Press Releases
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 »
Gptech Strengthens Its Position In United States After Solar Power International
• The number of North American companies that visit the stand grows• Interest in the PVWD family of inverters and in the Advanced Power Integrated Stations Madrid, 25th of September or 2012. GPtech has ended satisfied its participation at Solar Power International 2012, which took place in Orlando (Florida), from 11th to 13th of September…. Read more »
Canadian Solar Inc Achieves 211 Cell Efficiency Using New Advanced Technical Concept Based On Mercks Isishape And Renas Inclean Technology
Merck announced today that the Selective Emitter concept based on Merck’s and RENA’s new advanced technology is being implemented in Canadian Solar Inc.’s (CSI) high-efficiency solar cell production. With this, CSI achieved 21.1% cell efficiency according to in-house testing. Merck’s isishape® pastes ensure homogeneous and well controllable etching, leading to an efficiency gain of 0.5%…. Read more »
Reducing the Cost of Thin Film Solar Module Production through Process Optimization
At the EU PVSEC DAS Environmental Expert GmbH will present its new technologies for waste gas abatement that will significantly reduce production costs in the solar industry. Dresden/ Frankfurt am Main, September 24, 2012. DAS Environmental Expert GmbH, headquartered in Dresden, supports companies in the solar industry in significantly lowering their production costs. The environmental… Read more »
