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Teknisolar involved in developing European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem solar cells
PEPPERONI, a four-year Research and Innovation project co-funded under Horizon Europe and jointly coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells, will support Europe in reaching its renewable energy target of climate neutrality by 2050. The project will help advance perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics (PV) technology’s journey towards the market introduction and mass manufacturing. ...
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
By Matexcel
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NREL earns federal technology transfer accolades
A technology from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for depositing crystalline silicon onto inexpensive substrate materials has been recognized with a 2011 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. The “Flexible Thin-Film Crystalline-Silicon Photovoltaics on RABiTS” project was developed ...
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JinkoSolar Comments on Final International Trade Commission Rulings on Imported Chinese Solar Products
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today commented on the final determination of injury by the United States International Trade Commission ("USITC") concerning the anti-dumping duty ("AD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") investigation of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from ...
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NREL and CSEM Jointly Set New Efficiency Record with Dual-Junction Solar Cell
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointly set a new world record for converting non-concentrated (1-sun) sunlight into electricity using a dual-junction III-V/Si solar cell. The newly certified record conversion efficiency of 29.8 percent was set using a top cell made of ...
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Call for Papers open for 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam
The experts of the PV solar community will meet in Amsterdam to discuss new concepts, trends and developments in science and industry. The EU PVSEC provides the most inspiring platform for dialogue and information exchange across the world. The next European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2017), the leading international conference in photovoltaics, will be held in ...
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Suntech Response To Preliminary Decision on Tariffs In The Antidumping Investigation of PV Cells From China
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's preliminary decision to impose antidumping duties (AD) of 31.22% on Suntech's crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from China. "These duties do not reflect the reality of a highly-competitive global solar industry. ...
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Suntech Response to Final U.S. ITC Decision
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding the U.S. International Trade Commission's (ITC) final ruling regarding countervailing duties (CVD) and anti-dumping duties (AD) on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from China. "The continued growth of trade barriers represents a serious challenge to ...
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Suntech signs strategic agreements to develop multi-GW solar projects in China
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, announced today that it has recently entered into a number of strategic agreements with each of Shaanxi provincial government, Shizuishan city government, Ningxia province, Qinghai provincial government and Panzhihua city government, Sichuan province to develop 300MW, ...
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GS Battery (USA) Inc.: ECO R® Designed Into Suniva`s Balance of System Solutions (BOSS)
GS Battery (USA) Inc. today announced it has begun to supply its ECO R model SLC 70-4 and SLX246-12 batteries for use in Suniva's Balance of System Solutions (BOSS). Co-Branded with the Suniva and GS Battery logo, these high capacity batteries provide long life and superior cycling capability supported by many years of experience in Japan. This collaboration allows Suniva and GS Battery to ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Suntech Responds to Initiation of Anti-Dumping Proceedings by European Commission
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding the European Commission's initiation of anti-dumping proceedings concerning the importation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic wafers, cells and modules that originate from China. "Our industry's mission is ...
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Trina Solar Statement on Preliminary Determination of Anti-Dumping Duty in EU
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or "the Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, offers the following statement regarding the "provisional," or preliminary anti-dumping ("AD") duties imposed by the European Commission. On June 4, 2013, the European Commission announced a preliminary affirmative AD determination imposing an anti-dumping duty on ...
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NREL theorizes defects could improve solar cells
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are studying what may seem paradoxical - certain defects in silicon solar cells may actually improve their performance. The findings run counter to conventional wisdom, according to Pauls Stradins, the principal scientist and a project leader of the silicon photovoltaics group at NREL. Deep-level defects ...
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Fluor Completes Polysilicon Plant in China for LDK Solar
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has completed construction for LDK Solar’s (NYSE: LDK) polysilicon plant in Xinyu City, China, one of the largest such production facility in the world. Fluor provided engineering, procurement and construction management services for the plant, which produces solar-grade silicon for the photovoltaic ...
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Suniva Powers 1 MW Solar Farm at Chattanooga Airport
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is powering a 1 megawatt (MW) solar farm at the Chattanooga Airport. Implemented by Inman Solar, the 1 MW installation is the first phase of a 3MW project by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority (CMAA), designed to reduce ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Suniva Named 2012 Cool Vendor in Solar Energy
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner as a 2012 Cool Vendor in Solar Energy. The Gartner Cool Vendors in Solar Energy 2012 report highlights four vendors whose innovations could have a disruptive impact on the PV solar industry by dramatically ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Three months after opening, TÜV Rheinland’s solar test centre in Cologne is operating at full capacity
Three months after opening, TÜV Rheinland’s new solar test centre in Cologne has now reached full capacity. For solar module manufacturers, this means that test times have been roughly halved compared to the previous solar laboratory. The processing times for a full type approval and certification of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules in accordance with IEC 61215, for example, takes ...
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Greg Wilson to lead national center for photovoltaics
Dr. Gregory M. Wilson has been named director of the National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), effective Nov. 28. Wilson brings 17 years of experience in silicon research and in photovoltaic leadership to the NCPV from his work at MEMC in St. Louis, where he evaluated emerging photovoltaic technologies and ...
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Trina Solar Statement on U.S. DOC Final Determination of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties in the United States
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company") offers the following statement regarding the final determinations of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) by the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") in the AD/CVD investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from China. On October 10, 2012, the DOC announced its final ...
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Canadian Solar Comments on the U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Investigation`s Final Determination
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies with a global supply-chain and manufacturing facilities in Canada and China, today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") issued a final determination to impose antidumping duties (AD) of 15.42% and countervailing duties (CVD) of 15.24% on crystalline silicon ...
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