OPV (organic photovoltaic) technology is a 3rd generation solar technology that is rapidly emerging to compete with silicon based 1st and 2nd generation solar technologies.
An organic photovoltaic cell (OPVC) is a photovoltaic cell that uses organic electronics–a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules for light absorption and charge [...]

G24i utilizes the latest breakthrough in material science and nanotechnology creating a new class of advanced solar cells which are the closest mankind has come to replicating nature’s photosynthesis. G24i’s DYE SENSITISED THIN FILM manufactures a uniquely thin, extremely flexible and versatile nano-enabled photovoltaic (solar) material that converts light energy into electrical [...]

 
Berlin, March 2, 2010 – SOLON SE will be introducing its module specially developed for use on lightweight industrial metal roofs at the 25th Symposium on Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, on March 3-5. The frameless design of the SOLON Black 280/12 module is attached directly to the roof using a silicone-based adhesive, [...]

Based on the sales and reviews of books about solar energy and photovoltaics I am posting a list of the top sellers and most useful resources on the topic.
By Now Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual and The Solar Electricity Handbook 2009: A Simple, Practical Guide to Using Electric Solar Panels Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar [...]

SkyCarrier is the open space tracking system for solar power plants in equatorial areas.
These intelligent systems adapt themselves with their tracking through the horizontal axis always perfectly to local conditions such as duration of sunshine and angle for capturing sunlight.
The perfect area of deployment is at a latitude of between 0 and 25 degrees north [...]

Uniquely efficient technology for tomorrow’s energy
The sun, the greatest source of available energy, generates approximately 1,08 × 10 18 kWh per annum – about 10,000 times more than the world’s primary energy requirements. Part of this solar energy can be transformed into electrical power with the help of photovoltaics. The economic and ecological advantages of [...]

Sputnik’s new data logger, MaxWeb xp, with integrated network management
Biel, 04 February 2010. In December, Sputnik Engineering AG launched the web-based data logger MaxWeb xp. Like its predecessor MaxWeb, MaxWeb xp also records power measurement values, yield data and events in photovoltaic plants and transmits them automatically to the SolarMax web portal. In [...]

 
This study was commissioned by BSW/EPIA and funded by the BMU (grant number 03MAP092), BSW, EPIA and PV CYCLE. Against the backdrop of a fast growing number of PV-installations and the voluntary committment of the PV-Industry to create a sustainable way of managing PV-waste, this study aims to elaborate the recommendations for a viable [...]

PV CYCLE was founded in July 2007 to implement the photovoltaic industry’s commitment to set up a voluntary take back and recycling programme for end-of-life-modules and to take responsibility for PV modules throughout their entire value chain.
PV modules are designed to generate clean, renewable energy  for  over  25  years. With  the  first  significant [...]

There seems to have developed a sudden interest in solar/PV, starting late 2007, when photovoltaics have been around for some time. How has this happened? There are several key factors:

rising CO2 levels generated through fossil energy

CO2 certificates

rising prices of fossil fuels

political dependency from oil exporting countries drove the Kyoto protocol to reduce CO2

Here [...]