Tag Archives: Solar Modules
Solyndra Files Antitrust Suits Against Chinese Solar Companies
Solyndra is rising from the ashes of bankruptcy to fight back against the companies it believes caused its business to fold – the three biggest Chinese solar manufacturers. Solyndra filed a $1.5 billion antitrust suit against Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE: STP), Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) and Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE). The suit accuses the three companies of conspiring [...]
City of Toronto Orders 8,800 Solar Panels
The forecast for Toronto is hopefully calling for sunny skies. The city will certainly need it following an announcement that 8,800 solar panels installed atop 10 city-owned arenas and community centres. The project is a joint partnership between the city and Toronto Hydro. According to The National Post, the panels will generate about 2,600 megawatt [...]
Silevo Brings 21% Efficient PV Modules to Market
Silevo, Inc. is bringing a new type of silicon-based photovoltaic to the market that the company is calling a hybrid PV cell. The Triex design integrates a standard silicon wafer with other, active layers to produce a more efficient PV module, which the company says is more than 21 percent efficient. “We’ve developed our own [...]
Polycrystalline vs Monocrystalline Solar Modules
Most solar modules used today are either polycrystalline or monocrystalline, otherwise known as mono and poly. So what is the difference between polycrystalline and monocrystalline? For the sake of brevity, the difference between the two is that monocrystalline is composed of a single crystal of silicon, while polycrystalline is composed of many crystals. These two [...]