PV production technology: BTU to unveil new metallization firing furnace at PV Taiwan 2011

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 21:58 (Solarserver)

BTU International Inc. (North Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S.) has announced that it will unveil a new metallization firing system for crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing at the PV Taiwan 2011 trade show in Taipei,Taiwan on October 5th to 7th, 2011. The company's TRITAN HV90 dual-lane metallization firing system offers an increased throughput of 3600 wafers per hour, an edge belt, volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement, and a single zone spike with less than three seconds spike time. Read more

EuPD Research: PV production shifts to Asia

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 21:57 (Solarserver)

Worldwide PV cell production capacities have ramped?up significantly in Asia in the previous years. Whether silicon based PV or thin film, cell production in both segments has increased tremendously in Asian countries particularly in China, Taiwan and Japan. Especially Taiwan has experienced rapid growth, reports the market research company EuPD Research (Bonn, Germany). Whilst the sales market holds no great potential for downstream PV players because installations are limited to 70 MW in 2011 for example, upstream players are showing tremendous growth rates. One of the main reasons is the entry of multinational electronic companies in the PV market with large production Read more

Bakersfield, Fresno enter top five California cities for PV adoption; more homeowners choose lease options

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 21:56 (Solarserver)

On September 28th, 2011 SunRun Inc. (San Francisco, California, U.S.) and PV Solar Report (Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.) released a list of California cities with the highest number of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the first eight months of 2011. The position of San Jose as the leading city, with San Diego in second place and San Francisco in fourth place was unsurprising, given the size, affluence, high level of education and reputation for environmentally awareness in these cities. Read more

German PV project developer Enerparc commissions 27.5 MW PV plant using ReneSola PV modules

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 1:03 (Solarserver)

Enerparc AG (Hamburg, Germany) has completed a 27.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant using ReneSola Ltd. (Jiashan, China) Multi and Virtus high-efficiency PV modules near Heideblick, Germany. The plant was built on 55 hectares of a former Soviet military installation, and was commissioned on September 2nd, 2011. Read more

Empowerhouse team wins first place for affordability in Solar Decathlon

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 1:02 (Solarserver)

On September 27th, 2011, the Empowerhouse team announced that their home design has won first place for affordability in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon, in a tie with Purdue University's (West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.) team. The team's work came in at a final cost estimate of USD 230,000, with Purdue's estimate coming in at roughly USD 250,000. Read more

Eight19 unveils solar powered mobile charging, lighting solution

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 1:01 (Solarserver)

On September 27th, 2011, Eight19 (Cambridge, U.K.) announced a new pay-as-you-go solar-powered mobile phone charging and LED lighting service for customers in the developing world. The company's IndiGo system can be paid for using scratch cards, validated over SMS using a standard mobile phone. Eight19 is currently conducting customer trials with the product in Kenya, and plans a commercial roll-out in early 2012. Read more

Eclipsall Energy Corporation awarded CORE certification for production of PV modules in Ontario

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 21:57 (Solarserver)

The Local Content Assurance Bureau Inc. (LCAB, Toronto, Ontaria) on September 29th, 2011 announced that it has awarded Eclipsall Energy Corp (Toronto) a CORE Certification indicating that their solar photovoltaic (PV) modules (NRG 60 and 72) produced at in their Toronto facility are in accordance with LCAB's Ontario domestic content requirements. The certification comes after the completion of a rigorous, independent review of Eclipsall's manufacturing facilities and products. Read more

SPARQ Systems CEO Praveen Jain gets award from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Sunday, 10.2.2011 - 1:00 (Solarserver)

On September 22nd, 2011, SPARQ Systems Inc. (Kingston, Ontario) announced that President and CEO Praveen Jain has been named the 2011 recipient of the William E. Newell Power Electronics Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award was presented by the IEEE at the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona. The IEEE has 395,000 members in more than 160 countries. Read more