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ULVAC Now Offering Complete Solutions for Solar Cell Manufacturers

ULVAC offers solutions for various kinds of solar cell manufacturing, including: a-Si thin film type, compound CIGS type, crystalline type, and flexible PV.

16 Oct 2011

Basotect Melamine Foam from BASF Improves Solar Energy Harvesting

Heliodyne, a solar collector producing company based at Richmond, California, has declared the using of Basotect melamine foam produced by BASF as insulating material in its Gobi range of solar plate collectors manufactured in the USA.

15 Oct 2011

Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram to Have Rooftop Solar Installation

The service bay rooftop of Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (CJDR) overlooking Glenwood Avenue, at Raleigh, North Carolina, will soon sport a 98.7 kW solar PV installation offering a clear view of the solar arrays to thousands of Airline Passengers using the planes that are landing and taking off at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

14 Oct 2011

Draker Laboratories Brings Out Utility-Scale Solar PV Monitoring and Control Solution

Draker Laboratories, a supplier of reliable and turnkey type of solar PV monitoring systems, has declared the introduction of Utility Suite of services and products exclusively designed for use in grid connected utility-scale solar systems.

14 Oct 2011

Natcore Technology and MX Holding Form R + D Partnership to Develop Efficient Solar Technology

Natcore Technology and MX Holding have signed a Letter of Intent to work out a partnership that will perform research and development work on three important areas, which will assist in improving the efficiency of solar energy generation while cutting down the costs.

13 Oct 2011

Unirac Introduces ISYS Ground Mount Racking System

Unirac, a developer and supplier of infrastructure for solar power installations, has declared the availability of its ISYS Ground Mount racking system for use in commercial installations.

13 Oct 2011

Array Technologies Makes First Shipment of Solar Tracking Systems for 50 MW Project

Array Technologies, declared that it has completed the first shipment of its solar tracking systems meant for a utility-scale solar photovoltaic project being built by Recurrent Energy.

13 Oct 2011

America's Fastest Solar Car Prepares to Take on the World

With a cutting-edge solar car, an advanced strategy and an intrepid 16-student race crew, the University of Michigan's national champion solar car team is ready for the upcoming World Solar Challenge. The 1,800-mile international contest starts on the north shore of Australia in Darwin on Oct. 16.

12 Oct 2011

Nanotechnology Used to Make Efficient, Yet Cheap Solar Cells

Researchers in Singapore have exploited advanced nanostructure technology to make a highly efficient and yet cheaper silicon solar cell. With this development, the researchers hope that the cost of solar energy can be halved.

12 Oct 2011

SPI Solar Joins KDC Solar to Complete 6.8 MW Solar Power Installation

SPI Solar, a vertically integrated solar PV developing company, declared that it has been contracted by an auxiliary of KDC Solar to complete the installation of a ground mounted solar installation in Middlesex County, New Jersey, which is designed to generate 6.8 MW power.

10 Oct 2011