Nanotechnology and engineering expert Professor T. C. Yih has beenadded to Octillion’s Advisory Board. He brings years of experience innanosystems, solar energy and bio-electro-mechanic systems, amongothers, to the company’s Advisory Board.
Consarc Corporation has announced that it will form a new division tobuild and market furnaces for solar grade silicon volume production.The company currently makes vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnacetechnologies for the processing of metals, specialty alloys andengineered materials. Consarc is a subsidiary of Inductotherm Group.
Komax Group said that 2007 sales increased by approximately 10 percent, reaching CHF 350 million. Asia growth was put at 70 percent, while European revenues grew by 1 percent. Order intake rose by 19 percent from CHF 328 million in 2006 to CHF 389 million in 2007.
ersol Thin Film GmbH has announced its first commercial sales contractfor its ‘Nova-T’ solar modules since investing over €80 million in theproduction of thin-film modules. The contract is with K+C Schmidt GbRfor the supply of approximately 500 kWp modules, which is expected togo on stream shortly in Grevenbroich, Germany, the company said.
Wafer prep equipment specialist, Akrion, Inc. has entered thephotovoltaic market with the announcement that a GAMA immersioncleaning system has been qualified for an advanced solar cleaningapplication for an unidentified solar cell manufacturer.
SCHOTT Solar is to begin construction of a 200,000 square foot facilityin Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque, New Mexico at an initial cost of $100million that will be used to manufacture critical components for solarthermal receivers and photovoltaic (PV) panels. 350 jobs will beinitially created and as many as 1,500 jobs could be created when allphases of the plant are complete.
EDF Energies Nouvelles has signed two new contracts for photovoltaicmodules to further meet its solar energy development needs in 2008 withSolarfun & Yingli Green Energy.
Signet Solar has selected Air Products to supply turnkey installation of gas delivery systems and services and related gas needs for a new, thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production facility located in Mochau, Germany. The new plant will be on stream in the summer of 2008 and marks Air Products' entry into the thin-film photovoltaic industry.
China Sunergy has said that it has established its European sales andmarketing headquarters in Munich, Germany in response to a growingcustomer base, especially in Germany that includes aleo solar AG andasola.
centrotherm photovoltaics AG has established a branch in Taiwan as part of its strategy to expand its presence in regions with high growth expectations in PV adoption and manufacturing. The company cited Taiwan’s planned statutory subsidy program for renewable energies as a key reason for establishing a permanent presence in the country.
