Day4 Energy and R&R achieve 19.3 percent module efficiency
Following Roth & Raus 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.
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.
High PV cell and module efficiencies targeted by Yingli research group
Collaborative research between Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and Amtech Systems Inc. has resulted in laboratory efficiencies of 19.7 percent and 17.6 percent for a crystalline photovoltaic cell and module, respectively.
DOE grants USD$145 million for development of solar technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made over USD$145 million available to 69 solar projects across the country. The goal is to position the U.S. as an industry leader.
Top three Q2 PV module suppliers are Chinese
Although the photovoltaic module market has suffered setbacks this year, Asian manufacturers are keeping the competition on its toes. According to new research, the top three suppliers in the second quarter of the year (Q2) are Chinese.
Ubbink opens East African PV module factory
Centrotec Sustainable AGs Dutch subsidiary, Ubbink B.V. has opened a photovoltaic module manufacturing factory in Nairobi, Kenya. It is said to be the first such facility in East Africa.
Global Solar Energy opens thin film plant in Germany
U.S.-based Global Solar Energy has opened a 35 megawatt flexible thin film photovoltaic module manufacturing plant in Germanys Berlin-Adlershof.
China: Schiller wins contract to equip new thin film factory
Schiller Automation GmbH & Co. KG will supply automation equipment to an unnamed Chinese customer for a new 120 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic thin film factory.
Intersolar: Bringing solar to the masses
How can the solar industry achieve, say, 200 gigawatts (GW) of annual installation by 2020? By using a lot of silicon and finding creative means to bring solar to the masses, according a panel of executives at Intersolar in San Francisco on Thursday.
UNSW hits 19.4 percent on mass-produced solar cell – what next?
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has posted two world solar cell efficiency records in as many months raising the mark on a mass-produced, crystalline silicon solar cell to 19.4 percent.
