 27, 2015
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Molten salt storage system wins Eureka prize A team of researchers at the University of South Australia have won the 2015 ANSTO Eureka prize for their molten salt energy storage system. Though the idea of molten salt storage is not new, the team has come up with a different innovative process for energy storage.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 27, 2015
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Bosch acquires Silicon Valley battery startup Seeo German auto parts giant Bosch has acquired Silicon Valley battery startup Seeo. Seeo has been attempting to move from lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes towards nickel cobalt aluminium (NCA) to keep ahead of competition.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 27, 2015
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LG plans to expand production in South Korea LG Electronics has decided to expand its production capacity at its production site in Gumi, South Korea. The reason has been stated as the strong global demand for its Cello-technology integrated modules.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 27, 2015
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India one of top three export markets for Chinese modules The Chinese PV sector imported 12 GW of solar modules in the first half of 2015. Of this, over 6 GW were to Japan, India and the U.S. according to EnergyTrend’s latest report. More consolidation is also in the horizon.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 26, 2015
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BYD completes 1MW PV plant in Germany Chinese manufacturer BYD has completed a 1MW solar PV plant in partnership with EPC Fenecon in Altenau, Germany. BYD says the use of its glass-glass modules increases lifetime to 40 years.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 26, 2015
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ITRPV handed over to German VDMA The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, better known as SEMI, has handed over the coordination of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV) to German association VDMA.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Aug 26, 2015