Mark Osborne

A single-junction organic photovoltaic solar cell with a surface area of 1 square centimetre has been demonstrated by Konarka Technologies to have a 8.3% efficiency.

Saint-Gobain Solar has launched a new ‘LightSwitch’ portfolio of solutions, including LightSwitch Frontsheet, LightSwitch Encapsulant, and LightSwitch Frontsheet Complete.

Dyesol and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan established dye solar cell R&D collaboration.

Based on new shipment data from market research firm IMS Research, solar inverter shipments in 2010 have already topped 15.4GW.

A roof usage agreement has been struck by S.A.G. Solarstrom with an unidentified European logistics

Despite the deteriorating opportunities for ground-mounted solar parks in the Czech Republic, E.ON has commissioned a 4.2MWp solar park using 17,500 PV modules from Solarwatt. According to Solarwatt, the mono-crystalline modules were installed without a hitch in a construction period of only 10 weeks.

Having received UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, aleo solar will be marketing its poly and mono-crystalline solar modules in the UK. The certification covers aleo modules S_16, S_17, S_18, S_19, S_24 and S_77. The company said it would be supporting installers with the design process through to after sales support services.

Solyndra has announced a multi-year sales agreement with Sika Services AG.

Molex has released the ‘SolarSpec’ Junction Box and Cable Assemblies

For the loading and unloading of wafer carriers, Montech has developed a conveyor that ensures soft and easy handling.