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Solar Power 2007 wrap-up: ‘A tremendously competitive and dynamic environment’

By Tom Cheyney - 04 October 2007, 15:45

From the first time I saw it listed in the advance agenda, I looked forward to the Advanced Cell Technology panel at Solar Power 2007.
Solar Power 2007: Applied Materials has big plans for big glass

By Tom Cheyney - 27 September 2007, 15:29

With an old-fashioned bank vault opened to the leftof the podium, the setting for Applied Materials’ Solar Power pressluncheon at the Madison Restaurant in Long Beach had the makings of acaper.
Solar Power 2007: The joint was mobbed!

By Tom Cheyney - 26 September 2007, 15:49

It’s been a long time since I’ve attended a trade show as mobbed as the Solar Power 2007 event convening in Long Beach, CA, this week.
World’s largest solar plant, powered by thin-film cells, may be huge, but not in the grand scheme

By Tom Cheyney - 29 August 2007, 15:46

When they inaugurated the new solar-power installation in Brandis,Germany, last week, the initial six megawatts in use mark the firstphase of what will eventually be a 40-MW site—-the largest of its kindin the world.

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Photovoltaics International 15th Edition

The 15th edition of Photovoltaics International hopes to bring some optimism to 2012 by tackling the key factors on how to cope with the current situation. Contributions come from MIT on using TCAD as a viable method for modelling metal impurity evolution; Alternative Energy Investing presents a comprehensive look at materials cost; and efficiency improvements are on offer by ECN. REC Solar and Tata BP Solar report on module lifetime and IMS Research gives us a brief rundown of 2012 global market expectations.
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 2012 Production Annual

Manufacturing the Solar Future 2012, the second in the Photovoltaics International PV Production Annual series, delivers the next installment of in-depth technical manufacturing information on PV production processes.

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