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At Intersolar Europe 2012, Suntech will introduce a compact and lighter design of its 60-cell solar module series, the company has announced. The slim framework of the Suntech W-series has a capacity of 260W and consists of 60 six-inch monocrystalline cells, at measurements of 1640x992x35mm.
Nanosolar has installed a 1MW ground-mounted solar project at Camp Roberts, California, the company has announced. The installation at the National Guard’s training facility in San Miguel is equipped with 4,992 Nanosolar panels and part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Energy Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). Under this program, different green technologies are tested to optimize energy generation and cost reduction as well as reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The Intersolar Awards 2012 will be presented on June 13 at Intersolar Europe in Munich. In its fifth year, entries from Intersolar China, North America and India have been invited to enter for the first time. The ceremony will be held at 4.30pm at the Intersolar Europe Innovations Exchange in hall B3, booth B3.450.
Cell manufacturer Motech has announced that it will be offering PID (Potential Induced Degradation) free versions of its cells at this year’s SNEC PV Power Expo.
The PID-free cells can be acquired for all types of Motech’s solar cells and they are immediately available.
Emcore has been awarded another contract by NASA, this time to provide its technology for the space program’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, which has a target launch in late 2014. Emcore’s ZTJ triple-junction solar cells will power the SMAP spacecraft and instrument suite in near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit for the duration of the mission.
Hanwha SolarOne has announced that the company’s SF260-36-1PxxxL module has passed TÜV Rheinland’s long-term Sequential Test (LST). The LST is used to establish quality and performance of PV modules based on four categories: thermal cycling, humidity freeze, damp heat and bypass diode tests. Different to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) testing system, which evaluates every criterion on its own, TÜV Rheinland claims to test under more realistic conditions. Part of the test is the measurement of power output through 2,000 hours of damp heat and four 10-cycle test blocks of humidity freeze.
Canadian Solar has announced the completion of the annual renewal of its 25-year product warranty insurance policy for solar panels. The company is one of the first solar companies to introduce a product and performance warranty.
ReneSola’s first quarter 2012 results have surpassed the company’s previous expectations with revenues finalized at US$211.5 million and combined solar wafer and module shipments reaching 466MW. The increased revenue shows a 12.7% increase from US$187.7 million in Q4, 2011, while shipments were up 37.1% from 339.9MW in Q4 2011.
According to a report published by Bloomberg, Phono Solar Technology and Suntech Power Holdings are in talks to sign a strategic framework agreement that would see the two companies working together to develop solar farms in China, the US and Greece. “It’s a strategic framework agreement, we are still discussing terms on the cooperation,” Zhang Jianmin, a Suntech spokesman, told Bloomberg by phone.
Bloomberg is reporting that Conergy stock rose to its highest point since February following a report from the Financial Times Deutschland. The paper stated that the company was near ready to sell a 30% stake of Conergy to an undisclosed Chinese buyer. Bloomberg noted that company stocks rose as much as 16% to €0.57 per share.
