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Smart new method to manufacture organic solar cells

February 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

The ability to use cheap materials and simple manufacturing methods are two huge advantages of printed organic solar cells. Olle Inganäs, professor at Linköping University, Sweden, is head of a research group that has now developed an even simpler method to manufacture solar cell modules. The results have been published in the scientific journal npj […]

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Meyer Burger has filed patent infringement lawsuit in China to protect its proprietary Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS) technology

February 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that its subsidiary Meyer Burger (Switzerland) Ltd has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Wuxi Shangji Automation Co, Ltd. for infringement of Meyer Burger’s Chinese patent number CN 104411434B for its proprietary Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS), a Meyer Burger patented wire winding system. Filed […]

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U.S. needs incentives to attract foreign solar firms – China’s Longi

February 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

BEIJING – The United States will need to offer incentives to attract foreign solar firms to invest there after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on solar panel imports, an executive at Longi Green Energy Tech said on Tuesday. However, Longi, one of China’s top solar cell makers, won’t give up on the U.S. […]

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STS INSPECTED NEARLY 3.8GWp OF PV MODULES IN 2017

February 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

Shanghai: STS, the industry’s leader in PV modules inspection, announces today that it has performed quality assurance and quality inspection services on a total of 3,766MWp worth of PV modules manufacturing in 2017. Inspections were mainly performed in China and South-East Asia. Out of 3,768MWp of quality inspections, 3,435MWp underwent STS 24/7 in-line production witness […]

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REC Silicon ASA – Yulin JV Financing Update

February 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Fornebu, Norway : REC Silicon Pte. Ltd (REC Silicon) and Shaanxi Non-Ferrous Tian Hong New Energy Co. Ltd. (SNF) have entered into an agreement concerning the outstanding capital contribution from REC Silicon to the Yulin JV, in connection with the 20,000 MT polysilicon plant developed by REC Silicon and SNF in the city of Yulin, […]

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Hevel Group Ramps up 160 MW Solar Module Production

January 30, 2018 Anand Gupta

The leading Russian manufacturer and PV project developer Hevel Group (controlled by Renova Group) has ramped up its 160 MW cell and PV module production. This happened six months after the company had commenced converting its thin-film Fab line into heterojunction technology. From July until December, 2017 Hevel Group produced more than 323.000 solar modules […]

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Department of Energy Announces Prize Competition to Accelerate U.S.-Based Solar Manufacturing

January 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $3 million prize competition to reenergize innovation in U.S. solar manufacturing. The American Made Solar Prize will incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to develop new processes and products that will reassert American leadership in the solar marketplace. This prize is in addition to total […]

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One U.S. Solar Maker Wants to Be Excluded From Trump’s Tariffs

January 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

U.S. solar panel maker SunPower Corp. is planning to ask for an exemption to the 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels that President Donald Trump approved Monday. The company that manufactures most of its panels at factories in Asia and Mexico could hire more workers at its headquarters in San Jose, California, and invest […]

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Wall Street, not American solar stands to gain from Donald Trump tariffs

January 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

Another winner may be SQN Capital Management, a little-known Wall Street lender that gambled on solar and ended up helping finance the tariff push The biggest winners of President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on imported solar equipment may not be American manufacturers but a group of investment houses around the globe. Some of […]

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint news conference after the 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue in Beijing

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After US solar tariff, China calls protectionism a two-edged sword

January 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

BEIJING: Protectionism is a double-edged sword that will harm both sides, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump signed into law a steep tariff on imported solar panels. The tariff of 30 percent is among the first unilateral trade curbs imposed as part of a protectionist agenda to help US manufacturers, […]

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