Press Releases
Targray Adds High Quality Silicon Carbide Wafer Slicing Powder to Solar Materials Portfolio
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 23rd, 2012-Targray Technology International announces that it has entered into the start of an Asian distribution agreement with Washington Mills AS for the exclusive distribution of its CARBOREX silicon carbide product in Taiwan. Washington Mills AS is one of the world’s largest producers of high quality micro grits and sub-micron powders,… Read more »
MECASOLAR delivers 343 MW in trackers and structures in 2011
MECASOLAR, a multinational company that designs, manufactures and supplies solar trackers, fixed structures and foundation screws, delivered 5,169 solar trackers, equivalent to 61.4 MW, and fixed structures for 203 PV solar projects in 2001. Italy, Spain, US, Canada, Greece and UK were MECASOLAR’s main markets. The firm’s solar trackers and fixed structures have also been… Read more »
Electroluminescence Inspection in Module Production
The quality of the cells used and the production processes in module production have a considerable influence on the resulting electrical performance of the solar module. This performance is reduced by defects, such as cracks, inactive areas which are not detectable by conventional inspection systems. By using electro-luminescence inspection from VITRONIC, all defect areas are… Read more »
SEMA and SMTA Solar Manufacturing and Reliability Conference Program Announced
SEMA and SMTA announce the finalized program for the Solar Manufacturing & Reliability Conference, which will take place from March 22-23, 2012 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. The program will consist of presentations and discussions focusing on the reliability testing of PV modules, covering gaps and where future work needs to be… Read more »
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Collaborates with Yingli Green Energy on High Efficiency Solar Technology
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (“Yingli Green Energy” or “Yingli”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, are collaborating to advance technology for higher efficiency solar cells, new module manufacturing processes and innovative component designs. Through technical collaboration, the two companies… Read more »
Ecotricity ‘seas’ potential of wave-power
Green energy company Ecotricity is broadening its Wind and Solar stable, by adding the power of the Sea to make Green Electricity. The Gloucestershire-based business will on Monday (23 January) announce it is developing a radical wave power device called Searaser – which it believes can address two of the biggest barriers to the deployment… Read more »
Natural Power Appointed As Owners Engineer On 205mw Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm
Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer at Sixpenny Wood wind farm for AES Wind Generation, a subsidiary of the energy company AES Corporation. Construction on the farm, located in East Riding of Yorkshire, is expected to commence in February 2012 and will comprise of 10 REpower 2.05MW… Read more »
Donauer Solartechnik opens branch in Oman
Specialist distributor Donauer Solartechnik is opening a branch in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on 1 February. The solar company from Gilching near Munich is a partner in the joint venture with Saleh Ahmed Al Badi, who will direct the Donauer branch in Muscat. Previously, he was member of the executive board of Haya Water,… Read more »
Flexible and in three languages: Vario releases its solar calculator for Android in English, German and Italian
The solar yield calculator app of Vario green energy is now available for Android smartphones. An iPhone version of it already exists. House and roof owners can calculate with the free app on their mobile phone, which yield a photovoltaic power plant would generate and how much CO² they can save. The program is available… Read more »
First Trinamount Installation in Europe Completed
Trina Solar, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the completion of the first Trinamount installation in Europe. Sundog Energy, an authorized distribution partner of Trina Solar in the UK, installed the 50KWp PV system in the… Read more »
