Press Releases
Somont wins industry award for innovative new soldering table – CONSOL
Somont GmbH, a company within the Meyer Burger Technology Ltd group has won the Solar Industry Award 2011 in the category „PV Process Improvement”. The specialist in solar cell connection technology has been recognised for its new soldering table for the semi-automatic connection of solar cells. Module manufacturers will be able to save valuable time… Read more »
aleo solar AG appoints sales professional Shane Messer as Vice President to reinforce its presence in the US photovoltaic market
aleo solar AG today announced that it has appointed Shane Messer as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing of aleo solar North America Inc.; he has also been appointed General Manager of this US subsidiary. He began his duties on August 1, 2011 and has operational responsibility for the company’s performance and development in… Read more »
DuPont Introduces New Protective Backsheet Technology for Photovoltaic Modules, Signs Licensing Agreement with Taiflex
DuPont Photovoltaic Fluoromaterials (DuPont) announced it has developed a new backsheet technology designed to enhance the quality and manufacturability of crystalline silicon solar modules by improving adhesion to encapsulants, resistance to ultraviolet (UV) light and enabling faster throughput in the backsheet production process. The company has recently signed a licensing agreement with Taiflex Scientific, who… Read more »
DuPont Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Heraeus
Complaint Alleges Infringement of Patent Relating to DuPontTM Solamet® Photovoltaic Metallization Paste Technology DuPont today filed a lawsuit against Heraeus Holding GmbH and Heraeus Materials Technology, LLC for allegedly infringing a DuPont patent related to its front-side metallization paste materials used in solar cell technology. In its federal court filing here today, DuPont alleged that… Read more »
Solon Solar Modules Achieve Excellent Results In Pid Test Industry Initiative For Developing Standard Test Kicked Off
Potential induced degradation (PID) is one of the main causes if a solar power plant’s performance diminishes over the course of its service life. Several solar manufacturers have now partnered up with renowned German testing institutes to launch a new initiative to prepare standard module tests for this phenomenon, which has been the subject of… Read more »
wpd is ready to invest in Finland
The newly elected government of Finland has recently decided to promote offshore wind power. The wpd Group management team is meeting today with several Finnish ministers and state secretaries to discuss the Suurhiekka offshore wind farm which is currently in the pipeline and set to be realised in the coming years. Dr. Gernot Blanke, CEO… Read more »
GP Solar Press Release: New Product Line GP Solar Inspect CHROME at EUPVSEC
At this year’s 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC: 5. – 8. September 2011 in Hamburg) GP Solar GmbH presents its latest product line for inline measuring technology with numerous hardware and software improvements. A proprietary development in the field of camera optics enables optimized defect detection by spectral analysis of… Read more »
Working with Sunshine: Merck at the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg
– isishape® cutting-edge technology supports smart and simple processes in solar cell production– Launch of livionTM as a brand for dedicated DSSC electrolytes– Presentation of the first large-size glass-based screen-printed DSSC solar panel prototype from Fraunhofer ISE containing Solarpur® materials Darmstadt, September 1, 2011 – Merck KGaA will be exhibiting its latest material developments for… Read more »
Eurotron Equipment Producing The Worlds First Mwt Mono Iec Certified Module
During the upcoming PV SEC, Eurotron will show the world’s first MWT-mono IEC-61215 certified module on their booth (Hall A4 / Booth A16). This module has been developed and produced by TSC Solar BV, The Netherlands. It shows a 19% cell efficiency resulting in an impressive encapsulated module efficiency of 18,1%. Development of the MWT… Read more »
