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Nines Photovoltaics Receives Grant to Improve Solar Cell Production Technology

Nines Photovoltaics, a Dublin based company, has received a grant of €1.2 million from a European Framework Program 7 (FP7) for the development of its novel solar cell production technology.

13 Jun 2011

Dupont’s Colorless Polyimide Film Achieves Record Energy Conversion Efficiency

A colorless polyimide film, DuPont Kapton, which is being developed for application as a versatile superstrate in thin film PV modules using cadmium telluride (CdTe), has achieved a global record in power conversion efficiency.

13 Jun 2011

Etrion Chooses ABB to Complete Solar Project in Italy

Etrion, a company that develops, constructs, owns and manages solar power plants, declared that it has contracted an accord with ABB, a power and automation engineering group, to finish building its Helios ITA 3 solar project, designed to generate 10 MW power.

10 Jun 2011

Franzen Incorporates Odersun Solar Modules in Integrated Solar Facades

Odersun, a company that produces and supplies made to order type of solar modules as per clients’ specifications, and Franzen, which designs and builds façades and solar systems, have declared their intentions to collaborate in the integrated building PV sector.

10 Jun 2011

Silfab and ISC Konstanz Introduce High-Efficient ZEBRA Solar Cells

The R&D business venture between Silfab and ISC Konstanz has resulted in the introduction of large area solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon with over 19% energy conversion efficiency.

10 Jun 2011

All-Aluminium MPE Absorber Wins Solar-Thermal Innovation Award

The all-aluminium MPE absorber project, which was a joint entry by Hydro and Savo-Solar, won as best innovation in the category for solar thermal technology. The award was presented on the opening day of Intersolar Europe 2011, the world's largest trade fair for solar technologies.

9 Jun 2011

SCHOTT and BASF Present New Roof Integrated Photovoltaic Concept

At the Intersolar trade fair, SCHOTT Solar and BASF are presenting a new roof-integrated photovoltaic concept based on the SCHOTT ADVANCE Series.

9 Jun 2011

Policy Irregularities Block Renewable Energy Growth in India

A recent report titled ‘The Rising Sun’, published by KPMG, indicates that the solar power in India is anticipated to fulfill around 5% to 7% of its power needs by 2021-2022 and will enable the country to cut down its coal imports by more than 30%.

8 Jun 2011

Coca-Cola India Deploys Solar-Powered eKOCool Chest Coolers in Rural India to Improve Sales

Coca-Cola India has found an eco-friendly way to boost its beverage sales in remote places in rural India that do not have sufficient electric power.

8 Jun 2011

Konarka Announce the Largest OPV Installation of Its Kind and Semi-Transparent BIPV Curtain Wall

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a lightweight, flexible solar material that converts light to electricity, today announced the largest OPV installation of its kind and the first OPV semi-transparent BIPV curtain wall.

7 Jun 2011