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Power-One opens North American inverter facility Power-One, Inc. has opened its first North American inverter manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Initial capacity will be one gigawatt (GW).
Becky Beetz
Feb 20, 2011
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Applications & Installations
GCL-Poly to more than double production capacity GCL-Poly Energy Holdings is to invest approximately HK$17.7 billion (around USD$2.27 billion; €1.66 billion) in the expansion of its polysilicon and wafer production facilities in China.
Becky Beetz
Feb 20, 2011
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Applications & Installations
SoloPower receives DOE loan guarantee for thin film expansion SoloPower has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office for a USD$197 million loan guarantee.
Becky Beetz
Feb 17, 2011
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Technology & Products
Suntech to supply solar systems for UN deployment Under a new agreement, Suntech Power Holdings will supply around USD$80 million worth of solar power systems to Peak International Trade (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. The United Nations will then deploy them.
Becky Beetz
Feb 17, 2011
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Research & Development
HyperSolar aims to reduce solar panel cell numbers by 75 percent? HyperSolar, Inc. has completed a prototype design of its thin solar concentrator. The company’s aim is to reduce the number of solar cells in a panel by 75 percent.
pv magazine
Feb 16, 2011
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Applications & Installations
First Solar thin film plant expected to open ahead of schedule First Solar has completed the roof of its new manufacturing plant in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. Expected to be operational by June, the €173 million site will have a collective annual module capacity of over 238 megawatts (MW).
Becky Beetz
Feb 15, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Samsung and MEMC sign polysilicon JV Samsung Fine Chemicals (SFC) and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. are to establish a polysilicon facility in Korea under a new joint venture (JV).
Becky Beetz
Feb 15, 2011
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Research & Development
Solar Junction CPV cell hits 41.4 percent efficiency Solar Junction has achieved 41.4 percent cell efficiency on a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) multi-junction production cell. The results have been confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Becky Beetz
Feb 15, 2011
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Applications & Installations
High inventories expected as PV installation demand decreases According to research, a decrease in demand for new PV installations in the first quarter of the year is expected to cause a “surge” in company inventories.
Becky Beetz
Feb 15, 2011