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JRC PV Status Report Forecasts Increase in PV growth

According to the tenth edition of the JRC PV Status Report, the photovoltaic (PV industry) has more than doubled its manufacturing levels in 2010 and achieved a record global production level of 23.5 GW.

7 Sep 2011

SANYO HIT Modules Successfully Completes Salt Mist Corrosion Test Conducted at TUEV Rheinland

SANYO Component Europe, has declared that its HIT N- and H-series photovoltaic (PV) modules, have withstood and successfully qualified the stressful salt mist corrosion test with a severity level of 6 as specified in the new IEC 61701 standard (Draft G, June 2010).

7 Sep 2011

Researchers Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis Award for Innovation in Energy Solutions

Dresden-based research team has been chosen as the finalists for the 2011 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, for the creation of an innovative technology that realizes the production of energy and light utilizing wafer-thin layers of molecules and its novel work on organic semiconductors.

7 Sep 2011

New White Papers Related to Photovoltaics and Other Materials Released By NanoMarkets

Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has just released five new white papers available for download from the NanoMarkets website that address areas related to photovoltaics, conductive coatings, smart windows and silver flakes and powders.There is no cost associated with accessing the papers at www.nanomarkets.net. The data for the papers was drawn from the firms’ ongoing research into market opportunities presented through developments in advanced materials and emerging energy and electronics markets.

6 Sep 2011

China CleanTech Index to Launch Today

The China CleanTech Index is to be launched at a conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province this morning by a leading Australian research company. The Index will, for the first time, provide a complete picture of the performance of Chinese cleantech companies that are listed on stock exchanges around the world.

6 Sep 2011

Reportlinker Announces Availability of Report on Solar PV Inverters

Reportlinker.com, has declared the inclusion of a new market research report titled, “Solar PV Inverters - Global Market Size, Price Analysis, Regulations and Competitive Analysis to 2020”, in its range of report offerings.

6 Sep 2011

imec to Present High-Performance Organic Solar Cell at PVSEC Conference

imec, in collaboration with Solvay and Plextronics, will present a single-junction photovoltaic cell based on an organic polymer at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) to be held in Hamburg.

5 Sep 2011

Owens Corning and Solexel Receive Funding to Develop Next Generation Solar Energy Technologies

Owens Corning, a global leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, and Solexel, a manufacturer of solar PV modules, have received $13 million in funding to develop the next generation solar energy technologies.

5 Sep 2011

Dow Solar Receives Grant to Reduce Cost of Building integrated Solar Products

The U.S. Department of Energy, under its SunShot initiative, has granted $12.8 million to Dow Solar, a division of The Dow Chemical Company. The 3-year grant has been awarded to the company to lessen the costs involved in building integrated (BIPV) solar systems.

5 Sep 2011

New Report on the Market for Indium Materials for the Photovoltaics Industry

Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has just released a new report on the markets for indium-based materials in the rapidly growing photovoltaics (PV) industry.

1 Sep 2011