JA Solar and Innovalight sign silicon ink agreement
JA Solar has signed a three-year supply agreement for silicon nanoparticle ink from Innovalight for the production of JA Solar’s recently announced Secium solar cells.
Power decreases in crystalline silicon solar modules as temperatures rise, studies show
The performance of crystalline silicon widely considered a reliable solar module construction declines amid rising temperatures of rooftop modules, according to studies performed by TÜV Rheinland PTL, LLC.
Asia-Pacific PV markets forecast to grow 85 percent this year
Asia-Pacific photovoltaics (PV) markets are poised to make a significant contribution to global PV market growth this year, according to the Solarbuzz Asia and Pacific Major PV Markets 2010 report, following improvements in the policy environment in most of the key countries in the region.
Report: Global PV installations reach 7.3 gigawatts in 2009; PV market volume more than USD$37 billion
Global sales of photovoltaic (PV) panels reached USD$37.2 billion last year, said the European Photonics Industry Consortiums (EPIC) Report on Photovoltaics: PV Market Overview 2009. During the same period, PV electrical generation capacity installed was 7.3 gigawatts (GW).
Wagner & Co Solar Technology expands to North America
Wagner & Co Solar Technology has established an U.S. subsidiary in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Italy to cut solar power incentives in 2011-2013
Italy is set to cut its production incentives for Europe’s third-biggest solar power market in 2011-2013 to adjust them to falling solar systems prices, said the Industry Ministry Undersecretary.
Enfinity to build USD$82 million solar farm in Thailand
Belgium-based Enfinity NV has chosen Thailand as its first location in Asia under a USD$300 million photovoltaics (PV) investment program for the region.
Singapore: HDB invests USD$2.3 million in solar PV panels
Singapores Housing and Development Board (HDB) has invested around USD$2.3 million in solar photovoltaics (PV) panels. This, says the board, is the country’s single largest solar panel procurement to date.
Soliant Energy receives UL listing for commercial rooftop solar systems
Soliant Energy has received UL Listing from the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for its SE-500X solar cells. The company also says its SE-500X line is the first product certified to be under the SU 8703 UL draft standard, a new comprehensive code defined specifically to test safety parameters of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) products.
Alanod-Solar unveils new USD$25 million production facility
Alanod-Solar has unveiled its new lacquering facility in Ennepetal, Germany. The new facility represents a total investment of USD$25 million and increases the companys annual capacity by nearly ten million additional square feet per year.
