Department Of Energy Funds Solar Grid Integration Projects
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:49 Eastern
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million for four projects that ...
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Tyco Electronics Introduces Low-Visibility Junction Box
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47 Eastern
Harrisburg, Pa.-based Tyco Electronics (TE) has developed the SOLARLOK slim junction box. This junction box, measuring 15.5 mm by 52 mm, distributes DC power ...
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Saint-Gobain Launches LightSwitch PV Portfolio
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:46 Eastern
Saint-Gobain Solar, a manufacturer of sustainable materials and engineered renewable energy products, has released its new LightSwitch portfolio of solutions, including LightSwitch Frontsheet, LightSwitch ...
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Honeywell Expands Solar Protector Portfolio
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:45 Eastern
Honeywell has expanded its line of PowerShield backing systems, which are designed to protect photovoltaic modules from severe external conditions, such as UV rays ...
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Sulfurcell Develops New CIGS PV Cell
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:44 Eastern
Thin-film solar manufacturer Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH has unveiled the prototypes for its new product line: 1.25 m by 0.65 m modules with a TUV ...
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Ferro Electronic Materials Develops New PV Metallization Pastes
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:43 Eastern
Ferro Electronic Materials has launched two new print-on-print metallization pastes: NS 33-514 and NS 33-515. According to the company, these pastes have optimized inorganic ...
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Corning, Oerlikon Create Silicon-Tandem Solar Cell With 11.9% Efficiency
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:37 Eastern
Corning Inc. and Oerlikon Solar report that they have achieved a record-breaking 11.9% stabilized conversion efficiency in a silicon-tandem, research-size photovoltaic cell. Results were ...
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GT Solar Debuts CVD Reactor For Polysilicon Production
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34 Eastern
GT Solar International Inc. has introduced the SDR400 CVD reactor for the production of high-purity polysilicon. The reactor can produce greater than 400 metric ...
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Solectria Supplying PV Inverters For N.J. Solar Projects
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:33 Eastern
Solectria Renewables LLC will supply 10.5 MW of commercial and utility-scale inverters for photovoltaic systems in New Jersey in partnership with DCO Energy, an ...
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Dark Field Technologies Releases NxtGen ReflecXun
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:31 Eastern
Dark Field Technologies has introduced NxtGen ReflecXun, a system for the in-line inspection of shiny metal coils. The production of copper indium gallium diselenide ...
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Siliken Introduces Large PV Modules
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:29 Eastern
Siliken, based in Valencia, Spain, has debuted a new line of photovoltaic modules available in larger-than-standard sizes. The modules are made to measure, tailored ...
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Italy Reduces Solar Incentives
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:05 Eastern
The Italian Conferenza Stato e Regioni - the country's committee of representatives and the central government - plans to adjust national feed-in-tariff (FIT) levels. ...
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DuPont Launches New Ionomer PV Encapsulant
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:02 Eastern
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) has commercialized a new modified ionomer encapsulant sheet for use in photovoltaic module manufacturing. The new encapsulant material, branded as ...
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3M Doubles Production Capacity For PV Film Production
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00 Eastern
3M has expanded the Singapore manufacturing facility for its Scotchshield film - a line of backside-barrier films used in the production of crystalline silicon ...
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Sunlight Solar Opens Pennsylvania Office
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:59 Eastern
Sunlight Solar Energy Inc., a PV design and installation contractor, says it will now be servicing the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas through its ...
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Scheuten Solar Releases HT Glass, New Multisol Modules
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:08 Eastern
Scheuten Solar has debuted f | solarfloat high-transmission (HT) glass on the new P6-60 and P6-66 modules. This glass features a proven innovative quartz-hard ...
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Oerlikon Unveils ThinFab Production Line
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07 Eastern
Oerlikon Solar has launched ThinFab, a production line for manufacturing thin-film silicon modules. According to the company, the new line allows for production costs ...
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Air Liquide Signs Supply Agreement With 3Sun Manufacturing JV
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06 Eastern
Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract with 3Sun to become the sole supplier of gases and services to the new company. 3Sun, a ...
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BT Imaging Introduces PV Inspection Platform
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:04 Eastern
BT Imaging Pty. Ltd. (BTi), a supplier of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, has introduced the LIS-P2 platform. ...
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Ascent Solar Releases WaveSol BIPV Module
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:02 Eastern
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. has launched the WaveSol series of five-meter-long modules to its current portfolio of building-integrated PV (BIPV) and building-applied PV product ...
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Sputnik Enters U.K. Photovoltaic Market
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:01 Eastern
Sputnik Engineering AG, based in Biel, Switzerland, plans to supply the U.K. PV market with inverters beginning in the fourth quarter of this year. ...
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Spire Debuts SPI-Line 20 MW Assembly Line
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00 Eastern
Spire Corp. has introduced the SPI-Line 20 MW (per year) PV module assembly line. According to the company, the new line provides new entrants ...
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GEROLD Releases PV Module Edge-Sealing System
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:58 Eastern
GEROLD GmbH & Co. KG has debuted the HMA system, which automatically applies liquid butyl (hot-melt) for edge-sealing of PV modules. Typically, this process ...
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SoloPower Module Receives UL Certification
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:57 Eastern
SoloPower Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar PV cells and modules, has received UL certification for its flexible copper indium ...
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Mage Solar Names Kessler To Executive Role
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:56 Eastern
Mage Solar GmbH has appointed Jan Oliver Kessler head of project management. He will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of the ...
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PPG Industries Creates Solar Performance Group
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries has formed the PPG Solar Performance Group, which the company says will focus on the continuous development and commercialization of glass ...
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CPUC Approves 100 MW SDG&E Solar Initiative
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:02 Eastern
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) solar power initiative that provides for 100 MW of ...
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3 GW Of PV Installed In Germany In First Half Of 2010
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:01 Eastern
Photovoltaic system installations in Germany in the first half of this year are estimated at 3 GW, reaffirming Germany's leadership position in the solar ...
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Solectria Provides Inverters For Two New Projects In N.J.
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:59 Eastern
Solectria Renewables LLC, a U.S.-based PV inverter manufacturer, says it will supply commercial and utility-scale inverters for photovoltaic systems in New Jersey in partnership ...
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Advanced Energy Releases DC Power Systems Suite
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:57 Eastern
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. says it has launched its Ascent product line, a new suite of DC power-supply systems that the company says simplifies ...
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Company Selects Applied Materials' Manufacturing Automation System
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:55 Eastern
Applied Materials Inc. says Shinsung Holdings Corp., a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, has selected Applied's SmartFactory manufacturing automation solution. Shinsung says it chose Applied's ...
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JDSU Introduces Its CPV Cells
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:55 Eastern
JDSU says its concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells are now available. The company is working with solar system integrators that will use its CPV cells ...
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SiGen Starts Production Using New Manufacturing System
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:50 Eastern
Silicon Genesis (SiGen), a provider of process and technology for engineered substrates, says it has started production of solar wafers using its new high-volume ...
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New FIT Program Could Blow California's Solar Market Wide Open
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
On Aug. 24, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposal that would establish a 1 GW pilot program requiring Pacific Gas and ...
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Pennsylvania Gets $20.5M For Clean Energy Projects
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:17 Eastern
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell has announced $20.5 million in state and federal funding, which will support 40 clean energy projects in the state ...
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Conergy Completes Agreement For 20 Solar Projects In Greece
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:15 Eastern
The Conergy Group says it has concluded a framework agreement with a major local investor for the construction of 20 solar power plants totaling ...
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Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Allocates $4M For Renewable Energy
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:12 Eastern
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has launched a new Operational Demonstration Program to fund the installation, demonstration and testing of pre-commercial clean energy ...
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2.6 MW Rooftop Project To Be Installed In Downtown Salt Lake City
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:08 Eastern
NexGen Energy and Bella Energy say they have been chosen by Salt Lake County to develop a solar project on the roof of the ...
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Segner Joins Veeco As CTO
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:07 Eastern
Veeco Instruments Inc. says it has hired Dr. Johannes Segner as its chief technology officer (CTO) for the company's solar equipment business. Segner joins ...
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Sol Systems Offers New SREC Option
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:05 Eastern
Sol Systems says it has released Sol SREC 3, a new product for Ohio and Pennsylvania solar PV system owners. The Sol SREC 3 ...
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Ferro Corp. Selects Despatch's Firing Furnace
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:01 Eastern
Despatch Industries, a technology and equipment provider to the solar market, says Ferro Corp. has selected Despatch's UltraFlex firing furnace for use in the ...
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LDK Solar Expands Manufacturing
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:58 Eastern
LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, says it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by completing the installation ...
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Companies Launch PV Module Manufacturing Solution
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Equipment manufacturer Maschinenbau GEROLD GmbH & Co. KG and photovoltaic module maker solarnova Produktions - und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH have introduced a new PV module ...
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Ascent Solar Chairman To Retire
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of thin-film solar modules, says its chairman, Dr. Mohan Misra, will be retiring from his position on the ...
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Centrosolar Opens Branch In London
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 Eastern
Centrosolar says it has established an international subsidiary in the U.K. to respond to increased demand for photovoltaic systems in the region, particularly in ...
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