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Teaching materials for PV The international teaching materials manufacturer for renewable energies IKS Photovoltaik will present its latest innovation at the Intersolar Europe: a micro energy school.
pv magazine
Dec 26, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Stion secures US$130 million financing for thin film plans U.S. thin film photovoltaic module manufacturer, Stion, has secured US$130 million in equity investment. Among other plans, it will establish a Korean subsidiary and manufacturing facility.
Becky Beetz
Dec 20, 2011
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Technology & Products
China: STSIC polysilicon and solar cell plans progressing Shaanxi Tianhong Silicon Industrial Corporation (STSIC) is to begin producing polysilicon, after commissioning German equipment supplier, centrotherm SiTec GmbH. Two solar cell production lines are also being installed.
Becky Beetz
Dec 18, 2011
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Applications & Installations
Oerlikon produces thin film silicon modules at €0.35/Wp Oerlikon has released a new production line which, it says, allows thin film silicon photovoltaic modules to be produced at around US$0.50 or €0.35 per Watt peak (/Wp) and reduces capital expenditure by 20 percent.
pv magazine
Dec 18, 2011
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Research & Development
Organic solar cell with inverted architecture achieves 8.3 percent efficiency Imec, Polyera and Solvay announce that they have achieved a world record efficiency of 8.3 percent on their organic solar cells, which use inverted architecture.
Becky Beetz
Dec 15, 2011
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Research & Development
Simulated 3D solar cell achieves over 25 percent efficiency Solar3D, Inc., developer of a three-dimensional solar cell technology, has announced that simulated tests on its new cell design, have indicated that conversion efficiencies of over 25 percent are achievable.
Becky Beetz
Dec 13, 2011
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Research & Development
Schott second company to produce silver-free solar cell; closes cell facility Just over a week after Imec and Kaneka announced they had developed a silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cell, Germany-based Scott Solar says it has produced a cell using copper contacts, instead of the precious metal. The company has also closed a cell production facility.
Becky Beetz
Dec 12, 2011
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Technology & Products
Sanyo HIT modules become Panasonic As part of a brand consolidation move, Sanyo’s HIT photovoltaic modules will become known as Panasonic HIT modules, as of April 1, 2012.
Becky Beetz
Dec 11, 2011
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Markets & Policy
ArrayPower's CEO talks integrated AC modules and solar survival strategies In an interview with pv magazine, ArrayPower’s CEO, Wendy Arienzo discusses the company’s three-phase sequenced inverter, and explains why she believes the technology has reached a deeper level of integration than its peers. She also talks survival strategies and how this year’s turbulent market has served to underpin ArrayPower’s value proposition.
pv magazine
Dec 08, 2011