TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 25, 2012. Motech Industries Inc has announced that its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have passed the newIEC 61701, 2nd edition Salt Mist Corrosion Testing of Photovoltaic (PV) Modulestest with a severity level of 5. The salt mist test, conducted by Intertek Testing Service, is a corrosion test which measures the performance of [...]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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Kyocera Corporation announced that it has completed installation of its solar modules for the first phase of the SoftBank Kyoto Solar Park (Kyoto City, Japan), and that the approximately 2.1 megawatt (MW) installation began operation yesterday to coincide with the start of the new Japanese feed-in tariff (FIT) for renewable energy. The SoftBank Group subsidiary [...]
Motech produces Modules globally, including in Newark, Delaware; when a customer requests Modules from one of the manufacturing facilities outside of the United States, Motech will provide the customer with a Certificate.
May 21 2012 | Posted in
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The Committee’s interest is in learning more about the impact of the government’s loan guarantee program, as contrasted with Solar3D’s success in financing the development of its technology with private investment.
Bifacial cells utilize the cells’ rear side to collect reflected and diffused sunlight and generate additional electricity. bSolar cells are produced using p-type wafers, standard equipment and production processes, giving them a mass market appeal.
Solar3D, Inc. (OTCBB: SLTD), the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, have spotlighted a report published by Research and Markets which forecasts the dramatic shift in the solar industry’s next generation to high efficiency solar cells. Solar3D’s 3-dimensional solar cell is forecast to be the [...]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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In a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kodak’s Eastman Business Park, Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) has formally opened its Research and Development Center in Rochester, NY. The Center is located in Building 308 of the Park. The ceremonial scissors were wielded by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, who was instrumental in attracting Natcore to Rochester; Mike Alt, [...]
Red Bank, New Jersey -Natcore Technology Inc. has been granted a patent license agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop and commercialize a line of black silicon products–including equipment, chemicals, and solar cells—based on NREL patents. The license grants Natcore exclusivity in the field of diffused emitters with [...]
59 Members Sign on to Letter to President Obama Washington, D.C.The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), seven U.S. manufacturers of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today welcomed the support of 59 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for CASM’s trade case against China’s unfair trading practices in the solar industry. [...]
Dec 4 2011 | Posted in
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Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is a key member of a team that has been awarded a $2.8 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contract to develop a commercially-ready, next generation solar photovoltaic (PV) balance of system (BOS) design. The grant is part [...]
Sep 8 2011 | Posted in
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DEK Solar used the recent EU PVSEC exhibition in Valencia to unveil the results of new research into the Print-on-Print (PoP) technique, an approach that improves cell efficiencies, can be dropped into mainstream commercial production and can reduce the costs of production. Renowned alternative energies expert at DEK Solar, Tom Falcon has spent a large [...]
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