Canada: Silfab SpA to open 180 MW solar module plant in Ontario; launches OEM partnership
Italy-based Silfab SpA has said it is to open a 180 megawatt (MW) solar module manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada. CAD$15 million has been invested into the first phase of development.
Tough 60-celler
Kyocera is putting a new solar module with 60 cells and 240 watts of output on the market. The KD240GH-2PB module is said to be particularly suitable for ground-mounted solar installations and industrial on-roof arrays, though it can also be used in conventional house roof installations.
Confirmed effect
Alfasolar presents measurements by the PI Photovoltaik Institute that testify the quality of their Pyramid series modules.
Change of format
Centrosolar is presenting a new solar module with 54 cells and up to 225 watts of output at this year’s EU PVSEC trade show. These modules have four more cells than their predecessors in the S-Class Excellent series and are wider and shorter, with six by nine cells instead of the earlier five by ten.
New high-performance module
Isofotón is presenting its high-performance ISF 240 module at this year’s EU PVSEC. The Spanish company says this module is its most powerful so far, with an efficiency of 14.5 percent and an output of 240 watts.
Flexible building integration
Thin film manufacturer, Global Solar, is presenting the PowerFlex BIPV, a flexible solar module, at the EU PVSEC. The company produces flexible copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) cells.
At high voltage
Sovello is showing Pure Power T modules that work at high voltage, thus adding high-voltage modules for small roof surfaces to its range of low-voltage modules for large ground-mounted solar installations.
19+ cell in standard format
Sunways has further developed its monocrystalline 19+ solar cell. Made with the screen-printing metallization process, the cell was previously only available in a size of five inches.
XXL frame system
The Solrif in-roof photovoltaic system from Ernst Schweizer is now also available in a larger size. With Solrif XXL, laminates of up to 1.7 square meters can be framed and take over the roofings function.
Even bigger
Degerenergie is presenting its solar tracking system Degertraker 9000NT at PVSEC. The dual-axis system is designed for 70 square meters of module surface and works with all solar modules currently on the market.
