Cyrium Technologies Inc. announced today the introduction of the company’s first commercial product line: QDEC (Quantum Dot Enhanced Cell), a line of high-efficiency concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells for land-based, commercial solar applications.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it will provide approximately 13 megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the Ohgishima Solar Power Plant "Mega Solar System," planned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) with construction by Hitachi, Ltd. Scheduled for completion in 2011, the installation will be one of the largest in Japan, providing electricity for approximately 3,800 homes and off-setting about 5,800 tons of CO2 emissions each year. To promote land-use efficiency, the Kyocera solar modules, covering about 57 acres, will be installed on an artificial island just outside of Tokyo Bay.
Evolution Solar Corp. (PinkSheets:EVSO) today announced that the Company has received a purchase order from an international customer for 8.5MW of mono crystalline solar panels. The purchase order resulted from introductions made by Beacon, Ltd. a Bermuda based consulting firm recently engaged by the Company to assist with the introduction of its renewable energy solutions to the Bermuda market.
Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining colorless, according to Penn State researchers. These cerium-containing phosphate glasses have many commercial applications for use in windows, sunglasses and solar cells.
First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has manufactured and shipped more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of its photovoltaic (PV) solar modules in 2009, becoming the first PV company to attain this production volume in a single year. One gigawatt of solar modules produces enough electricity to serve the needs of approximately 145,000 average American homes and saves roughly 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), one of the world's leading vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") product manufacturers, today announced it has signed a sales agreement ("the agreement") with IBC SOLAR AG ("IBC SOLAR"), one of the leading specialists in PV systems worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli Green Energy has agreed to supply 130 MW of PV modules to IBC SOLAR from the first quarter through the fourth quarter of 2010.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), one of the world's leading vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") product manufacturers, today announced that it has successfully commenced trial production and reached certain key technology and operating milestones at Fine Silicon Co., Ltd. ("Fine Silicon"), its in-house polysilicon manufacturing facility with an annual production capacity of 3,000 metric tons ("MT"). The Company also announced that its total output of PV modules has reached 1 GW since the Company began commercial production in 2002.
Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy company, today announced it has built New York's first solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The solar-powered charging station is the first in New York City and one of only a few in the world.
Notwithstanding the global economic meltdown, the world PV cell and module testers market has remained buoyant. During 2008, PV had witnessed tremendous growth with installation increase in excess of 100 percent. The pulsed testers segment has been progressing steadily, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29.8 percent.
The National Solar Mission (NSM) will drive the solar market development in India. The Mission aims to establish India as a global leader in the field of solar energy by creating favorable policy frameworks for the uptake of solar power across all parts of the country. NSM has an ambitious target of reaching 20 GW of installed solar power by 2022.
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