During its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Sunways executives noted that they expect the company to double PV module sales in 2010, compared to the previous year. Demand in Germany has remained strong while overseas sales are also expected to continue to increase. However, shortages in inverter components would limit sales growth of its solar inverter range in 2010.
Six out of the 17 university teams that are participating in the Solar Decathlon Europe, to be held from the 18th - 27th June, have announced that they will be using SunPower solar panels to construct their designs.
CIGS thin-film manufacturer Solyndra has informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has decided not to go forward with plans for a scheduled initial public offering. At the same time, the company said it has entered into an agreement for the sale of secured convertible promissory notes to certain existing investors in an aggregate principal amount of $175 million in a private placement.
CFV Solar Test Laboratory, jointly owned by the CSA Group, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE and the VDE Testing and Certification Institute, has revealed that Albuquerque, New Mexico will house their new solar module testing laboratory.
During IEEE’s 35th PV specialist conference, RASIRC and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems will present their research on using purified steam in the solar cell fabrication process with their paper, “Purified Steam for Industrial Thermal Oxidation Processes.” The paper compares purified steam with pryolytic team for silicon solar cell fabrication.
As World Cup mania continues to grip the world, SolarWorld is helping to bring the game a little closer to the 2,000 people in South African and Namibian villages that have not had any access to electricity or the media. The company installed 35 solar-operated television viewing stations in the two countries to not only help football fans cheer on their teams, but to also promote education, such as information about HIV, through the use of media resources.
Paul Garrity has been named as Enecsys’s head of advanced solar PV micro-inverter development. Joining the company from his former role as VP of engineering and advanced product development at FlexPower (a subsidiary of Flextronics International), Garrity brings over 20 years of power electronics experience to this post.
A trail of utter devastation was left by the Leamington tornado, which hit the town - located in the province of Ontario - on June 6,th yet two type 5000HD (heavy duty) DEGERenergie tracking systems, which were installed two days previously, stood firm against the storm.
According to a report published by Frost & Sullivan, the solar PV markets in both urban and rural areas in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are steadily expanding due to volatile oil prices and strong governmental commitments.
During the 35th IEEE PV specialist conference, Casey Kazmierowicz, chairman of the board at KIC, will present his paper, “Thermal Profiling of Silicon Solar Cells During the Metallization Process”. The paper will delve into a procedure using a thermal profiler and flattened TC junction thermocouples in a wafer fixture for accurate and repeatable measurements in an IR belt furnace.
