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New Solar PV Trend in Taiwan

Taiwan has always been a major place for thin-film technology and the semiconductor industry. Big players in the Taiwanese industry are now using this experience to explore and start new thin-film silicon solar production initiatives. The share of thin-film in the global supply of solar cells and modules is likely to grow from around 8% in 2007 towards 20% or more in 2010.

31 Jan 2008

Emcore Supplies 700 Megawatt of Solar Energy Over Multiple Years

EMCORE Corporation announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of between 200 MW and 700 MW of solar power systems that are scheduled for deployment in utility scale solar power projects under development in the southwestern region of the United States.

31 Jan 2008

Organic Dye Converts Sunlight into Electricity

Members of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are traveling to Tokyo with bulky luggage these days. Their destination is Nanotech 2008, the world's largest trade fair for nanotechnology. Their solar module, which they will be presenting in the BMBF marketing campaign "Nanotech Germany", is the size and shape of a door: two meters high and sixty centimeters wide.

29 Jan 2008

DOE Selects Rice University to Compete in Solar Decathlon

Rice University was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of 20 university-led teams to compete in the fourth Solar Decathlon, which will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the fall of 2009.

29 Jan 2008

GSE Reaches Solar Cell Efficiency Milestone

Global Solar Energy (GSE), the premier manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) thin-film solar products, today announced it is the first in the CIGS thin-film market to achieve an average of 10-percent solar cell efficiency on a flexible/lightweight substrate over several production runs.

29 Jan 2008

Infrared Light Source Offering Broad Light Spectrum Unachievable with LEDs

Moritex has announced a new standard incandescent Infrared (IR) light source offering a broad light spectrum unachievable with LED's.

29 Jan 2008

Invisible Wires Hold the Key to Making Solar Cells More Affordable

Millions of nearly invisible wires may hold the answer to making solar cells a more affordable source of alternative energy.

26 Jan 2008

New Business Unit to Serve Solar Energy Industry

Glasstech, Inc., the world leader in the development of glass bending and tempering equipment, has formed a new business unit to formalize its ongoing activities to meet the solar energy industry’s burgeoning demand for flat and bent glass substrates. The announcement was made by Mark D. Christman, Glasstech’s President and CEO.

26 Jan 2008