Latest Solar power and photovoltaics News
Tempress Systems receive $37 million in new solar orders in Asia
Amtech Systems, Inc. has announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $37 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia. Including these most recent orders, Amtech’s total solar orders to-date in fiscal 2010 has reached approximately $157 million. Amtech’s fiscal 2010 began October 1, 2009. J.S. Whang, Chief Executive Officer of Am... [more]
London landmark building achieves outstanding BREEAM rating with Megaflo Solar
7 More London is the capital’s first building to be awarded the highest green rating utlising a total of 20 Megaflo Solars - selected to provide the domestic hot water throughout the premises. The solar powered domestic hot water system from Heatrae Sadia has been installed on London’s latest landmark buildings. Situated on the banks of the River Thames, next to Tower Bridge, due to its design and equipment specification 7 More London is the f... [more]
REC to supply solar modules for Singapore's HDB homes
REC has successfully won the 1 MW tender to supply PV panels for residential rooftop installations for HDB homes in 6 precincts against 13 other companies. This is currently the largest single solar panel procurement agreement Singapore has ever completed and will translate into PV panel installations for about 25 housing blocks covering 1.5 times the size of a football field. CEO of HDB, Tay Kim Poh stated “as the public housing agency for S... [more]
Matrix Technologies installs solar array at their headquarters
Matrix Technologies Inc. has made an investment in solar energy at their Maumee, OH headquarters. The new solar array will be installed on the rooftop of the Matrix-owned office building. Matrix Technologies, Inc. engineers will coordinate the installation and integration of the generation equipment. “Our investment in this solar technology reflects on our overall corporate philosophy to help our customers become more efficient in their opera... [more]
First Solar expands in the US utility-scale power market with NextLight Renewable Power acquisition
First Solar, Inc. has completed the acquisition of NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, a solar development firm formed by the inaugural fund of Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in North America’s energy infrastructure. With the NextLight acquisition, First Solar now has power purchase agreements for 2.2 gigawatts of utility-scale solar projects in North America. The transaction represents another strategic step i... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
Global Solar rolls out stick-on solar panels
Flexible thin-film solar modules are designed to be glued to flat commercial rooftops or integrated directly into roofing membrane materials.
JDSU debuts Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology (CPV) for solar power generation
New CPV cell designed to provide highly efficient and cost effective solution for solar system integrators. Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells are designed to capture concentrated sunlight within solar panels for electrical power generation.
JDSU Debuts Concentrated Photovoltaic Technology for Solar Power Generation
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU - News ) (TSX: JDU - News ) today announced availability of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells that are designed to capture concentrated sunlight within solar panels for electrical power generation. The company is working with leading solar system integrators that will use its CPV cells in solar modules installed at power generation ...
Ascent Solar Chairman to Retire at End of Year
THORNTON, Colo.----Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. , a developer of state-of-the-art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that its Chairman, Dr. Mohan Misra, will be retiring from his position on the Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2010.
Matt Reed: Costs keep a limit on energy options
When will "alternative" energy go mainstream? Does manufacturing of solar panels and other "clean energy" gear really have the potential to stabilize Brevard's economy?
Leading Chinese Solar Cell Manufacturer Orders RASIRC Steamers
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RASIRC® Steamers have been sold to a leading solar cell manufacturer in China to improve overall process efficiency by using Steamer-generated ultrapure water vapor for passivation & other processes.
JDSU unveils high-efficiency solar cell
As forecasts suggest that concentrated PV could become a gigawatt-scale market in five years, JDSU officially launches a proprietary high-efficiency cell.
Jenoptik's Lasers And Material Processing Division To Present New Crystalline Photovoltaic Products
The Lasers & Material Processing division of Jenoptik will be from September 6-9, 2010 at the trade fair 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Valencia, Spain - the European industries leading trade fairs for equipment and technology in the photovoltaic industries.
Skyline Installs CPV System in Hawaii
Two months after installing an 80-kW concentrating photovoltaics unit in California, Skyline Solar has put another 22-kW project in the ground in Hawaii.
DuPont to Double Solamet® Production to Meet Surging Solar Energy Market Demand
Metallization Materials Increase Solar Cell Efficiency to Help Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels
