Month: September 2011

SunSi Energies Ships First Trichlorosilane Order Outside of China

SunSi Energies Ships First Trichlorosilane (TCS) Order Outside of China Nitol Solar, Russia’s Largest Polysilicon Producer, Purchases Initial Order SunSi Energies, Inc. (“SunSi”), a specialty chemical provider to the solar industry, announced today that Russia-based Nitol Solar, one of the world’s largest polysilicon producers, has purchased 117 metric tons of trichlorosilane (TCS) from SunSi’s Wendeng… Read more »

Leading Photovoltaic Module Manufacturers Adopt Dupont Solamet Metallizations For Higher Efficiency Solar Cells And Modules

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) recently added two key accounts, Sunways AG and Heckert Solar AG, to a growing list of leading photovoltaic manufacturers using DuPontTM Solamet® PV17x photovoltaic metallization pastes to produce higher efficiency solar cells and modules. Since their introduction in February 2011, Solamet® PV17x series photovoltaic metallizations have repeatedly proven they enable higher… Read more »

razil wind power taking off, industry seeks long-term policy

Wind power deployment in Brazil is set to exceed 5,000 MW by 2013, a five-fold increase from the current installed capacity, according to a study undertaken by the Global Wind Energy Council in cooperation with the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEólica), with support from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). The Summary Report… Read more »

Dow Introduces ENLIGHT DC-8300 Coolant for Diamond Wire Ingot Squaring

Dow Introduces ENLIGHTTM DC-8300 Coolant for Diamond Wire Ingot Squaring: Coolant Offers Cost Savings, Manufacturing Efficiency and Sustainability • Easy cleaning. • Reduced thickness variables (TV).• Good environmental profile.• Product to be officially unveiled at 26th EU PVSEC Conference: Hall A4, Stand B2. The Dow Chemical Company has introduced a diamond wire ingot squaring coolant… Read more »