Press Releases
Red Lion "Turns Up the Heat" with New PAX2C Controller
Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation, today announced that the company has expanded its portfolio of industrial automation solutions with the new PAX2C PID controller, which is designed specifically for the process and temperature control markets. Applications include food & beverage, plastics, packaging, energy, gas, heat treating and glass… Read more »
Green light from the US Department of Energy
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is pleased to announce that its project for exploring the outer limits of battery operations has been selected by the US Department of Energy to receive funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E). “DNV is proud to have our project selected by the US Department of Energy. We are… Read more »
SCHMID’s Extremely Fast Laser Processing with Breakage-Free Automation for PERC Cell Production
SCHMID consistently promotes the industrial use of the SCHOTT Solar licensed PERC processes, which is backed up by the continuous increase in efficiency from the record level of 20.2% in summer 2012 to the current 20.74%. A further process building block after the successful backside passivation using the APCVD is the opening of the passivation… Read more »
Taking a leading position
As one of the industry’s prime operators, Schmid Silicon Technology (SST) GmbH enjoys an enviable reputation and business that is built upon exceeding expectations and unrivalled knowledge. We put the questions to Dr. Burkhard Wehefritz, Director of the company’s Sales Development Department. PES: Welcome to PES magazine. Can you explain a little about your company… Read more »
ISOFOTON and the Saudi Arabian company INDSYS set to develop 300MW photovoltaic projects in Saudi Arabia
• Both companies signed a joint venture agreement. • Saudi Arabia is aiming to install about 14 GW of solar photovoltaic facilities by 2030. • ISOFOTON plans to strengthen its position in the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and India: priority markets for the photovoltaic industry in the coming years. Riyadh/Madrid, September 26th, 2012 ISOFOTON,… Read more »
Dragonback Measurement Method From Pasan Awarded Solar Industry Award 2012
Meyer Burger Group member Pasan SA has won the Solar Industry Award 2012 in the Photovoltaic Tool category for its DragonBackTM measurement method for high efficiency modules at a ceremony held at the 27th EU PVSEC in Frankfurt. The new high efficiency solar cell technologies, including the innovative heterojunction cells from Meyer Burger Technology Ltd… Read more »
Leaner polysilicon industry poised for rebound
Bernreuter Research issues new report on companies, supply and demand After a shakeout of nearly 40 manufacturers, the polysilicon industry will slowly recover from oversupply by 2014. 2015 could already see the harbingers of a new polysilicon shortage. This is one of the conclusions of the new market research report The 2012 Who’s Who of… Read more »
Order for a 2.6 MW solar power plant
– SOLON builds second solar farm in Lübesse – Real-time monitoring via Internet with SOLON Vega system– SOLON has already installed the Lübesse I solar farm (2.5 MW) Berlin, September 27, 2012. After a nationwide call for tenders, SOLON Energy GmbH won the bid to build a second photovoltaic power plant in Lübesse (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). The… Read more »
Highest Quality and Cost Efficiency in Solar Cell Production through Innovative Photoluminescence Inspection
Today’s major challenges in Photovoltaic production are the continuous optimization of solar cell efficiencies and at the same time the reduction of manufacturing costs. ISRA SOLAR VISION, a business unit of ISRA VISION AG, Darmstadt, Germany, provides the complete range of state-of-the-art high-efficiency inspection systems that enable PV manufacturers to master these challenges. With the… Read more »
aleo solar AG ends avim solar joint venture
aleo solar AG [ISIN: DE000A0JM634) ends the avim solar production Co. Ltd. joint venture based in Gaomi, China. The Board of the joint venture decided to dissolve it. Production will be shut down soon at the Gaomi plant, where the joint venture produced solar modules under the brand avim with 246 employees. “Sustainably cost-effective production… Read more »