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M10 Industries AG’s Kubus passes 72-hour stress test on the first attempt

February 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

The first two high-performance tabber stringers made by M10 Industries AG, based in Freiburg im Breisgau, have successfully passed Indian module manufacturer Emmvee’s site acceptance test. These two tabber stringers will enable the Bangalore based photovoltaic company to increase its annual capacity by 340 megawatts. The Kubus MTS 5000 stringer, winner of the Intersolar Award […]

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Dyesol Ltd (ASX:DYE) Awarded $2.5 Million Grant for Commercialising Perovskite Solar Cell Technology

February 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

Dyesol Limited is pleased to advise that it has been awarded a $2.5 million grant under the Cooperative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) programme. The grant is administered by the Australian Department of Industry. The funding support is for an 18 month project titled, “Large Area Perovskite Photovoltaic Material Coating on Glass Substrate” and complements Dyesol’s Major […]

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J. v. G. Thoma GmbH completes two new robot layups for DESERT solar panel production in Turkey

February 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

J. v. G. Thoma, the Bavarian-based solar power specialists, are pleased to announce the final acceptance of two robot layups for DESERT solar panel production in Turkey that will create 240 MW of solar panels in total. The compact robot layups, which are now ready for packing and transport, load the glass onto the panels […]

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Daqo New Energy Announces Initial Production at Its New Phase 3A Polysilicon Facility in Xinjiang to Increase Polysilicon Capacity to 18,000 MT Per Annum

February 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

Daqo New Energy Corp., a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, recently announced that it has commenced initial production at the Phase 3A polysilicon facility located on its Xinjiang polysilicon manufacturing site. All the construction and installation work related to Phase 3A was completed by the end of 2016. With […]

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Aurora Solar Technologies Receives Order from NEXXERGY for Cell Optimization System in China

February 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received an order from NEXXERGY International Ltd., Hong Kong, an affiliate of the EXXERGY Group, for a portable Decima 3T with Veritas software for solar cell production characterization after diffusion and process optimization. The order will be deployed by a confidential customer in mainland China […]

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Reliability of TPedge PV Modules Successfully Tested

February 8, 2017 Anand Gupta

The TPedge concept reduces the material and production costs of PV modules, since encapsulation foils and the lamination process are no longer needed. At the same time, the aging stability of the PV module increases appreciably. In the project “TPedge,” researchers at Fraunhofer ISE together with their partners have developed processes so that the innovative […]

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Pricol commissions greenfield manufacturing plant in Pune

February 4, 2017 Anand Gupta

The new facility incorporates green concepts of solar power and Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) air conditioning. Roof-top solar panels fulfil 40% of the daily power requirement. The production lines are designed on lean manufacturing principles with an improved layout for streamlined material flow to ensure quality consistency and material efficiency. The company expects the state-of-the-art […]

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WACKER hits new sales high, lifts EBITDA and boosts cash flow in 2016

February 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

After a good fourth quarter, Wacker Chemie AG achieved its sales target for full-year 2016 and exceeded its earnings expectations. According to preliminary calculations, the Munich-based chemical group generated total sales of €5.4 billion during the reporting year (2015: €5.3 billion). That was about 2 percent above the 2015 figure. The increase was primarily attributable […]

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Panasonic Establishes Company to Manufacture, Sell Solar Cells for North American Market

February 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

Panasonic Corporation will establish Panasonic Eco Solutions Solar New York America, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, to manufacture and sell solar cells for the North American market on February 1, 2017 in Buffalo, New York, in the US. The new Panasonic company will manufacture and sell high-efficiency solar cells and modules from the […]

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SolAero Technologies Invests in Satellite Solar Panel Manufacturing Capabilities

February 3, 2017 Anand Gupta

SolAero Technologies Corp. (SolAero), a leading provider of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products, announced a $10 million program investment to augment its existing solar panel production capabilities in support of the growing market for commercial satellite constellations. This significant commitment includes the construction of a new 40,000 square foot facility […]

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