Solamet® PV410 Metallization Advances Photovoltaic Technology

New DuPont technologies such as Solamet® photovoltaic (PV) metallizations help enhance the efficiency of thin film PV modules. Photo provided courtesy of Ascent Solar. ESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, March 25, 2009 – DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, will be presenting new research findings on “Advanced Screen Printable Thin Film Photovoltaic Front-Side [...]

Solarfun Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

Interest expense increased approximately RMB 5.2 million (US$ 0.8 million), or 24.2%, from RMB 21.6 million (US$ 3.2 million) in the third quarter of 2008 to RMB 26.8 million (US$ 3.9 million) due to an increase in bank borrowings.

Siemens Looking For Expansion In Solar Energy Sector

Acquisition of stake in Italian solar thermal specialist Archimede Solar Energy (ASE) Erlangen, Germany, March 24, 2009 Siemens Energy is to acquire a 28 percent stake in the Italian solar company Archimede Solar Energy S.p.A. and thus expand its competencies for solar thermal power plants. ASE is the sole producer of solar receivers operating with [...]

First Repower 6M Turbines Wind Farm Completed

Hamburg, 24 March 2009. REpower Systems AG (WKN: 617 703) has just completed erection of the first wind farm consisting exclusively of REpower 6M turbines. The three turbines, installed in the Westre civic wind farm close to the German-Danish border, each have six megawatt rated power and a rotor diameter of 126 meters, making them [...]

Solar System Expected to Save Rancho California Water District Up to $6.8 Million

MURRIETA, Calif., March 24, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Rancho California Water District (RCWD) and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced the completion of a 1.1-megawatt solar-electric power system at the district’s water treatment facility in Murrieta. The system [...]

Evergreen Solar Partnering with RMT for Utility-Scale Solar Project Market

  MARLBORO, Mass. (March 19, 2009) — Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON™ solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with RMT, Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin. Under the agreement, the two companies will co-market to electric utilities and [...]

Bosch Group Expansion – New Solar Production Facility In Arnstadt

Ceremony attended by Federal Chancellor Merkel and Thuringian Deputy Minister President Diezel Manufacturing capacity to be tripled Bosch placing energy technology at the focus of its long-term strategy Stuttgart/Arnstadt. At a groundbreaking ceremony in Arnstadt, Germany, attended by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Bosch Group has begun the expansion of its solar production, setting up [...]