US must be looked at as a long-term growth market
The U.S. should be looked at as a long-term growth market said Shayle Kann, a senior analyst at GTM Research, during a talk at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, the U.S. on Thursday. “Its not a place where you can come and develop projects and make a killing quickly, he stated.
Scheuten Solar implements three PV projects for WDP in Belgium
Scheuten Solar has implemented three turnkey photovoltaics (PV) systems consisting of a total of 4,380 PV modules for Warehouses de Pauw (WDP). The systems have been installed at three different WDP warehouses in Vilvoorde, Aalst and Zele, Belgium.
Tianwei upgrades thin film silicon solar capacity to 75 MW
China-based Baoding Tianwei Solar Films, Ltd. (Tianwei) has placed an upgrade order to increase its production capacity of thin film silicon solar modules from 46 megawatts (MW) amorphous technology to 75 MW Micromorph technology with Oerlikon Solar.
Sunlink expands beyond mounting system market with Blue Oak acquisition
American mounting system manufacturer Sunlink has told pv magazine at this year’s Intersolar North America trade show that it has bought California-based Blue Oak PV Products. The company declined to disclose the amount. The acquisition means it can expand its equipment range for building solar energy arrays.
SRC establishes USD$5 million industry-university partnership; PV research center to be established
The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) has established a USD$5 million industry-university Energy research Initiative (ERI). It will initially address two areas: photovoltaics (PV) and systems and technologies to enable and optimize smart grids.
25th EU PVSEC extends exhibition area following high demand
WIP, organizer of the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition/5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (25th EU PVSEC/WCPEC-5), has announced that the exhibition area has been extended to 80,000 sqm, from 65,000 sqm last year, in order to accommodate more than 950 global exhibitors.
Imec reports record efficiencies for large-area epitaxial thin film silicon solar cells
Imec says it has realized large-area (70cm2) epitaxial solar cells with efficiencies of up to 16.3 percent on high-quality substrates. Efficiencies of up to 14.7 percent were also achieved on large-area low-quality substrates, thus demonstrating “the potential of thin film epitaxial solar cells for industrial manufacturing”.
Italy: National PV guidelines for Autorizzazione Unica adopted
The Italian National Guidelines for the Autorizzazione Unica – the centralized procedure for the authorization of photovoltaics (PV) systems – have been readmitted to the political agenda, according to PV Legal.
On Semiconductor to acquire Sanyo Semiconductor
On Semiconductor Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. have signed a definitive purchase agreement providing for the acquisition of Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and other assets related to Sanyo Electrics semiconductor business, by On Semiconductor in a cash and stock transaction. The purchase price is around USD$366 million (¥33.0 billion).
Raytracker sees strong PV tracking systems demand after its revenues triple
Raytracker, Inc., a manufacturer of utility grade photovoltaics (PV) tracking systems, has said it has more than tripled quarter-over-quarter revenue in the last two successive quarters, with a strong pipeline of demand well into next year.
