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Notice Of Intent To Issue Funding For Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Modular Chemical Process Intensification Institute for Clean Energy Manufacturing”. This public-private partnership will be the fourth Energy Department sponsored facility as part the Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (NNMI) […]

Meyer Burger Receives Significant Contract For Over Chf 18 Million For Upgrade Equipment And Technologies

JA Solar, a leading solar manufacturer in Asia, has awarded Meyer Burger a contract for the delivery of its industrially proven MAiA 2.1 platform with the mass production scalable MB PERC technology, SiNA cell coating systems for the production of high quality solar cells, as well as DW288 water-based diamond wire cutting technology for the […]

NREL, SLAC Scientists Pinpoint Solar Cell Manufacturing Process

Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been able to pinpoint for the first time what happens during a key manufacturing process of silicon solar cells.Their paper, “The formation mechanism for printed silver-contacts for silicon solar cells,” appears in the journal Nature Communications. The paper was […]

SoLayTec is making its entrance into the Taiwanese market and confirms strong incoming orders

SoLayTec today announced the continuing positive trend of incoming orders. Four new solar customers around the globe have ordered the Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) equipment from SoLayTec. One of these customer is from Taiwan, and a mayor a step to open further opportunities for SoLayTec in this market. These shipments are scheduled to start within […]

Natcore Achieves Commercial-Level Efficiency With Breakthrough Solar Cell

Natcore Technology Inc. has achieved commercial-level efficiencies for its laser-processed solar cells.Refinement of Natcore’s revolutionary all-back-contact silicon cell structure, which utilizes low-cost aluminum instead of high-cost silver, has progressed rapidly.Less than 11 months ago, early proof-of-concept cells were delivering 4% efficiencies. Today, the cells have already reached efficiencies of 17.5%, roughly equivalent to typical commercial […]