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Trumpf Launches Ultrashort Pulse Lasers that Reduce PV Production Costs

Trumpf has launched a new series of ultrashort pulse lasers that improves the performance of photovoltaic cells and lowers the manufacturing cost. The TruMicro Series 3000 lasers come in 532 and 1064 nm wavelengths and are ideal for P3, P2 and P1 patterning.

31 Jan 2011

SCHOTT Solar to Expand Solar Module Production Capacity

SCHOTT Solar has declared plans to increase its worldwide photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity to over 800 MW in 2011.

31 Jan 2011

Aide Solar Expands Solar Module Production Capacity

Aide Solar, photovoltaic module manufacturer, has started the Phase 2 expansion of the mono and poly crystalline solar cell and PV module-manufacturing factory, located in Xuzhou, China. This move is as part of the company’s plan to maximize the customer base across the globe.

29 Jan 2011

Detailed Report on Global Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chain

Reportlinker.com has released a new market research report from GlobalData titled ‘Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Supply Chain - Global Market Size and Company Analysis of Polysilicon, Wafers, PV Cells and Solar PV Modules to 2015’.

29 Jan 2011

Qingdao’s HCPV Systems are Powered by Cyrium’s QDEC Triple Junction CPV Cells

Developer of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) cells, Cyrium Technologies announced the opening of Qingdao HG Solar Energy’s 200-watt HCPV power station.

28 Jan 2011

Daylight Introduces Aries Laser System for Fiber Test Markets

Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy (ESSE), a joint venture between Enel Green Power and Sharp, has completed the construction of 5 MW ground-mounted photovoltaic plant located at Serragiumenta, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.

27 Jan 2011

Solar3D Announces Development Plan for 3-D Solar Cell Design

Solar cell technology specialist, Solar3D has revealed details of its proposal to develop innovative solar cell.

25 Jan 2011

Standard Solar to Install Solar Panels at Perdue Facilities by September 2011

Perdue, food and agricultural products company; Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES), natural gas and electricity provider; and Standard Solar, solar electric company, have collaborated to develop solar panel power projects across two states.

25 Jan 2011

Konarka Technologies Forms Alliance to Advance Plastic Solar Cell Technologies

Konarka Technologies, plastic solar cell manufacturer, and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have collaborated to advance plastic solar cell technologies.

24 Jan 2011

Hanwha SolarOne to Build Solar Cell and Module Production Plant in China

Hanwha SolarOne, producer of silicon ingots, wafers, solar photovoltaic cells and modules in China, has inked an investment memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone to develop a new solar cell manufacturing plant in Nantong, Jiangsu Province.

20 Jan 2011