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Empa Uses Woven Polymer Electrode to Replace Indium Tin Oxide

Empa, an interdisciplinary research and services institution, declared that the initial outcomes of the woven polymer electrode formulated by it has indicated hopeful results showing that the new material has the potential to replace the present indium tin oxide coatings.

22 Apr 2011

Reportlinker Presents Report on Solar Photovoltaic Market

Reportlinker has declared the inclusion of a new report titled, “Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Modules Market to 2020 - Significant Cost Advantages in Asia Set to Increase Manufacturing Capabilities”.

21 Apr 2011

Sempra Generation Gets Approval from California Public Utilities Commission to Generate Solar Power

Sempra Generation declared that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has sanctioned the 20 year power purchase accord it contracted with Pacific Gas & Electric.

21 Apr 2011

Trinity Solar Achieves Milestone in Solar Electric Installations

Trinity Solar, a New Jersey-based solar company, has been named by NJBIZ as one among the companies that achieved rapid growth by installing solar electric systems in New Jersey.

20 Apr 2011

SunEdison Canada’s Solar Panels Receive Approval from Ontario Power Authority

SunEdison Canada Origination, an associate company of MEMC Electronic Materials, has declared the receipt of a letter of confirmation from the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) that they are meeting 60% of domestic content requirements to support the solar energy project under the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program.

20 Apr 2011

Veeco Instruments Receives Funding from U.S. Department of Energy for Generating Solar Power

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as an element of its SunShot Advanced PV Manufacturing Partnerships Program, has recently declared a grant of $57 million to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the State University of New York at Albany.

18 Apr 2011

Pakistan Engineering Council to Set Up Solar Power Generation Systems

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has declared the proposed introduction of the Feed in Tariff (FIT) system, which utilizes the smart grid solar technology, to encourage people to invest in solar power equipment for use in their own houses or buildings.

18 Apr 2011

India Aims to Conquer Solar Power Market by 2022

India is gearing to become one of the top solar markets in the world. The Indian Government, through its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, is looking forward to achieving 20 GW of solar power generation by the year 2022.

18 Apr 2011

GT Solar’s Monocast Silicon Material Boosts Cell Efficiencies

GT Solar International declared that Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have established that monocast silicon material, developed at its advanced ingot casting furnace, showed an average cell efficiency of 18.8% and a maximum efficiency of more than 19%.

18 Apr 2011

ACC Begins Construction of Solar-Grade Monocrystalline Silicon Ingots and Wafers Facility in Taiwan

AUO Crystal (ACC), a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has performed the groundbreaking for the first-stage construction of its solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers production facility at Houli in Central Taiwan Science Park, Taiwan.

18 Apr 2011