Motech is latest solar cell company to sign nanosilicon ink development deal with Innovalight

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 20:58 (PV-Tech)

Nanosilicon ink developer and manufacturer Innovalight has signed another deal with a solar cell manufacturer. Taiwan-based Motech is the latest company?and the first located outside the Chinese mainland?to join forces with the Silicon Valley firm to develop high-performance photovoltaic cells using the inks. Read more

Top 10 PV-Tech product reviews of 2010

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 17:39 (PV-Tech)

In our review of the Top 10 most viewed products on the PV-Tech website the diversity in the list is refreshing and covers a wide-range of subjects from solar cell metallization pastes to modules and inverters. Read more

BAM Solar installs United Solar modules on Royal Caribbean ship

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 12:33 (PV-Tech)

United Solar has installed 80kW of its Uni-Solarbrand modules on Royal Caribbean?s Allure of the Seas cruise ship, reports Design-Build Solar. The modules cover 2,000 m2 and will generate 111,108kWh of electricity annually for the ship?s shopping area. Read more

First Solar buys RayTracker, adds single-axis tracker, balance-of-systems technology

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 23:56 (PV-Tech)

First Solar has acquired Idealab operating company RayTracker, a photovoltaic panel tracking technology and balance-of-systems firm based in Pasadena, CA. RayTracker?s team will join First Solar?s engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) group, and the acquired company?s customers will be transitioned to its new parent. Read more

5MW Project in Tennessee Will Use 761 Solar FlexRacks

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 20:05 (Renewable Energy World)

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO ? The most innovative product ever introduced for mounting photovoltaic solar panels has once again been selected for a new solar array project. Read more

Order Focus: GT Solar nabs $37.5M order from Nexolon for next-generation silicon ingot tool

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 18:54 (PV-Tech)

GT Solar International has received the first order for its new DSS650 multicrystalline-silicon ingot growth system from Korea-based PV manufacturer Nexolon. The deal is valued at $37.5 million. Read more

Why India Will be a Leader in CSP

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 16:37 (Renewable Energy World)

Over the last couple of years, there has been very little talk of India becoming one of the biggest markets for concentrating solar power (CSP). Today, however, many factors are coming together which show me that the country will start to lead the industry. Read more

Sky Solar to build 3MW solar plant in Sobral, Brazil

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 13:51 (PV-Tech)

Sky Solar has signed an agreement with the Brazilian city of Sobral to build a 3MW PV plant. Construction work on the project is scheduled to start some time in 2011. Read more

ET Solar signs module supply contract with ZEN Technologies

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 11:53 (PV-Tech)

ET Solar has signed a contract to supply ZEN Technologies with 12MW of its black mono-crystalline PV modules. In order to remain competitive in the Australian market, the modules have been designed with aesthetics in mind and will be shipped in the first half of 2011. Read more

Watford-based school wins British Gas solar system

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 11:35 (Solarpowerportal)

St Michael's Catholic High School, in High Elms Lane, Watford has fended off 1,000 other schools in the UK to win the nationwide solar power competition sponsored by British Gas. Read more

Solar Energy International Leads Renewable Energy Tour to Cuba

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

2006 was "The Year of the Energy Revolution" in Cuba. Government Ministries and NGOs developed a nationwide plan focused on energy efficiency and independence. The entire electrical system was upgraded, efficient appliances were distributed among the citizenry, and cadres of young social workers went from house to house in every community teaching energy efficient methods of home maintenance. Cuba became the first country in the world to completely phase out incandescent light bulbs. Read more

JA Solar?s Yong Liu selected company?s newest member of the board

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 0:49 (PV-Tech)

Immediately effective, Yong Liu, current JA Solar Holdings CTO and senior VP of the company?s manufacturing and R&D sites, has been appointed as the company?s newest board member. He joined JA Solar in July 2008 as its general manager for the Yangzhou manufacturing site. Read more

U.S. Does Not Have Infrastructure To Consume More Ethanol

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 19:47 (Renewable Energy World)

The United States doesn't have the infrastructure to meet the federal mandate for renewable fuel use with ethanol but could meet the standard with significant increases in cellulosic and next-generation biofuels, according to a Purdue University study. Read more

Is the Hornet Our Key to Renewable Energy?

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 19:39 (Renewable Energy World)

As every middle-school child knows, in the process of photosynthesis, plants take the sun's energy and convert it to electrical energy. Now a Tel Aviv University team has demonstrated how a member of the animal kingdom, the Oriental hornet, takes the sun's energy and converts it into electric power -- in the brown and yellow parts of its body -- as well. Read more

Applied Materials taps Omkaram Nalamasu as new CTO

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 19:28 (PV-Tech)

Applied Materials has promoted Omkaram ?Om? Nalamasu to the position of chief technology officer for the company. Nalamasu, who previously served as deputy CTO, will replace Mark Pinto, who will continue in his role as executive VP/GM of Applied?s Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) and Display groups. Read more

Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Now In Effect (For Now?)

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 17:36 (Renewable Energy World)

Despite the pending legal challenges and the many months of buildup and speculation about EPA's authority (or not) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs") under the existing Clean Air Act framework, the nation's first GHG permit requirements are in effect as of Monday, January 2, 2011. Read more

PV julist and juwi complete 7.4MW Goodyear Dunlop roof installation

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 15:23 (PV-Tech)

PV julist and juwi have finished work on a 7.4MW rooftop installation at Goodyear Dunlop?s logistics centre in Philippsburg, Germany. The system is the world?s third largest roof array and has the capacity to generate 7.3 million kWh of electricity every year. Read more

Redland BIPV tile exceeds output expectations

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 12:59 (Solarpowerportal)

Redland’s newly introduced PV tile system is proving its effectiveness by generating more power than anticipated in computer modelling, reaching 3.4kW of electricity at peak output at one of its first UK installations for roofing contractors Steadfast Roofing. Read more

Daqo New Energy revises Q4 guidance; announces plans for new polysilicon facility

Friday, 1.7.2011 - 0:45 (PV-Tech)

Daqo New Energy has revised its guidance for its 2010 fourth quarter, marking an improvement over what the company previously forecasted for the period that ended on December 31. Combining customer orders with product deliveries, Daqo New Energy approximates that its fourth quarter shipments of polysilicon are between 930MT and 950MT, far above the 825MT to 850MT the company previously predicted. Read more