Press Releases

centrotherm photovoltaics AG’s research and development strategy, which also allows its turnkey customers to benefit from solar cell development progress through technology and equipment upgrades, is reaping the rewards: three turnkey production lines owned by a Taiwanese customer are currently being retrofitted with a selective emitter technology upgrade package. The photovoltaics (PV) specialist is engaged in advanced contract negotiations with renowned clients in Asia.

Photovoltaic (PV) module producer Bisol has announced that it now only manufactures its products with positive power output tolerances. Thus, says the company, all deliveries have higher than the nominal power output.

DEGERenergie has expanded its product range with its new DEGERtraker 6000NT model, which it says is suitable for both installation on buildings and for use in open spaces. With more than 30,000 installed systems, DEGERenergie says it is the world market leader for solar tracking systems.

Sono-Tek Corporation, a U.S.-based company specializing in ultrasonic equipment used for alternative energy product manufacturing, will highlight its ultrasonic coating equipment, including a high-speed ultrasonic reciprocating coating system, HyperSonic, in Hall 4/Level 2/A45 at the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain from September 6 – 9.

KIC’s partnership with the Balver Zinn group has expanded into the solar cell manufacturing industry with the company now selling KIC’s award-winning SunKIC, e-Clipse and Spectrum products, which will be on display in booth L2/H4/A51a at the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain from September 6 – 9.

The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies.

The 7th EE & RES Congress and Exhibition for South-East Europe is set to be held from next April 13 – 15 in IEC – Sofia, Bulgaria. It will focus on the topics of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

Conergy AG has published its preliminary results for the second quarter of 2010. Compared to the same quarter of 2009, the company raised its sales by about 50 percent to €239.4 million from €160.9 million. At the same time, EBITDA increased by €41.4 million to €18.5 million, compared to a loss of €-22.9 million in the second quarter of last year, making this the third consecutive quarter of operational profitability for Conergy.

One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) has announced a new San Francisco solar program. Designed to reduce the cost and confusion traditionally associated with buying solar, homeowners who join the 1BOG group are eligible for a fixed discount rate, impartial advice and tools to support the solar buying process.

The Canadian pilot project of operator Arntjen Solar, the SunSaver Solar Farm 1 in Innerkip, Ontario, has come second in the coveted Canadian “Agricultural Award of Excellence”. The farm is fitted with MLD (Maximum Light Detection) tracking systems from the German manufacturer DEGERenergie.