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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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Solar-cell manufacturing costs: innovation could level the field
Original story at MIT News Study shows that factors other than wages dominate trends in photovoltaic costs, raising the prospect of competitive manufacturing anywhere. It’s widely believed that China is the world’s dominant manufacturer of solar panels because of its low labor costs and strong government support. But a new study by researchers at MIT and the U.S. Department of ...
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Advisory: Applied Materials Reports Innovations in Solar Cell Manufacturing at SNEC
SHANGHAI, China, February 22, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc., the world's leading equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will introduce its latest advances in PV manufacturing technology at the SNEC PV Power Expo 2011 show this week in Shanghai, China. Applied's innovations are designed to help customers in China and around the world meet their green energy goals by providing ...
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New instrumentation and methods for R&D and manufacturing in the photovoltaic industry
Metrohm is pleased to present their brochure «Analysis for the development and manufacture of solar cells». The new brochure gives an overview of Metrohm’s latest instrumentation and applications and can be ordered free of charge from any Metrohm representation. The market for solar cells is booming. Opportunities are available for highly efficient systems with ...
By Metrohm AG
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Motech Industries Has Announced That Its Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Modules Have Passed The Salt Mist Corrosion Test With Severity Level Of 5.
Motech Industries Inc. (TWO: 6244) (Motech) has announced that its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have passed the newIEC 61701, 2nd edition Salt Mist Corrosion Testing of Photovoltaic (PV) Modulestest with a severity level of 5. The salt mist test, conducted by Intertek Testing Service, is a corrosion test which measures the performance of solar module materials in coastal areas with high ...
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PECVD systems order
Tempress has received a purchase order from a large solar cell manufacturer for PECVD silicon nitride furnaces. The Tempress PECVD system combines best in class uniformity deposition at highest system throughput for direct plasma deposition systems. This results in the lowest cost of ownership for our customers, according to Jeroen van Hapert, Business Director at Tempress. The Tempress’ ...
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Solar Press and KROENERT announce partnership for low cost, flexible organic solar cell manufacture
Move dramatically reduces cost of Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) production, enabling low cost production of light weight, flexible solar cells Solar cell technology developer Solar Press and coating and printing experts KROENERT have announced the signing of a long term partnership agreement to develop and sell turn-key manufacturing solutions for Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) modules. This move, ...
By Carbon Trust
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Tempress receives large n-type Solar order for boron diffusion furnaces
The company has received a large purchase order from a Tier 1 Solar cell manufacturer for boron diffusion furnaces. The Tempress BBr3 system combines high quality in Solar cell output with high system throughput. This results in the lowest cost of ownership for our customers, according to Jeroen van Hapert, Business Director at Tempress. The third generation of Tempress’ BBr3 systems uses ...
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Despatch Industries to feature advanced DriTech Dryer at upcoming SNEC PV Power Exhibition
Despatch Industries, a leading technology and equipment provider for the solar industry, will be featuring its advanced DriTech Dryer at the SNEC PV Power Exhibition taking place from May 16 - 18 in Shanghai, China. Visitors are invited to meet Despatch in Hall E3, stand 535 to learn about the DriTech and its advanced technology and performance features. Despatch Senior Technology Manager, Dr. ...
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Intel`s US$50m investment in solar energy
Intel Corp, the world's biggest maker of semiconductors, said on Monday it is leading a US$50 million investment round in a new start-up and spinning off solar technology that it had developed. Intel said the solar assets it is divesting will be part of an independent company SpectraWatt Inc, and it is joined in the funding by Cogentrix Energy LLC, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, PCG Clean ...
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GCL-Poly announces the establishment of a Subsidiary in Taiwan
On 25 April 2014, GCL-Poly held the inaugural ceremony of its subsidiary, GCL Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd., in Taiwan. The ceremony took place in Sheraton Hotel, Hsinchu, Taiwan and GCL-Poly is the first mainland solar manufacturer to set up a subsidiary in Taiwan, indicating a new milestone of GCL-Poly in this fast growing Taiwanese market. There were over 80 distinguished guests attended ...
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Further Testing Reveals That BioSolar`s BioBacksheetTM Reduces the Number of Steps in Panel Manufacturing
High Surface Energy of BioBacksheet Eliminates the Need for Surface Treatment SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, reported on another beneficial characteristic of BioBacksheet, high surface energy, that lowers the ...
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Global Crystalline Solar Cell Market 2011-2015
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Crystalline Solar Cell Market 2011-2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0655224/Global-Crystalline-Solar-Cell-Market-2011-2015.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_Photovoltaic TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Crystalline Solar Cell market to grow at a ...
By ReportLinker
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US Solar tariffs: what past experience tells us about the impact
On January 22, Presiden: Donald Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels in what he called an effort to "create jobs in America for Americans." The move prompted widespread criticism from both solar and free trade advocates. While the president: argued that solar companies would *com[e] back strong" with the addition of *a lot of jobs,' the Solar Energy Industry Association, which represents the ...
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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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NREL Patents Method for Continuous Monitoring of Materials During Manufacturing
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was recently issued a patent for a novel method that rapidly characterizes specialized materials during the manufacturing process. This approach significantly improves on standard quality control techniques by allowing for complete monitoring of materials without interrupting workflow. "This technique enables materials ...
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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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Natcore Technology Develops Solar Cell That Eliminates Use of Silver
When Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) announced the development of a breakthrough solar cell structure on July 9, they indicated that the new low-cost configuration might allow for the elimination of silver from mass-produced solar cells. In the intervening weeks, that long-time goal of solar scientists has been achieved. Working in their Rochester R&D Center, Natcore ...
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Efficient solar cell project landing Jinjiang
On January 17th, Jun Shi Electric (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Jin Bao Li (Quanzhou) Packaging Technology Co., Ltd. and Jinjiang Municipal People's Government signed an investment agreement, "HDT (high efficiency single crystal heterojunction) efficient solar cell project" Jinjiang Economic Development Zone Wuli Park, the project is also the first domestic independent intellectual property rights with ...
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Alfa Chemistry Materials Launches Alternative Energy Materials for Renewable Energy Technology Development
Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy, such as solar radiation or wind, requires the development of advanced functional materials. To better meet the increasing demand for such functional materials, Alfa Chemistry Materials, a chemical vendor headquartered in New York, USA, announced to provide a broad varieties of alternative energy materials for research groups or ...
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