Newsletter

The PV-Tech Newsletter is issued to an ever-growing recipient list twice a week: on Monday at lunchtime and on Wednesday evening. Covering the latest and most relevant news, blogs and product reviews, the PV-Tech newsletter is distributed only to those who have requested to be placed on our distribution list. We have a high open rate as well as ever-increasing subscriber numbers, thanks to the highly authoritative and unbiased content that we feature both in the newsletter and on the site. PV-Tech.org consistently supplies independent news coverage of developments within the photovoltaic industry, focusing on news of developments throughout the solar PV supply chain, while also providing exclusive video and live media.

In December 2009, we started issuing the fortnightly Thin-Film Insights e-newsletter, which has proved to be hugely popular. Presented in a similar, easy-reading format as the bi-weekly PV-Tech Newsletter, we tailor the content to deliver our readers the latest updates on all thin-film related news, products and technologies.

Newsletter Archive

10 February 2012 - PV-Tech Newscast: Spate of job losses pervades industry
09 February 2012 - Thin-Film Insights: Alta Devices’ solar panel receives NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency
08 February 2012 - Wednesday Newsletter: IMS Research: Record 26GW of PV inverters shipped in 2011
06 February 2012 - Monday Updates: Alta Devices’ solar panel receives NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency
03 February 2012 - PV-Tech Newscast: Hedge your bets - Q-Cells wipes the slate clean and Spain backtracks from subsidies
03 February 2012 - PV-Tech Newscast: Hedge your bets - Q-Cells wipes the slate clean and Spain backtracks from subsidies
01 February 2012 - Wednesday Newsletter: Bondholders of Q-Cells to take 95% ownership of the company
30 January 2012 - Monday Updates: Spain backtracks on solar subsidies as €24 billion debt looms
27 January 2012 - PV-Tech Newscast: It's getting hot out there as sunbelt regions increase PV investment
26 January 2012 - Thin-Film Insights: AQT Solar’s CIGS 3.0 technology achieves high efficiency with sputter deposited CZTS
25 January 2012 - Wednesday Newsletter: NPD Solarbuzz: China leads solar PV demand in Asia Pacific region with 2.9GW installed in 2011
23 January 2012 - Monday Updates: DuPont and Yingli Green disclose N-type ‘Panda’ technology collaboration
20 January 2012 - PV-Tech Newscast: Ups and downs - solar capacity soars as equipment supplies fall
18 January 2012 - Wednesday Newsletter: German economy minister calls for overhaul to FiT
16 January 2012 - Monday Updates: Wafer contract cancellations continue at REC

Publications

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.

Newsletter Archive

1. What is the real PV technology roadmap?

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

3. Lawsuit filed against US government over allegations of offering US$1.2 billion bailout of SunPower

4. Alta Devices’ solar panel receives NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency

5. Jobs lost as Sanyo decides to shut down California factory

1. Lawsuit filed against US government over allegations of offering US$1.2 billion bailout of SunPower

2. Alta Devices’ solar panel receives NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency

3. Jobs lost as Sanyo decides to shut down California factory

4. Roth & Rau posts 2011 revenue of €208 million; plans faster restructuring and job losses

5. SolarWorld acquisition of PV project developer Solarparc completed

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

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

1. PV-Tech Newscast - September 8, 2011

2. PV-Tech Newscast - September 2, 2011

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

4. PV-Tech Newscast - September 30 2011

5. PV-Tech Newscast – November 25, 2011

PV-Tech Newscast - February 10, 2012 (05:57)

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

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

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