HIUV New Materials Co has successfully developed a high reflection rate encapsulant ‘S201W’ for conventional c-Si PV modules. By adding high quality TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) and using pre-crosslinking technology, S201W is porcelain white with above 90% high light reflection rate.
Leading ‘Silicon Module Super league’ (SMSL) member Trina Solar has said its well respected chief financial officer, Ms. Teresa Tan has resigned to ‘pursue other personal interests.’
Technically bankrupt integrated PV module manufacturer Yingli Green maybe finally undergoing some form of business and financial restructuring, according to some vague references made by management in its most recent earnings call that attracted only two financial analysts.
Struggling integrated PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy met module shipment guidance and reported a small positive net income in the first quarter of 2016, the first time since the third quarter of 2011, supported by a significant reduction in operating expenses.
China-based integrated PV manufacturer Hareon Solar has recently signed an MOU with partners to build and operate a 160MW cell and module plant in Morocco with a total investment of around US$114 million.
Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin) now has the capability to troubleshoot faults in PV power plants using a precision LED solar simulator. This device is the first of its kind to allow laboratory standard solar module power measurements to be taken in the field without the need to dismantle modules.
Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier, Meyer Burger has secured a CHF 22 million (US$22.5 million) order from Russia-based integrated solar module manufacturer to convert to heterojunction (HJ) and bifacial cell production and ‘SmartWire’ module assembly.
Saudi Arabia-based PV module cleaning technology start-up NOMADD (NO-water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device) has secured US$1 million in funding from the KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Innovation Fund.
