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Aiko Solar to Construct 8GW PV Cell Capacity, Focusing on Mono-si Bifacial PERC Technology

May 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

A subsidiary of Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd (Aiko Solar) announced to invest RMB 6 billion in the construction of 2.65GW PV cell capacity, which has officially begun. This project scale will ultimately reach 8GW and will be mainly for high-efficiency products. This subsidiary set up in Yiwu, China is a wholly-owned subsidiary that […]

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In jobs push, PM prioritises solar gear manufacture, drives ethanol blending

May 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised that manufacturing of solar equipment should be given priority to drive employment generation. In an official statement after a meeting to review the progress of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Power, Renewable Energy and Housing sectors, Modi also said that setting up of second generation bio-ethanol refineries should be expedited, to […]

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New material may double solar cell efficiency

May 10, 2017 Anand Gupta

In a breakthrough, scientists have identified a new crystalline material that could replace silicon and double the efficiency of solar cells without a significant cost increase. Conventional solar cells are at most one-third efficient, a limit known to scientists as the Shockley-Queisser Limit. The new material, a crystalline structure that contains both inorganic materials (iodine […]

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A new production line for the manufacturing of high efficiency Day4 solar cells

May 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

Solbian Energie Alternative srl, world manufacturing leader of crystalline silicon flexible solar panels, has official inaugurated a new production line for the production of high efficiency “Day4” solar cells in Avigliana, Torino (Italy). The installation process for the Day4 cell production lines has been commenced last September 2016 in Solbian manufacturing site in Avigliana, and […]

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REC Silicon Minutes From Annual General Meeting 2017

May 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

: The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon) was held on May 3, 2017 at 16:00 CET. The minutes from the Annual General Meeting recording the resolutions made are enclosed hereto and are also available on REC Silicon’s website www.recsilicon.com. 913,942,229 shares were represented at the general meeting. This includes 171,713,333 shares represented […]

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REC Silicon sees hope for resolving China solar dispute under Trump

May 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

A three-year-old trade row with Beijing over polysilicon used in solar panels could be resolved soon as the Trump administration looks to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China, the chief executive of REC Silicon (REC.OL) said on Wednesday. China imposed tariffs on, and later banned, imports of solar-grade U.S. polysilicon in 2014, shutting U.S. […]

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Here’s What Government Testing Tells Us About Solar PV Module Performance

May 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

How quickly are solar modules degrading? The data to measure performance is continues to improve. Government researchers have been monitoring degradation rates closely over the years. And they’re starting to accumulate the data all in one place. Degradation reviews by NREL of field test studies have confirmed 0.5-0.6 percent median degradation rates per year for […]

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REC Silicon First Quarter 2017 Results

May 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon) reported first quarter revenues of USD 57.5 million, down from USD 80.4 million in the previous quarter. The corresponding EBITDA during the first quarter was USD 4.6 million compared to USD 4.9 million in the previous quarter. The company also reported a March 31, 2017 cash balance of USD 80.9 million. This represents […]

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Natcore Surpasses 20% Efficiency Milestone With Innovative Laser-Based Solar Cell Structure

May 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc.have achieved an efficiency of 20.7% in their latest demonstration solar cell. Their result has received independent confirmation at the NanoPower Research Lab of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Natcore’s device efficiency has now increased by more than three absolute percent since June, when the company announced an efficiency of 17.5%. At […]

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Intevac Announces First Quarter 2017 Financial Results

May 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVAC) recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2017. First Quarter Highlights Revenues recognized on INTEVAC VERTEX™ volume production systems for display cover panel; Follow-on order received for 12 ENERGi™ solar ion implant systems for 1-Gigawatt capacity expansion; Stronger non-system order activity in our core HDD (hard disk […]

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