Recurrent Energy, an independent power producer and a leading developer of solar power projects, announced today that it has been awarded 144.5 MWac (165 MWstc) of distributed solar power projects by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) under a new Feed-in Tariff program that is part of the landmark Green Energy and Green Economy Act.
CNPV Solar Power SA, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules that designs, manufactures and supplies highly efficient and cost effective crystalline solar photovoltaic modules, today announced that its polycrystalline PV modules were ranked among the top two in China and top six in global PV modules based on performance and defects comparison rating in a test conducted by Oko-Test consumer magazine in Germany together with the testing laboratory of another journal called Photon.
Flat solar photovoltaic panels are becoming more widespread, but the power they produce varies over the course of the day as the sun’s position changes — unless the panels are mounted on tracking systems to keep them pointed sunward, which adds complexity and expense.
Wake Forest University has received the first patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of today's flat cells at a fraction of the cost.
Applied Quantum Technology (AQT), a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells, today announced that it has secured $10 million in venture funding. The latest investment from the original investor syndicate and additional undisclosed investors will be used to build out AQT’s first manufacturing line, to be located in Silicon Valley, and to aggressively expand the company’s staff in anticipation of full-scale production over the next 12 months. This funding round, which has completed its initial close, raises the total amount of funds that AQT has attracted to date to almost $15 million.
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, signed a three-year contract with imec to perform joint research on next generations of crystalline silicon solar cells.
Based on its recent analysis of the solar power industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH (AZUR SPACE) with the "2009 World Solar Power Industry Growth Leadership Award." AZUR SPACE has carved a niche for itself in the field of space and terrestrial solar cell applications by providing high-performance solar cells. The company's Si and GaAs solar cells are renowned for their unmatched quality and efficiency rates. In fact, AZUR SPACE is the sole producer of GaAs cells in Europe and only one of the three producers of this cell, worldwide.
Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading global provider of precision metrology solutions for scientific and industrial markets, today announced the ContourGT™ Surface Metrology Product Family, Veeco’s 10th generation of precision, non-contact, 3D optical surface profilers that delivers up to 10x capacity and throughput improvements over other systems on demanding surface measurements and analyses, enabling new levels of efficiency and capability.
As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the company's impact on the environment, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has announced it will install more than 500 solar panels on a portion of the roof of the company's headquarters in Springfield, Mass.
Arizona Public Service received approval Thursday from the Arizona Corporation Commission for the Community Power Project in Flagstaff, a pilot program that will bring solar panels to the rooftops of homes and businesses.
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