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Unidym and TEL Join to Develop Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment

Arrowhead Research’s subsidiary Unidym announced that it has entered into a deal with Tokyo Electron (TEL) to jointly develop equipment for manufacturing of solar cells and displays based on carbon nanotubes.

11 Jun 2010

Nanocoax Solar Cell Offers Higher Efficiency in Thin Architecture

Boston College researchers report developing a "nanocoax" technology that can support a highly efficient thin film solar cell.

11 Jun 2010

New Research Report Analyzes Status of Chinese Solar Industry

Reportlinker announced that it has added a new market research report on the solar photovoltaic industry in China. The report covers trends of the industry, main players and forecasts on the industry developments.

9 Jun 2010

Intertek Announces Two-Fold Capacity Expansion for Lake Forest PV Testing Lab

The testing and certification service provider, Intertek reported that it has increased the capacity for PV testing at its Lake Forest lab in California.

9 Jun 2010

Global PV Cell and Panel Production Witnesses Increased Growth

According to a new report published by GTM Research, photovoltaic (PV) cell production across the globe has grown from 7.1 GW in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, an increase of 51%.

9 Jun 2010

Evergreen Solar Announces its Largest Solar Panel Installation

Evergreen Solar, a company that manufactures STRING RIBBON solar products based on its proprietary technology for silicon wafer manufacturing, announced its largest solar panel installation ever.

9 Jun 2010

JA Solar to Launch High-Efficiency Solar Cell at Intersolar 2010

JA Solar is going to launch a new, advanced solar cell product at Intersolar 2010.

7 Jun 2010

SERIS and Trina Solar Sign Solar Cell Development Deal

Trina Solar and Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) have signed a research deal to develop advanced and high-efficient solar cells. Under the agreement, SERIS will provide research and development (R&D) services to design unique mono-crystalline silicon solar cells. The company will print the contacts on the back side of the solar cell to maximize its sun exposure. Trina’s mono-crystalline wafers will be utilized to design the solar cells.

4 Jun 2010

Mega Solar Plant in Italy to be Powered by Sanyo HIT Modules

Sanyo Electric announced that it has received contract to supply HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) solar modules for installation at Mega Solar plant in Brindisi, Italy.

1 Jun 2010