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PERC cells: production costs down, efficiency up

May 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

A large part of the red light (long wave) penetrates conventional solar cells without power generation. Since the introduction of PERC technology this light is exploited as well: A dielectric layer on the back of the cell reflects the light which penetrates through to the rear side without generation of charge carriers. The photons thus […]

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PERC cells: production costs down, efficiency up

May 18, 2016 Anand Gupta

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Heraeus to Attend SNEC 2016:New PERC technology and Asia-Pacific investment plans to be announced

May 18, 2016 Anand Gupta

Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, will attend the 10th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition (SNEC) from May 24-26. Heraeus will introduce its innovative new metallization products for PERC solar cell technology and provide details on its expanding focus on renewable energy. Additionally, Heraeus will celebrate […]

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Laser-based Production Process for High Efficiency Solar Cells Wins Award

May 17, 2016 Anand Gupta

Photovoltaics and wind energy are major building blocks in the energy transformation, which is one of the biggest challenges society faces in the coming decades. “The total amount of electric energy from photovoltaic sources is more than 250 terawatt hours, approximately equivalent to the amount produced by 30 nuclear power plants. In order to help […]

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Manz AG Publishes Report On The First Quarter Of 2016

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

Manz AG, a globally operating high-tech equipment manufacturer with an extensive technology portfolio in the three strategic business segments of “Electronics”, “Solar” and “Energy Storage” published its financial report for the first quarter of 2016 today. According to the report, Manz AG had a good start into the current fiscal year and was able to […]

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GT Advanced Technologies Announces Release of Next Generation Multicrystalline Furnace

May 11, 2016 Anand Gupta

GT Advanced Technologies Inc.,recently announced that it will release its latest generation of multicrystalline ingot production furnace, the DSSTM20M, at SNEC Shanghai later this month. The DSSTM20M, capable of producing more than 20MW of high efficiency ingots per year, is the sixth generation furnace in GT’s DSSTM family. GT will highlight this product at its […]

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Swedish Solar Energy Expert Midsummer receives repeat Order For a DUO thin film solar cell manufacturing system after exceeding efficiency specifications at acceptance test

May 11, 2016 Anand Gupta

Swedish solar energy expert Midsummer, a leading provider of equipment for cost-effective manufacturing of flexible CIGS thin film solar cells, has received a repeat order for its compact DUO solar cell manufacturing system from a not yet named customer in the Far East after a successful acceptance test in which Midsummer’s DUO system greatly exceeded […]

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Amtech Systems to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on May 5, 2016

May 6, 2016 Anand Gupta

Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production equipment and related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED markets, today reported results for its second fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016. Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial and Operational Highlights: Customer orders of $45.0 million (solar $28.0 million) Quarter-end backlog of $67.3 million (solar $51.3 million) Net […]

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LID Scope – monitoring Light Induced Degradation (LID)

May 6, 2016 Anand Gupta

LayTec is proud to announce the market launch of LID Scope – the first commercially available system for simulation and monitoring of LID! LID Scope is a table-top system that helps to quantify the expected performance loss of any solar cell directly at the line or in the lab. The tool performs accelerated or real-life […]

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Energy Department Announces New Funding for National Labs to Partner with Industry to Strengthen Clean Energy Manufacturing Competitiveness

May 5, 2016 Anand Gupta

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Dr. David Danielson today announced the second round of funding for the Energy Department’s Technologist in Residence (TIR) program. At its core, the new program aims to strengthen lab-industry relationships to support industry needs and leverage the national lab network for strategic, long-term, collaborative R&D. Up to […]

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