JA Solar multi-Si 60-cell solar module sets output record, surpasses 280 W
The output power of the record-setting solar modules can be further improved by fine tuning the company’s module assembly process and encapsulation materials, the company says.
Trina Solar sets new efficiency record for silicon cells
While the technologies are not currently in production, they will be part of the company’s future commercialized Honey Plus and IBC products, says Trina Vice President and chief scientist Pierre Verlinden.
Meyer Burger inaugurates heterojunction pilot line
Swiss PV equipment supplier Meyer Burger inaugurated its first heterojunction (HJT) cell pilot line, in Neuchatel, Switzerland today. The line will be operated in partnership with the Swiss research body CSEM.
Solar panels carry Rosetta's lander to comet
Humanity yesterday celebrated an historic step towards unlocking the mysteries of the oldest building blocks of our Solar System: Comets. Solar cells carried the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe, Philae, onto the first-ever landing on a comet.
World's first solar-powered cycle path to open in Amsterdam
A 70-meter stretch of the cycle path in the Dutch capital has been fitted with solar panels that will generate clean power for the local grid.
Kyocera signs deal for solar-powered smartphone technology
The Japanese electrical giant has entered into a technical and marketing partnership with Sunpartner, which has developed the Wysips Crystal technology for touch screens.
Round-the-world solar flight taxiing towards take off
The Solar Impulse story will enter its second chapter in March next year as it attempts to circumnavigate the globe using only the power of the sun.
Storage and energy management installed at 9 MW PV plant in Pennsylvania
Once complete, the 48-acre solar farm will be largest in the state, with Axion Power International providing its PbC batteries and PowerCube technology as storage.
SolarWorld to wins $4 million US grant for next-generation crystallization tech
The group is working on the $12 million R&D project at both its U.S. and German facilities “to propel the company’s full-production module power density beyond a once-unimaginable milestone of 300 watts-peak.”
US Energy Secretary Moniz announces $53 million in funding for solar R&D at SPI
At the Solar Power International trade show the head of the Department of Energy announced new investments in projects to drive down the cost of electricity from solar, as well as a new round of loan guarantees to be launched in 2015.
