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The Entangled Pavilion by Michael Jantzen
The Entangled Pavilion is one in a series of my design studies that explore new ways in which architecture can be reinvented in order to become more responsive to the people who use it. This is a design study for a new kind of interactive architecture. The structure consists of a large steel support frame [...]
AUO SunPower solar cell fab dedicated
AU Optronics Corp. announced the inauguration of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd. ("AUO SunPower") in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by AUO chairman K.Y. Lee, Malaysian PrimeMinister Datuk Seri Najib, SunPower CEO Tom Werner, and Melaka ChiefMinister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam. The construction of thefacility will continue through 2013 and, when completed, is expected togenerate more [...]
AUO SunPower dedicates 1,400 MW solar cell fab
SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiencysolar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the inaugurationof AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd., the company’s joint venture solar cellfabrication facility (Fab 3) in Malaysia with AU Optronics Corp. Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Datuk Seri Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka, AUO Chairman [...]
Suntech, Calisolar Constructing Solar Silicon Fab In Ontario $STP
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd and Calisolar Inc., an integratedmanufacturer of solar silicon, wafers and cells, have signed a letter of intent to construct a solar silicon manufacturing facility in Vaughan,Ontario. Once completed, the manufacturing facility will add newoperators and engineers and will significantly expand the existingmanufacturing operations in Vaughan, doubling total employment atCalisolar’s wholly [...]
New GHG Regulations Add Pressure to Lower Energy Costs in the Fab
Below is an excerpt of an article I co-authored in the latest issue of Nanochip Fab Solutions, an Applied Materials publication, on new green house gas regulationsand the pressure added to efforts to lower energy costs in the Fab. Macro energy costs and the environmentalimpact of manufacturing are large and growing concerns for electronicscompanies and now, new [...]
Ascent Solar Commences Production At FAB 2 Production Plant
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. has begun initial production ofmonolithically integrated flexible copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS) modules from its high -volume FAB 2 production plant in Thornton, Colo. "Ascent Solar is the first company to commence regularproduction of monolithically integrated lightweight thin-film CIGSmodules using a plastic substrate," notes Farhad Moghadam, president and CEO of Ascent Solar. [...]