Photovoltaics industry to produce 12GW by 2010, says iSuppli - 23 June 2008
Evergreen Solar gains follow-on order with groSolar - 24 June 2008
Ascent Solar mulls faster capacity ramp in 2009; evaluates overseas production - 02 July 2008
FPL plans 110MW of solar power plants in Florida - 26 June 2008
Global thin film production output to reach 3.5GW in 2010 - 27 June 2008
U.S. BLM backtracks on solar farm applications - 04 July 2008
Martin Hermann named as Chief Strategic Officer for Advent Solar - 04 July 2008
AT&S to collaborate with Solland Solar on solar cell applications - 03 July 2008
Yingli enters 10MW module supply agreement with Enfinity - 03 July 2008
Hybrid solar cell researchers order sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems - 03 July 2008
The
Technical University of Berlin has announced the establishment of a new
Master’s degree course for executives of the solar industry. Entitled
the ‘Global Production Engineering for Solar Technology (GPE Solar)’
international Master’s degree, the course is designed to cover all
relevant aspects of the solar technology market.
The two-year Master’s degree will cover topics such as business development, management training, aspects of technology from manufacture to installation, providing engineers with a comprehensive qualification in photovoltaic and solar-thermal technologies. The two-year M.Sc. course will include a 6-month vocational assignment and a final dissertation.
The brainchild of TU Berlin in collaboration with the Renewables Academy of Berlin, GPE Solar is designed to provide academically-qualified personnel for the quickly expanding solar industry. Further information is available here.
By Síle Mc Mahon
