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Siemens Introduces New Photovoltaic Inverter Family for Professional Solar Power Plants

Siemens is set to substantially extend its share in the PV (photovoltaics) inverter market. A current IMS Research study has shown that the PV plant market is expected to grow by at least 30 per cent annually until 2013, with the expectation that the
growth rate will be disproportionately high in the commercial and power plant segment

23 Sep 2009

World Record Efficiency for Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Oerlikon Solar, the world's leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) production equipment, today announced that it has achieved a new stabilized record efficiency level for amorphous silicon (a-Si) single junction PV cells

23 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Signs Contract With ENN Solar Energy

Applied Materials announced that it has signed a five-year contract with ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. to support ENN’s solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in Langfang, China, which features an Applied SunFab Thin Film Line

23 Sep 2009

Linde Leading the Photovoltaic Industry in Reducing the Carbon Impact of Solar Power

In a run up to the largest Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, is encouraging the thin-film PV industry to shift focus from grid parity to green parity

22 Sep 2009

Solar Power Efficiency and Output to be Increased With New Material From Honeywell

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Electronic Materials announced today a new material that improves the efficiency and power output of photovoltaic (PV) panels

22 Sep 2009

Moves For the Industrialization of Photovoltaic Solar Power By Applied Materials

At its annual solar analyst and press briefing today at the Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC), Europe’s largest solar tradeshow, Applied Materials executives provided updates on Applied’s solar strategy, including highlights of the company’s business and technology roadmaps for both crystalline silicon (c-Si) and thin-film solar photovoltaics (PV)

21 Sep 2009

Applied HCT Diamond Squarer System To Make Solar Cell Manufacturing Cheaper

Applied Materials, Inc. today extended its leadership in pioneering solar wafering technology with its new Applied HCT Diamond Squarer system

21 Sep 2009

Stacked, Multijunction Solar Cells Aim for Efficiencies Over 40 Percent

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a mechanically-stacked GaAs - Ge multijunction solar cell. This is the first promising demonstrator of IMEC's novel technology to produce mechanically stacked, high-efficiency multijunction solar cells, aiming at efficiencies above 40 percent

21 Sep 2009

Innovative Large Format Solar Cells Unveiled

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%. Compared to the standard i-PERC cell process, IMEC's solar cell features a shallow emitter and advanced front metallization using copper plating

21 Sep 2009

Konarka Launches Range of Solar Panels for Portable Charging Applications

Konarka Technologies, an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, today unveiled a line of solar panels for use in a variety of portable charging applications that will be available worldwide in the fourth quarter of this year

21 Sep 2009