PV Manufacturing

Q CELLS earns Top Performer recognition in 2019 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published by PVEL and DNV GL

June 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Company’s Q PEAK DUO high performance module series was selected as a Top Performer by PVEL and DNV GL, marking the fourth year in a row in which Q CELLS has attained Top Performer status. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (“Q CELLS” or “the Company”), one of the largest solar […]

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First installation of Midsummer´s new improved integrated solar cell roof carried out in Kivik, Sweden

June 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

Stockholm, Sweden: Midsummer’s new and slimmer energy-producing solar cell roof, ”Midsummer solar roofs”, have been successfully installed on a house in Kivik, in the southern part of Sweden. It is the first installation of the new roof. The roof is a beautifully folded metal roof that is integrated with Midsummer’s thin film solar panels and […]

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Scientists Increase Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells

June 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

MOSCOW: Scientists from NUST MISIS and IPCE RAS (Moscow, Russia) together with Italian colleagues from University of Rome Tor Vergata managed to significantly increase stability and effectiveness of perovskite elements – promising materials for solar energy – by adding a layer of copper iodide (CuI). The article on the research is published in “Materials”. Hybrid perovskite […]

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Tesla woes send Panasonic’s US solar cells to Philippines

May 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

Until now, the identity of the buyer of the Panasonic cells, which Panasonic is producing at the Tesla facility under an agreement struck in 2016, has not been published LOS ANGELES/TOKYO: Most of the solar cells made by Panasonic at Tesla Inc’s New York manufacturing plant are being purchased by H.R.D. Singapore’s factories in the […]

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Trina Solar Announces New Efficiency Record of 24.58% Efficiency for Mono-crystalline Silicon i-TOPCon Cell

May 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

CHANGZHOU, China: Trina Solar Co. Ltd. (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), the world leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, announced today that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 24.58% for a high-efficiency n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. The record-breaking bifacial solar […]

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Canadian Solar Set a World Record of 22.28% Multi-crystalline Cell Conversion Efficiency

May 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

GUELPH, Ontario: Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that the Company has set a world record of 22.28% conversion efficiency for its p-type multi-crystalline P5 cell. The record high P5 cell efficiency was tested and certified by Fraunhofer ISE of Germany in April 2019. Canadian Solar has […]

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CANADIAN SOLAR SET A WORLD RECORD OF 22.28% MULTI-CRYSTALLINE CELL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY

May 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

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Daqo New Energy Announces Unaudited First Quarter 2019 Results

May 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

SHIHEZI, China: Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (“Daqo New Energy”, the “Company” or “we”), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2019. First Quarter 2019 Financial and Operating Highlights Polysilicon production volume of 8,764 MT in Q1 2019, compared […]

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Endeas launches combined solar simulator and electroluminescence inspection tool for increased productivity in photovoltaic module laboratories

May 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

Photovoltaics testing equipment specialist Endeas of Finland is launching a tool to establish a completely new product class for photovoltaic (PV) module laboratory equipment. The QuickSun 600Lab includes class A+A+A+ solar simulator and high-resolution electroluminescence (EL) inspection features in a single table-top system. The new equipment will transform module laboratories to a new productivity level […]

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Amtech Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results

May 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

TEMPE, Ariz.: Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a manufacturer of capital equipment, including thermal processing and wafer handling automation, and related consumables used in fabricating semiconductor devices, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon power chips and solar cells, today reported results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2019. On March 28, 2019, the Company adopted a […]

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