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Honeywell’s Black Laminate Film for Solar Panels Named Among Top 10 Most Innovative Materials in PVTOP50 Competition

Honeywell announced today that its laminate film designed to keep solar panels cooler and more efficient has been named one of the top 10 most innovative materials in a competition held in China.

From Honeywell International Inc. 9 Dec 2013

Antennas and Solar Cells Combined to Work Together with Unprecedented Efficiency

Researchers at EPFL have managed to combine antennas and solar cells to work together with unprecedented efficiency in a near future. This is a first step towards more compact and more lightweight satellites. The technology could also be deployed in the autonomous antenna systems used in the aftermath of natural disasters.

3 Dec 2013

Trina Solar Enters JV with Yabang Group to Acquire PV Module Production Assets of Changzhou NESL

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement (the "JV Agreement") to establish a joint venture (the "Joint Venture") with Yabang Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. ("Yabang Group") to acquire certain production assets from Changzhou NESL Solartech Co., Ltd. ("Changzhou NESL"), a subsidiary of Yabang Group, which specializes in the production of solar PV modules.

30 Nov 2013

Strategic Analysis of Asian Photovoltaic Materials Market by Frost & Sullivan

With Asia emerging as the production hub for photovoltaic (PV) modules over the last few years due to the obvious cost advantage, PV material suppliers too have shifted their production base to the region.

28 Nov 2013

Trio Resources Becomes Part of Consortium to Research Arsenic Use in Solar Panels

Trio Resources, Inc. has joined a consortium that is researching ways to take arsenic, a waste product commonly found in mines across Canada, and use it in the production of solar panels.

27 Nov 2013

Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm to Use Hanwha SolarOne’s HSC 60 Poly Can-Am Modules

Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, today announced it will supply more than 170,000 high efficiency HSC 60 Poly Can-Am modules to the 42.5 MW Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm.

26 Nov 2013

New Findings May Resolve Debate on How Organic Photovoltaics Turn Sunlight into Electricity

Organic solar cells have long been touted as lightweight, low-cost alternatives to rigid solar panels made of silicon. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert sunlight into electricity is still hotly debated.

22 Nov 2013

Spectrolab’s New Multi-Junction Solar Cell Achieves Record 38.8% Efficiency

Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab recently set a new world record by producing a solar cell that converted 38.8 percent of solar energy into electricity, more than any other ground-based solar cell not using concentrated sunlight. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., verified the new record, which beats Spectrolab’s own previous world record by 1 percent.

From Spectrolab 19 Nov 2013

JX Nippon to Distribute First Solar’s High Efficiency Solar PV Modules in Japan

First Solar, Inc. and JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation today announced that they have signed an agreement for the distribution of First Solar’s high efficiency solar photovoltaic modules in Japan through April 2015. As part of the agreement First Solar, the leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, will develop and manufacture the new technology obtained through the acquisition of TetraSun.

18 Nov 2013

Potentially Disruptive Technology to Produce More-Efficient, Cheaper Solar Cells

American innovators still have some cards to play when it comes to squeezing more efficiency and lower costs out of silicon, the workhorse of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules worldwide.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory 14 Nov 2013

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Photovoltaics News

Honeywell’s Black Laminate Film for Solar Panels Named Among Top 10 Most Innovative Materials in PVTOP50 Competition

Antennas and Solar Cells Combined to Work Together with Unprecedented Efficiency

Trina Solar Enters JV with Yabang Group to Acquire PV Module Production Assets of Changzhou NESL

Strategic Analysis of Asian Photovoltaic Materials Market by Frost & Sullivan

Trio Resources Becomes Part of Consortium to Research Arsenic Use in Solar Panels

Ontario Solar Photovoltaic Farm to Use Hanwha SolarOne’s HSC 60 Poly Can-Am Modules

New Findings May Resolve Debate on How Organic Photovoltaics Turn Sunlight into Electricity

Spectrolab’s New Multi-Junction Solar Cell Achieves Record 38.8% Efficiency

JX Nippon to Distribute First Solar’s High Efficiency Solar PV Modules in Japan

Potentially Disruptive Technology to Produce More-Efficient, Cheaper Solar Cells

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Decoding Catalytic Processes: Advancing FTIR Research with Iso-Potential Operando Spectroscopy

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox from ZEISS

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Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

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Characterizing Hyaluronic Acid with Online Multi-Angle Light Scattering

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Photovoltaics News

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Decoding Catalytic Processes: Advancing FTIR Research with Iso-Potential Operando Spectroscopy

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3Bio-Based Materials Innovator Simplifyber Raises Series a Funding in Mission to Transform Manufacturing of Fashion, Car Interiors, and Consumer Goods

4Developing Digital Twins for Durable 3D-Printed Military Parts

5Neutrinos are at Least a Million Times Lighter Than Electrons

6NanoMOFs: Enhancing Anti-Counterfeiting Through Multi-Spectral Photonic Security

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