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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Reports Consolidated Annual Results for 2015

March 25, 2016 Anand Gupta

The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG reports sales of 83.7 million for the business year 2015 (previous year: € 66.8 million). This corresponds to a rise in sales of 25.3 % compared with the level achieved in 2014. The increase mainly results from higher sales from two major orders in the Solar division. In the Optical Disc and […]

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Xcell X3 stringer with 5 BB soldering

March 23, 2016 Anand Gupta

Xcell X3 stringer with 5 BB soldering

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Centrotherm Group Exceeds Its Earnings Forecast For 2015 Owing To Non-Recurrent Effects

March 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

Centrotherm has exceeded its goal of achieving breakeven for the Group in fiscal 2015 due to non-recurrent effects. According to the preliminary figures, earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) amount to approximately EUR 19 million. Along with the cost-cutting measures introduced back in 2014, extraordinary income in particular has contributed to this result. At the […]

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Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – Publication of fiscal year 2015 results

March 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd recorded, as expected, a substantial increase in incoming orders in fiscal year 2015. Incoming orders increased by 40.4% at constant exchange rates and came to CHF 418.9 million. Net sales were at CHF 323.6 million, representing an increase of 8.3% at constant exchange rates. As already published, project delays in certain […]

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Centrotherm Group Exceeds Its Earnings Forecast For 2015 Owing To Non-Recurrent Effects

March 18, 2016 Anand Gupta

centrotherm has exceeded its goal of achieving breakeven for the Group in fiscal 2015 due to non-recurrent effects. According to the preliminary figures, earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) amount to approximately EUR 19 million. Along with the cost-cutting measures introduced back in 2014, extraordinary income in particular has contributed to this result. At the […]

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Amtech Announces New Solar Orders

March 18, 2016 Anand Gupta

Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production equipment and related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED markets,recently announced its solar segment, consisting of Tempress Systems, Inc., R2D Automation, and SoLayTec, has received approximately $27 million in new solar orders since January 1, 2016, including orders previously announced. Since the beginning of Amtech’s fiscal […]

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More than 2.5 GW capacity of the most economical cell design successfully inspected by ISRA VISION / GP SOLAR

March 16, 2016 Anand Gupta

The new way of inspecting the latest solar cell designs: Tailored high-contrast checks to achieve maximum yield Currently the most economical solar cell design, the so-called PERC cells (passivated emitter and rear contact) can now individually be inspected with the highest contrasts. A new inspection system takes on the challenge of inspecting the cell’s rear […]

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Dutch innovation makes solar cells more profitable

March 12, 2016 Anand Gupta

ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands) has introduced a technique which reduces power loss in solar cells to a minimum. The innovative solution leads to higher efficiencies and in the future this may result in lower electricity costs. It is integrated with existing manufacturing processes, a novelty in the global PV industry. This innovation […]

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SolarWorld’s Mono-PERC Bifacial Modules on Way to University of Richmond Test Bed

March 10, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced recently that the company’s U.S. manufacturing hub has produced its first bifacial Bisun modules for installation as part of a 205-kilowatt system at the University of Richmond (Virginia).The system will be the first commercial installation in the Americas to employ SolarWorld’s latest technology, […]

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Imec and BESI Successfully Demonstrate Long-Term Reliability of PV Module Based on Ni-Cu-Ag Plated Solar Cells

March 8, 2016 Anand Gupta

Recently, at the SiliconPV conference, nano-electronic research center imec and Besi, a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, announced that they have demonstrated long-term reliability of their 60-cells Ni/Cu/Ag plated solar module, passing 600 thermal cycles, three times the IEC61215 specification, with only minimal power loss of one percent. The module consists […]

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