Press Releases

The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), TUV SUD America’s partner for Photovoltaics Testing has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).

Heckert Solar AG has received a certificate from TÜV Rhineland for successfully completing the salt mist corrosion test, according to IEC 61701 / EN 61701 for its photovoltaic (PV) modules, back in April. The company says it is one of the first module manufacturers in the world to gain this certification.

Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. is looking to widen its distribution capabilities following the signing of a strategic photovoltaics (PV) module supply agreement with DC Power Systems (“DC Power”) through the end of 2010.

AES Solaire France has officially launched a 1.2 megawatt ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Sault (Vaucluse), France. It is the company’s first operating solar PV project in the country.

Sulfurcell’s full line of German-made CIS thin film modules is now available, for the first time, in the U.S. for a variety of rooftop and building integrated applications.

Photovoltaics (PV) are often installed on roof tops, allowing the building to generate some or all of its electrical power. The benefits that PV provide are significant. However, there can be unintended consequences that should not be overlooked.

Limo has developed a diode laser that generates photoluminescence and thermographic signals by asymmetric homogeneous illumination of the solar cell.

Key Equipment Finance and cadmium telluride thin-film photovoltaic solar module manufacturer Abound Solar, have established a new program to fund commercial-scale solar photovoltaic systems for Abound Solar’s customers in the U.S.

EpiWorks, Inc.,has announced a major milestone in the development of technology to address the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market.

Sunpower Corp. announced today that six of the 17 university teams participating in Solar Decathlon Europe, held this month in Madrid, will use Sunpower’s high performance solar panels to power homes the students have designed, and are building for the competition.