Tag Archives: performance
Solutia’s Performance Films segment receives grant
Solutia Inc. has announced that its Performance Films segment wasrecently awarded a $356,000 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA) grant, entitled "Recovery Act: Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies," from the US Department of Energy. The awarded funds have been earmarked for the continued research, development andcommercialization of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit windowfilm technology for residential and commercial [...]
DelSolar announces solar modules with high power performance
At the 2010 Intersolar, DelSolar will exhibit its high efficiency solarmodules with a positive power tolerance of up to 3 percent. The solarmodules also feature excellent power performance even in low lightintensity conditions. In addition, DelSolar will announce itsnew series of black modules with black-anodized aluminum frames. Thedark appearance of the black module model is [...]
Solar Stocks Continue Under Performance
As the old saying goes, “A rising tide raises ALL boats”, but bewarebecause the reverse is also true. Since April 23rd, the tide has beenheading out and the majority of stocks as well as our solar stocks arebeing swept down with the flow. The market is in the midst of giving us our first significantcorrection [...]
SunReports unveils Apollo1 solar performance monitoring solution
SunReports Inc., a provider of performance monitoring solutions forresidential and small commercial solar installations, has unveiled theApollo1 – the industry’s first comprehensive, cost-effective performance monitoring solution for both solar electric and solar thermal systems. Designed with solar system installers’ and end-users’ needs in mind, Apollo1 isan on-site energy monitoring device that simultaneously captures PV,solar hot [...]
California Solar Installation Performance
From 2007 to 2008, the total capacity of grid-tied California solarinstallations just about doubled, rising from 81 megawatts (mWs) to 160mWs (see California Public Utilities report). Clearly, the demand for solar is rising.Since the value of solar lies predominantly in how much energy itproduces — which translates into conventional electricity savings — it’s important to [...]
RFMD achieves milestone in commercialization of high-performance PV cells
RF Micro Devices Inc. has successfully manufactured the industry’s first photovoltaic cell using high-volume six-inch gallium arsenide (GaAs)machinery. The photovoltaic (PV) cell was manufactured in RFMD’s existing high-volume, six-inch GaAs wafer fabrication facilities inGreensboro, NC, with no fabrication equipment modifications. Thisachievement represents the first in a series of milestone achievementsanticipated by RFMD related to the [...]
FLS Energy solar farm goes live with high-performance solar modules from Suniva
Suniva Inc., a US manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystallinesilicon solar cells and modules, announced the commissioning of theEvergreen Solar Farm in Canton, North Carolina, with partner FLSEnergy. Set atop a former landfill, the 555 kW projectutilizes high-powered Suniva solar modules and was constructed via a20-year power purchase agreement from FLS Energy to supply clean energyto the [...]
Maintaining The Performance Ratio Of PV Systems
The solar industry hashistorically focused on increasing energy conversion efficiencies atthe cell level. However, as the industry matures, commercializationpractices have come into play, resulting in an augmented awareness ofsolutions through balance of system (BOS) improvements and enhancingthe efficiency of existing installations at the panel level. Because the performance of a system rarely corresponds to totalcapacity, [...]
Applied Materials Awarded 5 Year Contract From ENN (AMAT)
Applied Materials just announced that it has been awarded a 5-yearcontract by ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. Under the contract, AppliedMaterials will provide maintenance, spare parts management, andanalytical services for the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line at ENN’ssolar plant in Langfang, China. Applied Material’s expertise will helpENN obtain optimum performance and the best possible output [...]