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Meyer Burger awarded further contract for around CHF 15 million from an existing customer for the industry-leading MB PERC cell upgrade technology

Continued success for MB PERC: Meyer Burger awarded further contract for around CHF 15 million from an existing customer for the industry-leading MB PERC cell upgrade technology. The demand for Meyer Burger’s MB PERC cell upgrade technology continues with a contract from an existing Asian customer for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 […]

Solar-Tectic LLC develops inexpensive sapphire glass with MOHS 8 for anti-scratch and other purposes

In 2015 Solar-Tectic LLC (“ST”) announced plans to develop sapphire glass (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solar-tectic-llc-to-develop-new-sapphire-glass-material-in-2015-300016067.html). Today ST announced that it has succeeded in developing this sapphire glass using its patent pending technique which was reported on in Materials Letters, a peer reviewed journal (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X14015572). The new sapphire glass technique involves the deposition of a highly transparent crystalline Al2O3 […]

LONGi Invests in Extra 10GW Mono-si Wafer Capacity in China

Mono-si wafer market share has gradually risen up. This result is highly related to China’s governmental policies, production capacities, and leading manufacturers’ strategies. As a major supplier, LONGi has been one of the spotlights amid the mono-si boom. LONGi recently announced its annual financial report for 2016 and showed an outstanding performance. Meanwhile, it plans […]

Monocrystal unveils a new back-side silver solution to PERC

Monocrystal, a leading global supplier of PV metallization pastes and synthetic sapphire, today announced the release of its new MY-655 back-side silver metallization paste for Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) solar cells. MY-655 was specially developed to address the current market demand for high-efficiency products, and features up to 0.05% efficiency gain. The paste has […]

WACKER to Raise Prices for Silicone Products

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, is raising its prices for silicone polymers, silicone fluids and silicones from further production stages as of April 1, 2017. Depending on product family, region and business field, the price increase ranges between 10 and 20 percent, if permitted by existing customer contracts. This measure is necessitated by rising raw-material […]

Engineered Material Systems to Showcase CA-150 Series Conductive Adhesives for Next-Generation Solar Modules at the SNEC PV Power Expo

Engineered Material Systems, Inc. (EMS), a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, announces the introduction of its new CA-150 Series Snap Cure, Low Cost Conductive Adhesive for stringing and shingling crystalline silicon and Heterojunction solar modules. The new conductive adhesive will be displayed in Hall W3, booths 806/807 at the SNEC […]