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Research Team Create New Class of Ceramic Materials for Economic and Efficient Solar Panels

A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time. It also reaches a four-decade-old goal of discovering a bulk photovoltaic material that can harness energy from visible and infrared light, not just ultraviolet light.

12 Dec 2013

Heraeus Increases Production Capacity for PV Paste at Singapore Facility

Heraeus' Photovoltaics Business Unit is increasing their production capacity at its site in Singapore. As Pete Horan, Vice President Operations, points out, "ever since we built our Singapore factory we have seen increasing concentration of our customer base in Asia. I expect our paste production volume in Singapore to increase significantly over the next years."

From Heraeus Holding GmbH 10 Dec 2013

Honeywell’s Black Laminate Film for Solar Panels Named Among Top 10 Most Innovative Materials in PVTOP50 Competition

Honeywell announced today that its laminate film designed to keep solar panels cooler and more efficient has been named one of the top 10 most innovative materials in a competition held in China.

From Honeywell International Inc. 9 Dec 2013

Antennas and Solar Cells Combined to Work Together with Unprecedented Efficiency

Researchers at EPFL have managed to combine antennas and solar cells to work together with unprecedented efficiency in a near future. This is a first step towards more compact and more lightweight satellites. The technology could also be deployed in the autonomous antenna systems used in the aftermath of natural disasters.

3 Dec 2013

Trina Solar Enters JV with Yabang Group to Acquire PV Module Production Assets of Changzhou NESL

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement (the "JV Agreement") to establish a joint venture (the "Joint Venture") with Yabang Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. ("Yabang Group") to acquire certain production assets from Changzhou NESL Solartech Co., Ltd. ("Changzhou NESL"), a subsidiary of Yabang Group, which specializes in the production of solar PV modules.

30 Nov 2013

Strategic Analysis of Asian Photovoltaic Materials Market by Frost & Sullivan

With Asia emerging as the production hub for photovoltaic (PV) modules over the last few years due to the obvious cost advantage, PV material suppliers too have shifted their production base to the region.

28 Nov 2013

Trio Resources Becomes Part of Consortium to Research Arsenic Use in Solar Panels

Trio Resources, Inc. has joined a consortium that is researching ways to take arsenic, a waste product commonly found in mines across Canada, and use it in the production of solar panels.

27 Nov 2013

Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm to Use Hanwha SolarOne’s HSC 60 Poly Can-Am Modules

Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, today announced it will supply more than 170,000 high efficiency HSC 60 Poly Can-Am modules to the 42.5 MW Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm.

26 Nov 2013

New Findings May Resolve Debate on How Organic Photovoltaics Turn Sunlight into Electricity

Organic solar cells have long been touted as lightweight, low-cost alternatives to rigid solar panels made of silicon. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert sunlight into electricity is still hotly debated.

22 Nov 2013

Spectrolab’s New Multi-Junction Solar Cell Achieves Record 38.8% Efficiency

Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab recently set a new world record by producing a solar cell that converted 38.8 percent of solar energy into electricity, more than any other ground-based solar cell not using concentrated sunlight. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., verified the new record, which beats Spectrolab’s own previous world record by 1 percent.

From Spectrolab 19 Nov 2013

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Photovoltaics News

Research Team Create New Class of Ceramic Materials for Economic and Efficient Solar Panels

Heraeus Increases Production Capacity for PV Paste at Singapore Facility

Honeywell’s Black Laminate Film for Solar Panels Named Among Top 10 Most Innovative Materials in PVTOP50 Competition

Antennas and Solar Cells Combined to Work Together with Unprecedented Efficiency

Trina Solar Enters JV with Yabang Group to Acquire PV Module Production Assets of Changzhou NESL

Strategic Analysis of Asian Photovoltaic Materials Market by Frost & Sullivan

Trio Resources Becomes Part of Consortium to Research Arsenic Use in Solar Panels

Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm to Use Hanwha SolarOne’s HSC 60 Poly Can-Am Modules

New Findings May Resolve Debate on How Organic Photovoltaics Turn Sunlight into Electricity

Spectrolab’s New Multi-Junction Solar Cell Achieves Record 38.8% Efficiency

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Benchtop micro-XRF System for the Elemental Analysis of Samples

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

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Introduction to Polymer Analysis Using Near-Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy

Ethylene Oxide Regulations: How Changes Might Play Out Under New Administration

How the Technician Shortage is Slowing Industry Expansion

Leveraging Coriolis Flow Meters for Accurate Mass Flow and Density

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Photovoltaics News

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

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23D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5New Study Sheds Light on How Copper Catalysts Degrade During Artificial Photosynthesis

6Forge Nano Secures $40 M to Scale U.S. Battery Manufacturing and Commercial Semiconductor Equipment Businesses

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