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Imec Begins PRIMA Project to Integrate Metal Nanostructures in Solar Cell Production

Imec announces that it has started work, together with its project partners, on PRIMA, a project under the EU’s 7th framework program for ICT (FP7).

From imec Inc. 30 Mar 2010

Assyce Selects First Solar's Modules for its PV Power Plant in Spain

The Spanish system integrator, Assyce Fotovoltaica, is constructing the largest First Solar free-field solar power plant in Extremadura, with a capacity of more than 26 MWp.

30 Mar 2010

Students Receive First Place at ORNL Global Venture Challenge for New Solar Solution

Graduate students from the University of Arkansas and the University of Maryland received first place at the 2010 Global Venture Challenge that was hosted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory March 24-26.

29 Mar 2010

Spire Announces 100th SLP Solar Simulator Shipment to Saflex

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey manufacturing lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and solar systems, announced today that it has shipped its 100th Spi-Sun Simulator™ 4600 SLP to Saflex Solar Encapsulants (Saflex), a unit of Solutia Inc., located in Springfield, MA.

26 Mar 2010

Mitsubishi Installs 62kW PV System at Toyo Suisan's Factory in Japan

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has completed installation of a 62 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) system at Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.'s Kanto Factory in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

26 Mar 2010

NREL Collaborates with 3M to Develop New Solar Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a series of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with 3M, the St. Paul, Minn.-based technology company.

26 Mar 2010

STEMMER IMAGING Introduces New Cameras Featuring Solar Sensor

A new range of cameras from STEMMER IMAGING use a sensor based on solar cell technology to allow imaging from scenes which simultaneously contain both very light and very dark areas.

26 Mar 2010

GPEC Announces Joint Research Project on Organic Photovoltaic Technology

Global Photonic Energy Corporation (“GPEC”), a leading developer of a sustainable Organic Photovoltaic (OPV™) technology, said today that its research partner at the University of Michigan has secured a joint research project funded by Dankook University (“DKU”) and the South Korean government.

26 Mar 2010

Suntech Power Installs 1MW Solar Plant for Resort Casino in California

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels, today announced that it has completed a 1 megawatt (MW) solar installation for Harrah's Rincon Casino in Southern California, a top resort-gaming destination.

25 Mar 2010

Flextronics to Manufacture Solar Modules for Q-Cells

Flextronics today announced that it has entered into an agreement to produce solar modules for Q-Cells SE, one of the world's largest solar cell producers.

25 Mar 2010