Photovoltaics and Solar Cells News

Xiris Automation Announces PVCI-1500 Machine Vision Platform for Crystalline Silicon Cell Inspection

Xiris Automation Inc., a 20 year veteran in the machine vision industry, has released the PVCI-1500 Machine Vision Platform targeted at crystalline silicon cell and wafer inspection

enXco Signs Deal to Supply PV Modules to Suntech Power Holdings

enXco – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS: EEN) announced today that it has entered into a sales agreement with Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), to supply up to 115 megawatts of photovoltaic modules in 2010.

Ampulse Announces Closing of $8 Million Series A Funding

Ampulse Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of solar cell solutions based on proprietary and patented crystalline-silicon (c-Si) thin-film technology, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series A funding co-led by Globespan Capital Partners and El Dorado Ventures, and joined by existing investors Battelle Ventures and its affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners.

Carmanah Installs Bus Stops in Off Grid Locations of LA with Solar Powered Lights

The City of Los Angeles is working with Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH) to illuminate off grid locations with solar power. As part of a green streetlight program, the City is replacing high pressure sodium lighting fixtures with hardwired LED streetlights such as the LEDway™ luminaire from BetaLED — and lighting nearby bus stops with solar powered EverGEN™ lights from Carmanah.

SRS Energy to Exhibit its First BIPV Roofing Product at Greenbuild

SRS Energy, US Tile will Feature Solar-Powered Roofing Tile among Fellow Green Building Peers

SANYO North America Opens New Photovoltaic Manufacturing Facility in Salem Energy and Technology Park

SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), a subsidiary of and the North American regional headquarters of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., based in San Diego, announces that the newest manufacturing plant for photovoltaic products, SANYO Solar of Oregon LLC, has officially opened in the Salem Energy and Technology Park, and production has officially started. The plant, located in Salem, Oregon, will be producing silicon ingots and wafers, core materials to manufacture SANYO’s patented HIT (Heterjunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer) solar cells and modules that have the world’s highest solar light to electric energy conversion efficiency per installed square foot. While initial production has officially started, the plant plans to reach its full production capacity of 70-Megawatts annually by April 2010.

Yissum Research Development Inks Research Deals with BSII to Develop New Materials for Solar Power Plants

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the University, today announced that it had signed two research agreements with BrightSource Industries Israel (BSII) for the development of new materials for solar thermal power plants.

Report on the Market for Chinese Polysilicon in the PV Industry

Global hiking of oil prices, as well as alarming energy crisis, push rapid development of renewable energies around the world, with solar energy an outstanding one. Driven by global booming solar energy, China's solar cell production has developed rapidly in past three years, with output CAGR of 144% from 2007 to 2009. However, domestic supply of polysilicon, key raw material of solar cell, has heavily depended on import (78.46% in 2008), due to high cost and small output caused by immature technology.

Danish Researchers Develop New Method for Nanowires Production

Danish nanophysicists have developed a new method for manufacturing the cornerstone of nanotechnology research – nanowires. The discovery has great potential for the development of nanoelectronics and highly efficient solar cells.

Georgia Institute of Technology Researchers Develop 3D PV System Using Optical Fiber

Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs