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Crystalline Solar Cell Manufacturer Orders Oerlikon SOLARIS Systems
Oerlikon Systems saysa Europe-based crystalline solar cell manufacturer has placed an orderfor multiple SOLARIS systems. The equipment is scheduled to bedelivered next year. SOLARIS is designed for front-side andback-side coating of crystalline silicon solar cells using clean plasmavapor deposition sputtering technology. Its multi-layer capabilityallows passivation and SiN coating on the front side, as well ascoating [...]
Coral-shaped Nanomaterials Increase Solar Cell Efficiency
Inan effort to enhance the efficiency of solar panels Chinese researchershave proposed unique coral-shaped nanomaterials that can be made fromporous materials such as tin oxide. However, changing the structure andmorphology of the materials is difficult using current preparationmethods. Researchers at the Chinese Academy ofSciences, Hefei, have developed tin oxide nanomaterials shaped likecorals, via a “swallowing [...]
Suniva solar cell technology powers India’s first large-scale solar project
Suniva Inc., a US manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystallinesilicon solar cells and supplier of Suniva-branded solar modules, todayannounced the completion of its collaborative project with Titan EnergySystems Ltd. to create India’s first large-scale project in Jamuria,West Bengal. Suniva’s cells power the 1MW solar electric power plant which is expected to expand an additional 250kW early next [...]
SANYO announces global production strategy for HIT*1 solar cell
SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. (SANYO) has completed of the third factorybuilding (Bldg. C) of Nishikinohama Factory (Kaizuka City, Osaka),already a mother factory for SANYO’s photovoltaic system business. Bldg.C is expected to start high-volume production of HIT solar cells inDecember 2010 after installation of production equipment and completionof the necessary adjustments and tests for high-volume production. [...]
The State of Dye Sensitized Cell (DSE) Technology
Therehas been a lot of talk of late about the development of flexiblethird-generation thin-film solar technology, especially dye sensitizedcells (DSCs). The question most people ask is: Where is the technologyat today? Well surprise, surprise, it will become commerciallyavailable by the end of 2009. The new kid on the block is U.K.-based G24i,which uses technology licensed [...]
Sharp Debuts Improved Solar Cell Module for Mobile Phones
Sharp Corp.has announced the development of a new and improved solar cell formobile phones at Green Device 2009. Measuring 65.5 x 41 x 0.8mm, themodule is capable of generating 450mW of power, which is an improvementfrom the 300mW the company’s previous module was capable of generating. With no stopping here, the company states that it [...]
Sharp’s triple-junction compound solar cell hits a record efficiency of 35.8%
Sharphas been trying to better its solar panels to make them feasible for awide range of application areas. The company has recently announced abreakthrough technology with which it has achieved a record conversionefficiency of 35.8%. The triple-junction compoundsolar cell utilizes photo-absorption layers made from compoundsconsisting of two or more elements such as indium and gallium. [...]
Adept Technology, Isthmus Engineering showcase solar cell handling system at SPI2009
Adept Technology Inc., a leading provider of intelligent vision-guidedrobotics and global robotics services, today announced its solar cellunloading system will be showcased at the Solar Power International2009 (SPI 2009) show in Anaheim, California in Isthmus Engineering’sbooth # 753 October 27-29, 2009. The two companies havepartnered to demonstrate a high-speed vision-guided solar cell handlingsystem using the [...]