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Suntech Power guides 2010 capacity target - 20 August 2008
Solarfun sets 2009 cell/module capacity ramp - 27 August 2008
First Solar to expand Ohio production site - 19 August 2008
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EYE Lighting introduces solar PV long-pulse simulation systems - 28 August 2008
Pioneering solar neighborhood struggles to keep up with times - 28 August 2008
Cepalco’s solar plant now serving 900 residential customers - 28 August 2008
AVA Solar completes $104 million equity financing - 28 August 2008
Solar Explosives gets coal mining nod in Chhattisgarh - 28 August 2008
A solar cell is a high-efficiency energy conversion device that changes the sunlight into electric energy. Despite low manufacturing cost, it can boast semi-permanent durability.
The solar energy market currently dominated by the 1st-generation crystal silicon solar cell which takes up over 90% of the market is suffering from shortage of silicon supply and 8-times higher cost of power generation than other energy sources such as coal, petroleum and gas.
Meanwhile, the 2nd-generation thin film solar cell composed of compound semiconductor is a low-cost, high-efficiency power generation system and has just entered the beginning stage of commercialization throughout the world.
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