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Shin-Etsu Chemical Introduces New Materials for Both Cell Processing and Installation Modules

Shin-Etsu Chemical, one of the world's largest suppliers of semiconductor materials, has introduced a range of products specifically designed for the PV (photovoltaic) and solar marketplace.

4 Aug 2009

UCSD Begins Producing Electricity with Newly Installed Solar Panels Made by Concentrix Solar

The University of California, San Diego has begun producing electricity with newly installed solar panels made by Concentrix Solar that automatically track the sun as it crosses the daytime sky and concentrates sunlight onto hundreds of electricity-producing solar cells, each smaller than a shirt button.

27 Jul 2009

Italy Sets to Become World's Second Largest PV Market After Germany

An attractive feed-in tariff incentive and rapidly decreasing solar module prices have made Italy the most attractive PV market in the world. This year, Italy is set to become the world's second largest PV market after Germany, the undisputed leader.

27 Jul 2009

NREL Research Garners Three Prestigious R+D 100 Awards

An ultra-accelerated weathering system, a parabolic trough solar concentrating collector, and a microbattery - all developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - were honored today as top 100 innovations for 2009 by R+D Magazine.

22 Jul 2009

25 Million Euros for Dutch Research into Photosynthetic Energy from Plants and Algae

The research programme Towards Biosolar Cells was granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recommended the programme because it will contribute to green energy, improve food supplies and a create a more sustainable biomass.

20 Jul 2009

Photovoltaic Equipment reaches 60 per cent Turnover Growth in the first Quarter of 2009

The sales turnover of the manufacturers of equipment, machinery and plants for the photovoltaic industry in Germany for the first quarter of 2009 has exceeded the respective quarter of last year by 60 per cent.

17 Jul 2009

Deep Photonics Introduces Two New Fiber Laser Platforms Designed for the Photovoltaic Industry

Deep Photonics Corp., the ultra fast fiber laser company for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, announced the introduction of two new fiber laser platforms - the FLP-532-PPP and the FLP-355-PPP - designed for the photovoltaic industry.

14 Jul 2009

New Clean Room Facility Features Laser Processing of Microelectronics, Semiconductors, and Photovoltaic Materials

Deep Photonics, the ultra fast fiber laser company for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, announced the opening of a new materials processing applications lab at its corporate headquarters in Corvallis, Oregon.

14 Jul 2009

Domestic Source of Aide Solar Panels and Low-Temp LED Panjit Lighting Provides Quick Options for Outdoor Illumination

Aide Solar, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic modules and a subsidiary of The Panjit Group, a broad-based manufacturer of leading-edge technologies headquartered in Taiwan, today announced a solar-powered outdoor lighting solution that features maximum brightness and design flexibility with superior energy efficiency.

14 Jul 2009

Sunovia Energy Launches New Line of Evolucia Brand LED Cobra Head Products

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) announced today that it has launched the first in a new line of EvoLucia(TM) brand LED cobra head products that drastically reduce both energy consumption and carbon emissions, and also lasts up to three times longer than traditional HID cobra head style lighting fixtures that are installed along roadways today.

14 Jul 2009