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Ming Hwei Energy started producing Multi-crystalline silicon solar cells from the 2nd quarter of 2013.
Ming Hwei Energy started producing Multi-crystalline silicon solar cells from the 2nd quarter of ...
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Suniva is Named Commercial Technology of the Year at 2010 Platts Global Energy Awards
Suniva’s High-Performance, Low-Cost Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Modules Are Honored as the World’s Best Commercially-Applied Innovation Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, was named as the Commercial Technology of the Year at the 2010 Platts Global Energy Awards. Suniva CEO and Chairman John Baumstark ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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NREL, Swiss Scientists Power Past Solar Efficiency Records
Collaboration between researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and the École Polytechnique F éd érale de Lausanne (EPFL) shows the high potential of silicon-based multijunction solar cells. The research groups created tandem solar cells with record efficiencies of ...
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New energy-efficient manufacture of perovskite solar cells that rivals silicon solar cells
‘Perovskite solar cells’ (PSCs) are less costly than conventional silicon solar cells, but one of their key components is energy-intensive to manufacture as high temperatures are needed. Now researchers have identified new alternative materials for this component which cut energy demands as they can be produced at low temperatures. PSCs replace the energy intensive, expensive, ...
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Suniva Announces Optimus™ Solar Modules
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today introduced Optimus™, its next-generation high-powered solar module. Producing 260 watts of power in a 60 cell module, Suniva Optimus™ modules consist of the company’s recently announced ARTisun Select® monocrystalline solar ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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NREL Collaboration Boosts Potential for CdTe Solar Cells
A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources. Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated with researchers at Washington State University and the University of Tennessee to improve the ...
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NREL, SLAC Scientists Pinpoint Solar Cell Manufacturing Process
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been able to pinpoint for the first time what happens during a key manufacturing process of silicon solar cells. Their paper, "The formation mechanism for printed silver-contacts for silicon solar cells," appears in the journal Nature Communications. The paper was ...
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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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EU PVSEC 2015: Only 4 Days left to submit your Abstracts
Do not miss this opportunity to be part of the leading international PV Concerence. Be part of this leading international PV Conference and present your latest results to specialists and decision-makers from around the globe. You still have 4 days to submit your abstracts by this Monday, 16 February 2015! There are three great reasons to get involved in EU PVSEC 2015: be a part of the ...
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Suniva Expands U.S. Module Assembly and Research Facility
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced it is expanding its photovoltaic (PV) module research and assembly capabilities at its Norcross, Georgia plant and headquarters. The expansion, scheduled to be completed in late August and operational in September, will enable Suniva to ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Suniva® Expands PV Product Line with Balance of System Solutions
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is partnering with strategic, high-quality, photovoltaic balance of system component providers to offer Balance of System Solutions (BOSS). This collaboration with best-in-class inverter, mounting and battery storage providers will further ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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CS Clean Solutions delivers Waste Gas Abatement Systems to Fraunhofer ISE Pv-Tec Research Facility For Solar Cells
The CLEANSORB® exhaust gas abatement systems CS200FS FABLINE for the purification of exhaust gases from different PECVD processes were installed in 2015 and 2016. The institute is the transfer point for research, development and service to production scale and is therefore strongly involved in technology transfer to the industry. In addition to efficiency, operator guidance and communication ...
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Italian Manufacturer Soluzione Solare presents a new solarimeter to measure solar radiation at the trade fair Intersolar Europe
The Italian company Soluzione Solare has developed the new solarimeter Litemeter - a tool for measuring solar radiation and to determine whether a solar system is performing at correct levels. The new product is suited for photovoltaic systems that use small data loggers. It consists of a crystalline silicon solar cell and electronics, encapsulated in a UV resistant aluminium case. In contrast ...
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China Sunergy Holds Vienna Event to Showcase Quasar and Bi-Facial Modules with Major European Customers
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or the "Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, held a large customer event in Vienna today to mark the full commercial launch of China Sunergy's high efficiency Quasar modules and to showcase its newly developed and tested bi-facial solar modules, pilot production of which will start in early 2012. Over 50 customers ...
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China Sunergy Files Its Annual Report on Form 20-F
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or "The Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 2010 audited financial statements. The annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed via the investor relations ...
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21.2% World Record Efficiency PERC Silicon Solar Cell Using Heraeus Ag Metallization Pastes
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) increases the conversion efficiency of industrial p–type silicon solar cells with screen-printed metal contacts from today’s typical 17.5% to 19.5% to a record value of 21.2%, using leading-edge front-side metallization pastes supplied by the Photovoltaics Business Unit of Heraeus Precious Metals. 21.2% is the highest efficiency ...
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Suniva Helps Power Science Education Center in Avon, CO
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is helping power the Walking Mountains Science Center’s Buck Creek Campus in Avon, Colorado. The new campus, which opened to the public on August 20, features a 33 kW solar system comprised of Suniva’s high efficiency ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Suniva Powers Georgia’s Largest Solar Canopy for Laredo Bus Facility
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that Georgia’s largest solar canopy at the Laredo Bus Facility in Decatur, GA will be Powered by Suniva™. The 1.2 MW solar canopy is the second largest in the country at a U.S. transit system. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Natcore Makes Major Advancements In Black Silicon, Discovers Compelling New Application
Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) has made major strides in advancing its black silicon solar cells to commercial levels of efficiency and, as part of its development process, has discovered that its technology could finally provide the industry with a low-cost selective emitter application.Natcore's initial black silicon solar cells, the first full-size black silicon cells produced ...
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NREL licenses technology to increase solar cell efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced today that Natcore Technology Inc. has been granted a patent license agreement to develop a line of black silicon products. Natcore and NREL also will enter a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop commercial prototypes based on NREL’s black silicon inventions and patents. ...
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