A European consortium of companies and research groups has boosted the efficiency of silicon solar cells, proven the sustainability of solar electricity and defined clear ways to low cost. Within the framework of CrystalClear, a large European project on the development of low-cost, highly efficient silicon solar modules, a consortium of companies and research groups [...]
In the harsh, isolated, semi-desert region north of Cairo in Egypt, 150 acres has been planted with beans, peas and orange trees. But there is a problem: an endless need for water. Farmer Tantawi Mostafa explains: “Each plant needs a certain amount of water, depending on the season. Peas, for instance, need a lot of [...]
Global Information Inc is pleased to announce the immediate availability of two new reports on Photovoltaics Technology & Markets Thin Film Photovoltaics CIS/CIGS Technology & Market Photovoltaic (PV) modules have gradually turned into a commodity market, as numerous PV products based on various PV technologies have become commercially available. While crystalline silicon PV remains the [...]
Suntech will introduce a new compact frame design for its popular 60-cell W-Series PV module at Intersolar Munich. The new slim and lightweight module format is easier to install, lowers shipment costs, and reduces the product’s carbon footprint. The sleek frame design will be utilized on Suntech’s new W-Series 260W modules, each with 60, six-inch [...]
Two Silicon Valley Companies Advance Affordable CPV Solar Energy Solar Junction, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, has just announced an agreement with SolFocus for a 5-megawatt order. "It is great to see growth in the sales and manufacturing sides at Solar Junction. It’s an indication [...]
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The global market leader has achieved a historic milestone. With the commissioning of multiple pv systems at the beginning of this week, BELECTRIC has become the first company in the world to install more than 1 GWp of solar power. The global market leader BELECTRIC has achieved a historic milestone for the solar industry. With [...]
Less than two weeks after its official groundbreaking ceremony, MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, Inc.(Nasdaq: FSLR) marked another milestone at Topaz Solar Farms, located in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. On Wednesday, the first solar panel was installed on what is the largest solar project under construction in the world. When complete, the 550-megawatt project [...]
