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Heraeus Photovoltaics and Tongwei Solar Join Forces to Develop New Generations of Solar Cell Technologies

Heraeus Photovoltaics, the supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced that it has established a cooperation agreement with Tongwei Solar on the R&D and applications of new-generation solar cell technologies, including black silicon, PERC technology and other high-efficiency technologies. Based in Chengdu, China, Tongwei Solar is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of […]

Meyer Burger continues its leadership of PERC market with innovative expansion of its industrialized MAiA® production platform

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd today announced the successful launch of its new MAiA® EVO system as well as the receipt of an order for the first MAiA® EVO from LONGi Solar Technology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. The innovative MAiA® EVO combines the advantages of the […]

And now, bifacials make a dent

That solar power prices have fallen to historic lows — to ₹2.44 a kWhr, in one instance, well below the prices of conventional energy — seems to have done little to deter the optimists from anticipating further declines. The International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that solar prices could come down by as much as 60 […]

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Signs New Contract for Delivery of Several Vacuum Sputtering Machines for CIGS Solar Modules

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Signs New Contract for Delivery of Several Vacuum Sputtering Machines for CIGS Solar Modules. The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES) signed a contract with a German customer for the delivery of several vacuum sputtering machines. The machines are an integral component for the customer’s specific manufacturing process for the production of CIGS thin-film […]

Next Energy Technologies Awarded $2.5 Million From the US Department of Energy to Commercialize Low-Cost Transparent Solar Cells

Next Energy Technologies Inc. (NEXT), a solar technology company developing transparent energy harvesting coatings for seamless integration into commercial windows, announced that they were selected to receive a $2,500,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, to be matched by NEXT for a total project budget of $5,000,000. NEXT’s soluble small molecule (SSM)-organic […]

Centrotherm’s subsidiary FHR Anlagenbau was awarded a major contract by Manz AG for the delivery of inline coating technology for CIGS solar module

Blaubeuren, July 13, 2017 – centrotherm’s subsidiary FHR Anlagenbau GmbH has been awarded by Manz AG (Reutlingen) to deliver a number of sputtering systems for the manufacture of high-efficiency CIGS thin-film solar modules. The systems are to be delivered in 2018 and commissioned in two fully integrated factories in China. The latter are part of […]