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Technology & Products
U.S. performance warranty insurance devised for SolFocus CPV panels Munich Re has introduced what it says is the first U.S. insurance solution to provide an effective performance warranty for solar panels.
Becky Beetz
Oct 07, 2010
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Technology & Products
Conergy launches own power consumption solution After what it says was a successful test run, Conergy has announced the launch of its “own power plants” VisionBox, which can now be installed on rooftops in Germany.
Becky Beetz
Oct 06, 2010
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Research & Development
Spire produces CPV solar cell with 42.3 percent efficiency Spire Semiconductor, LLC, a subsidiary of Spire Corporation, has produced a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cell, with a “world record” efficiency of 42.3 percent.
Becky Beetz
Oct 06, 2010
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Technology & Products
Advanced Energy to start manufacturing its inverters in Ontario, Canada Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. is to manufacture its Solaron and PV Powered PV grid-tie solar inverter products in Ontario, Canada.
Becky Beetz
Oct 05, 2010
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Markets & Policy
Flexible solar modules used for refrigerated vehicles Offering up an alternative for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) modules, Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone GmbH presented a refrigerated semi trailer equipped with flexible PV modules, provided by Germany-based Solarion AG, at the 63rd IAA Commercial Vehicles show, held last week in Hanover, Germany.
Becky Beetz
Sep 27, 2010
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Applications & Installations
Conergy investing €5 million in new production installations Germany-based Conergy is investing €5 million in new production installations for solar cells at its Frankfurt (Oder) factory. In doing this, said the company, it will be able to increase the efficiency of its solar modules and further expand its manufacturing capacities.
pv magazine
Sep 26, 2010
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Technology & Products
Change of focus for Applied Materials According to a newspaper report, due to greatly reduced demand for thin film silicon modules, U.S. photovoltaics (PV) company Applied Materials is going to concentrate on silicon solar cells in the future.
pv magazine
Sep 19, 2010
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Technology & Products
First Solar hits back at Wuppertal Institute’s call for industry to “refrain” from using CdTe in PV First Solar has issued a statement relating to the use of cadmium telluride (CdTe) in photovoltaics (PV) modules following the Wuppertal Institute’s call for PV to be placed under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive.
pv magazine
Sep 16, 2010
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Research & Development
Professor Green: “I would like to see a date fixed for RoHS-compliance” Following the news that the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy has called on the European Union (EU) to include photovoltaics (PV) under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Professor Martin A. Green has told pv magazine he would like to see a fixed date for RoHS compliance.
pv magazine
Sep 13, 2010