GE Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that United Solar Ovonic (United Solar), a world leader in the manufacturing of flexible solar modules located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, has standardized on GE’s Proficy® software platform to reduce scrap, increase throughput and lower the cost of manufacturing thin-film photovoltaic laminates. The Proficy software, which includes Operations Management, HMI/SCADA and Reporting modules, will allow the company to improve the quality of its product while taking cost out of its operations.
Inovateus Solar, a leading distributor and integrator of cutting-edge solar power solutions, is now offering informative videos on YouTube. The team at Inovateus Solar recognized a need for podcasts focused on solar energy to inform viewers of the latest innovations. Five episodes are available on Inovateus Solar's PVpowerUP channel on You Tube:
SunRun, the nation’s leading provider of home solar power, announced today that it has received an additional commitment of tax equity from a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) that is part of the financing needed to develop $90 million in residential solar installations in 2010. The funding allows SunRun to offer affordable solar to more homeowners in new and existing states. This new funding is in addition to the first round of project financing provided by U.S. Bancorp in November 2008, one year after SunRun launched the nation’s first residential power purchase agreement (PPA). U.S. Bancorp is the parent of U.S. Bank, the sixth largest commercial bank in America.
Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA. Made up of nearly 3,000 roof-mounted solar panels, this system will convert sunlight into electricity and supply power to Buckman’s warehouse and production facilities. The project is being developed by one of Pennsylvania’s leading electrical construction and renewable energy firms, Metro-Tek Electrical Services.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER), the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced it has signed an agreement with Endesa in Spain to install 3.0 MWp of UNI-SOLAR(®) photovoltaic (PV) laminates on the rooftops of two Coca-Cola Company buildings in Seville.
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Belgium-based Enfinity. Under terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 50 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to Enfinity in 2010.
The Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world's leading supplier of engineered substrates for the microelectronics industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Concentrix Solar GmbH ("Concentrix"), a leading provider of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems.
2009 Deep Research Report on Global and China Solar Cell and Module Industry was published in Dec 2009. It is a deep research report on the global and china solar cell and solar module industry. In this report the following information was included:
Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar power efficiency, the authors report in the current online edition of Applied Physics Letters.
BTU International (Nasdaq: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes to the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced it received approximately $5.5 million in orders from Asia/Pacific customers for BTU solar processing equipment. The majority of the equipment will be used for contact formation in a new high efficiency process for the manufacture of silicon solar cells. The balance of the ordered equipment consists of current-generation metallization systems. Revenue recognition for these orders is expected during the first half of 2010.
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