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REC terminates wafer contract; receives USD$40 million The Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has allowed one of its customers to cancel a long-term wafer contract. As compensation, the Norwegian company will receive USD$40 million.
Becky Beetz
Sep 18, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Germany: SMA commissions world’s largest solar inverter center SMA Technology AG has commissioned the world’s largest solar inverter service center in Niestetal, Germany.
pv magazine
Sep 13, 2011
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Research & Development
New inverter technologies market to hit over USD$1.3 billion in 2015 Although the adoption of new photovoltaic inverter technologies “strongly” grew in 2010, they accounted for under one percent of overall inverter revenues, according to new research. However, predictions are this market will grow two-fold annually until 2015.
Becky Beetz
Sep 12, 2011
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Research & Development
Day4's cell technology to be manufactured in Taiwan Day4 Energy has signed an agreement with Ever Energy Co. Ltd under which its Day4 DNA photovoltaic cells will be manufactured in Taiwan.
pv magazine
Sep 11, 2011
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Applications & Installations
New JV established to recycle PV modules A new joint venture has been set up, in order to produce metal products and other, valuable materials from old photovoltaic modules.
Becky Beetz
Sep 08, 2011
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Research & Development
1366 receives USD$150 million DOE loan guarantee to develop "revolutionary" wafer process A USD$150 million loan guarantee for 1336 Technologies Inc. has been finalized by U.S. Energy Secretary, Steven Chu for the development of its multicrystalline wafer manufacturing project.
pv magazine
Sep 08, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Samsung planning to open fourth Ontario solar facility Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced that Samsung is planning to open a photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in London.
Becky Beetz
Sep 08, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Day4 Energy and R&R achieve 19.3 percent module efficiency Following Roth & Rau’s announcement yesterday that it achieved 20 percent wafer efficiency, it has now been publicized that it, along with Day4 Energy Inc., has produced a 19.3 percent efficient photovoltaic module.
Becky Beetz
Sep 06, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Avancis hits 15.8 percent thin film efficiency Presenting its findings at the 26th EU PVSEC, Avancis says it has reached a thin film photovoltaic module efficiency of 15.8 percent.
Becky Beetz
Sep 06, 2011