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Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture – Renewable Energy World
Jan 6th
January 6, 2010
Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture
Rome, Italy [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
Sharp, Enel Green Power (EGP) and STMicroelectronics (STM) have signed a joint venture agreement for the production of thin-film solar cells. Sharp and EGP also signed a joint venture agreement for independent power producer business. Following expected approval of the joint ventures by the EU Commission the three companies will establish joint venture companies respectively by the end of March 2010.
The cells produced in this plant will be marketed mainly in Europe and the Mediterranean area through the sales networks of Sharp and EGP.
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Jan 6th
January 6, 2010
XsunX Completes Hybrid CIGS Solar Device
California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
XsunX Inc. said that it has completed a fully-functional CIGS (Copper indium gallium diselenide) thin-film solar device. The company is developing a hybrid solar cell technology that adapts manufacturing processes from the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry to produce CIGS solar cells deposited onto stainless steel substrate with “pseudo square” configuration.
“With this completed sample we have reached a critical milestone in our development process, achieved through the vigilant efforts of our engineers and trusted business partner,” said Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX Inc. “This initial achievement illustrates a realistic set More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...$122 mil DOE RFP: Fuels from Sunlight, R&D Hub
Jan 4th
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for the Energy for Innovation Hub – Fuels from Sunlight. The purpose of the Hub will be to assemble the most talented scientists and technologists to focus intense research and development efforts on the development of an effective solar energy to chemical fuel conversion system. The system should operate at an overall efficiency and produce fuel of sufficient energy content to enable transition from bench-top discovery to proof-of-concept prototyping.
$122 million expected to be available, 1 award anticipated.
A Letter of Intent is strongly encouraged but not required and is due 1/29/10, final proposals due More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...China eases overcapacity concern on solar PV, wind power
Jan 4th
BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) –
China’s central government has eased its concern on overcapacity in multi-crystalline silicon and wind equipment manufacturing based on latest survey, said China Economic Observer on Monday.
Shi Lishan, an official with the National Energy Administration, said recently that China required 25,000 to 30,000 metric tons (tonnes) of multi-crystalline silicon in 2009 while domestic output was only 15,000 tonnes/year.
However, in the second half 2009 China had 80,000 tonnes of multi-crystalline silicon production facilities under construction, posing a severe potential overcapacity.
These problems have been highlighted by an earlier survey by the National Development Research and Reform More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mass. planning new solar energy push in 2010 – BostonHerald.com
Jan 1st
By Associated Press
Friday, January 1, 2010
BOSTON — Massachusetts is planning a new drive for solar energy in 2010 with a string of programs designed to dramatically increase the number and size of solar panel arrays in the state.
The push comes as Gov. Deval Patrick, heading into an election year, hopes to make good on his pledge to turn Massachusetts into one of the nation’s renewable energy hubs.
The administration is already touting what it says are its successes in helping encourage the use of solar panels — pointing to “a nearly 15-fold increase in solar installations over Governor Patrick’s first four-year More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PennWell’s Photovoltaics World Conference Program Finalized
Dec 29th
NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ – The conference program for the Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo, to be held February 23-25, 2010 in Austin, Texas, has been finalized. Recent advances in photovoltaics technology and manufacturing processes will be addressed, as well as emerging applications for photovoltaic-based solar power generation systems. Information will be presented in two different tracks and seven sessions over a three-day program. The conference will be held in conjunction with PennWell’s Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America, which covers all forms of renewable energy, including the wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, ocean/tidal/wave, bio-power, bio-fuels hydrogen and More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Use Less Silicon, Generate More Electricity
Dec 28th
Written by Tina Casey
Published on December 28th, 2009
in U.S. Military, solar energy, technology
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have come up with a new photovoltaic cell no bigger than a flake of glitter, but it packs a big punch. The new cell uses 100 times less silicon to generate the same amount of electricity as conventional solar cells. While still in the development stage, the new solar particles could lend themselves relatively easily to commercialization because they are made of crystalline silicon and use the same micro-manufacturing processes typical of modern electronics.
The new cells can be made from available silicon wafers of any size, without some of the quality control More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PV-TECH’S TOP 10 STORIES OF 2009 – Photovoltaics International
Dec 28th
23 December 2009 | By Mark Osborne
Every year we dig deep into the archive of web statistics to rediscover the most popular news stories that have captured the attention of readers in that year. In previous years, one or two stories stand out above all others for the most page views; however, this year more than four stories have been in close contention for the ‘top spot’ and barely a cat’s whisker separates the Number 1 and Number 2 stories.
In what could be a look into the real future battle of thin film, the top story for 2009 was about Nanosolar announcing More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Can First Solar Keep Up With the Chinese?
Dec 23rd
By Eric Rosenbaum Stock quotes in this article: FSLR , TSL , YGE , STP
Not all investors were privy to the live meeting, however. In fact, one notable hedge fund bear on First Solar stock was barred entry from the First Solar event.
Can First Solar Keep Up With the Chinese? | Polls | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com.
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