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Photovoltaics International 14th Edition

Published in November 2011, the 14th edition of Photovoltaics International provides a variety of technical papers from some of the industry’s stalwarts. Features include: TÜV Rheinland on junction box testing; Laser Zentrum Hannover on laser edge isolation of mc-Si cells; Calisolar on the importance of traceability; Fraunhofer ISE on EWT cells; and EPIA on Europe’s LCOE.
Photovoltaics International Lite, Volume 05 - 2011

This digital interactive Lite sees Tom Cheyney follow Agua Caliente’s progress on becoming one of first truly utility-scale PV power farms, where 40–50MW (AC) will be commissioned by the end of the year. We also feature one of the world’s largest silicon thin-film PV power plants, Avenal; a report on warnings of the collapse of module prices from Solarbuzz and PI-Berlin presents tips on PV module testing. A print version of this edition will be distributed at Solar Power International 2011 in Dallas, Texas.
Manufacturing The Solar Future: The 2011 Production Annual

Manufacturing the Solar Future is the primary source guide for detailed information on the PV production process. This annual provides technical details on how the leading companies and research organizations worldwide are addressing this need by dramatically improving their manufacturing processes.

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1. What is the real PV technology roadmap?

2. CIGS finance - the end of the [credit] line for VCs?

3. PV-Tech Newscast – February 3, 2012

4. OUTLOOK ’12: Asia polysilicon likely to be soft on economy, trade

5. REC Group selling off wafer and cell equipment from closed facilities in Norway

1. REC Group selling off wafer and cell equipment from closed facilities in Norway

2. Sumco exiting solar wafer market with 1,300 job losses

3. Update: China cuts solar subsidies by up to 22% for PV projects

4. Solar shakeout: Bekaert cutting solar wafer wire saw production with 1,250 jobs lost

5. Hemlock Semiconductor revenue impacted by polysilicon glut

1. PV module costs and prices–what is really happening?

2. Other than First Solar, who holds a low-cost manufacturing benchmark?

3. Solar short takes: Suniva implements ion implantation, First Solar turns knobs, CIGS gets purified

4. Don’t look now, but UK PV installation figures are out

5. Eye on Stion, Part II: Getting a taste of tandem-junction CIGS PV layer cake

1. DuPont discusses expected breakthrough in silver paste performance to cost ratio

2. PV-Tech Newscast - September 8, 2011

3. PV-Tech Newscast - September 2, 2011

4. PV-Tech Newscast - September 30 2011

5. Canadian Solar: Dr. Shawn Qu discusses ELPS technology & ‘virtually-integrated scale’ manufacturing

PV-Tech Newscast – February 3, 2012 (06:05)

PV-Tech Newscast - January 27th 2012 (06:43)

PV-Tech Newscast—January 20, 2012 (05:29)

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