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World Class Flowers to Reduce Electricity Costs with New Solar Energy System

World Class Flowers expects to reduce its electricity costs by more than $130,000 and generate close to $600,000 in SREC revenue over the next five years, with its new solar energy system installed by Mercury Solar Systems.

10 Mar 2010

Overview of Global Solar PV Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/123685/solar_photovoltaic) has announced the addition of the "Solar Photovoltaic Cell Market Report: 2010 Edition" report to their offering. Solar photo...

10 Mar 2010

Yingli Green Energy to Develop New Manufacturing Facility for PV Cell Production

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced a 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline silicon-based manufacturing capacity expansion project at its Baoding headquarters.

9 Mar 2010

XsunX Reaches Significant Milestone with Hybrid Chamber Design

XsunX, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, today announced the company has reached a significant milestone in its development process: the completion of a co-evaporation processing chamber design that combines several thermal evaporation techniques in one unified process to produce the CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide) solar cell's absorber layer.

9 Mar 2010

Enovos, Avelar Energy Announce Joint Venture Agreement to Develop PV Plants

On 3 March 2010, Enovos Luxembourg SA and Avelar Energy Ltd. (based in Zurich), signed a contract to form a joint venture under the name 'Aveleos S.A.'.

8 Mar 2010

Kyocera Brings New KD215GH-2PU Solar Module to German Market

The Japanese technology corporation Kyocera, one of the leading manufacturers in the photovoltaic field, is bringing a new solar module from the successful KD series onto the market. With its high nominal output, extreme stability under mechanical pressure and optimized junction box, the new KD215GH-2PU fulfils high requirements in every field.

6 Mar 2010

Showa Shell Solar Renamed as Solar Frontier; Opens Office in Munich

Japanese solar company Showa Shell Solar has announced a new investment in Germany. Along with the company's renaming to Solar Frontier, the CIS (copper-indium-selenium) photovoltaic module manufacturer will open its first European office in Munich in 2010.

6 Mar 2010

Silicon Nanowires offer an Economically Viable Solution for Trapping Sunlight

Solar cells made from silicon are projected to be a prominent factor in future renewable green energy equations, but so far the promise has far exceeded the reality.

5 Mar 2010

FLS Energy's 555 kW Project Utilizes Suniva's High-Powered Solar Modules

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced the commissioning of the Evergreen Solar Farm in Canton, North Carolina, with partner FLS Energy.

5 Mar 2010

Patent Landscape Analysis of Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells Field

IP Overview presents a patent landscape analysis of the Photovoltaic Thin Film Cells field.

5 Mar 2010

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics