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Global Solar Energy claims new CIGS performance and manufacturing figures
28 January 2008
Global Solar Energy has claimed that in December, 2007 it became the
first Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) thin-film solar
manufacturer to achieve an average of 10 percent solar cell efficiency
on a flexible substrate over ‘several production runs.’
Read more >>Spire offers foundry service to solar concentrator companies
23 January 2008
Spire Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Spire Corporation, is to offer a
contract design and manufacturing service to manufacturers of solar
concentrator cells at its 50,000 square foot facility in Hudson, New
Hampshire. Under its ‘Captive Custom Capacity’ initiative, Spire
Semiconductor will leverage its production experience in gallium
arsenide (GaAs) solar cells, wafer epitaxy and other thin film products
and has an expandable capacity of 50MW per annum.
Read more >>AOS Solar targets major PV cost reductions with silicon-on-glass thin film technology
22 January 2008
AOS Solar, a thin film silicon-on-glass start-up of
2005, claims that it is aiming to achieve a 90 percent reduction in the
amount of silicon its technology requires with a 50 percent energy
budget reduction and a reduction in capital equipment costs of 50
percent. This combination of crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV efficiency
with thin film manufacturing economics will be presented for the first
time at the www.ibfconferences.com nanotechnology investment forum in Palm Springs, February 6. Global Warming Solutions claims further efficiency breakthroughs with LETG technology
10 January 2008
Global Warming Solutions, Inc. has said that it has made further
efficiency improvements with its Light Electric Thermal Generator
(LETG) technology with the development of dual-sided laminated solar
panels.
Read more >>XsunX reveals thin-film manufacturing plan for 2008
07 January 2008
XsunX, Inc has outlined its plans for 2008 in relation to its amorphous
silicon tandum junction thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar module
manufacturing. XsunX secured $21 million in November 2007 for its first
25 MW facility and expects to place orders with select vendors for the
core and sub-system components in 2008.
Read more >>HelioVolt selects Eyelit’s MES for new CIGS plant
03 January 2008
As part of its plans to begin production of its thin film copper indium
gallium selenide (CIGS) solar modules later in 2008, HelioVolt has
selected Eyelit's Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software suite
for its 20MW facility.
Read more >>Tool Order: Oerlikon Solar receives new micromorph tandem production line orders
02 January 2008
Oerlikon Solar has received separate thin-film micromorph tandem solar
module production line contracts from Taiwan’s Auria Solar Co. Ltd. and
Italy’s Pramac SpA for 60MWp and 30MWp, respectively.
Read more >>HelioVolt establishes 20MW CIGS plant in Austin, Texas
02 January 2008
HelioVolt Corporation has settled on a site in the Expo Business Park
in Austin, Texas for its initial 20MW copper indium gallium selenide
(CIGS) thin film solar production plant. Construction of the facility
will be financed by the company’s Series B funding round, which
recently closed at $101 million. HelioVolt expects the new factory to
create more than 150 additional jobs in the region.
Read more >>Nanosolar starts roll-to-roll volume CIGS production
19 December 2007
Nanosolar has said that it has started production at its Copper Indium
Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) roll-to-roll PV manufacturing line at a
former Cisco manufacturing facility in San Jose, California.
Read more >>Applied Materials’ SunFab product line earns company new award
04 December 2007
Applied Materials has been named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for
its pioneering work on the Applied ‘SunFab’ Thin Film Line, at a gala
presenting the 9th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
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