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Imec Unveils Large Area Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Improved Efficiency

The company achieved increased efficiency on the large area cells of148 cm x 2 cm size and a thickness of 170µm by incorporating power optimizing techniques such as improving the surface texturization of solar cells, backside passivation, laser cutting and use of Ag screen-printed contacts or coated Cu contacts on electrodes.

13 Sep 2010

Feed-in-Tariffs Encourage Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installations

Most of the countries that use renewable energy sources have formulated the feed-in-tariff procedures to help installation of photovoltaic solar panels at home, and at business locations.

13 Sep 2010

Solar Panels to be Installed by Morton Solar at Richardsville Elementary School

Morton Solar & Wind, LLC has commenced installing rooftop solar panels in Richardsville Elementary School.

13 Sep 2010

Azure Power to Enhance Solar Power Capacity

Azure Power intends to construct approximately 100 MW of solar energy capacity during the coming three to five years.

13 Sep 2010

JinkoSolar Clears PV Module Tests of California Energy Commission

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a China-based solar product manufacturer, has mentioned that the company’s solar modules namely JKMXXXM-72 (XXX=175-185W), JKMXXXP-60 (220-240W) and JKMXXXM-60 (220-240W) go on to comply with the CEC’s (California Energy Commission) requirements.

13 Sep 2010

California Energy Commission Approves Abengoa Mojave Solar Project

The CEC (California Energy Commission) has approved the Abengoa Mojave Solar project’s construction.

13 Sep 2010

Premier Power Inaugurates Office in the Czech Republic

Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. has opened its new office at Prague in the Czech Republic.

10 Sep 2010

Petra Solar Receives Contract from Sandia National Laboratories for Solar Technologies

Petra Solar has received the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) contract from Sandia National Laboratories.

10 Sep 2010

Caltrans Implements Solar Project in California

Caltrans along with Earth Electric and Green Earth Engineering Corporation have together installed a novel PV power system at the maintenance facility of Caltrans situated in Monterey, California towards producing renewable energy.

9 Sep 2010

Rainbow Sandals Installs Solar Panels to Meet its Energy Requirement

Solar Monkey, a system integrating company, and KYOCERA Solar, a global solar company, have declared the culmination of a 247.70-kW solar system installation at Rainbow Sandals’ headquarters in San Clemente, California.

9 Sep 2010