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Technology innovation opens the path to competitiveness breakthrough in PV industry BERNIN, France, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today the industry's first four-junction solar cell device, which works under concentrated sunlight, putting the company on the solar-energy industry's technology roadmap at a world-class level of...
Bond Investors strong support demonstrates that Soitec's utility-scale solar projects can be financed like traditional infrastructure projects BERNIN, France, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for energy and electronics successfully finalised the ZAR 1,000,000,000 (more than $100 millions) solar financing bond issued by CPV Power Plant No.1 Bond SPV (RF)...
SAN DIEGO, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today the grand opening of its North American solar manufacturing facility in San Diego. Less than one year after the facility was acquired by Soitec, the factory is equipped with a state-of-the-art automated production line and is operational. The concentrator photovoltaic...
BERNIN, France, November 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, has announced the signature today of a power purchase agreement covering the electricity generated at the Touwsrivier power plant it is to build in South Africa. This signature represents a decisive step for the project submitted by Soitec in connection with the first call for...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley based solar energy company Solar Junction, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) market, has set a world record for energy efficiency of a commercial-ready production solar cell. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120213/SF52000LOGO ) "Breaking our own world record cements Solar Junction as an innovator and leader in the multi-junction cell...
SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today that one of its US Solar Energy subsidiaries has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive a SUNPATH award in the amount of $25 million to support its new North American solar manufacturing facility in San Diego, California. SUNPATH, which stands...
MUNICH (Intersolar Europe Trade Show), June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today it has completed construction and grid connection for the largest concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power plant in Italy. Located in the Belpasso municipality in the Catania province in Sicily, the highly efficient, 1.17-megawatt-peak (MWp)...
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Junction, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, announced today an agreement with SolFocus for a 5-megawatt order. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120213/SF52000LOGO) "It is great to see growth in the sales and manufacturing sides at Solar Junction. It's an indication that, ?technical? innovation in solar, will win the day," said Jim Weldon,...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Junction, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market, today announces the close of its Series D financial round of $19.2 mil from current investors with an additional strategic investment and partnership from IQE. This investment and partnership is to scale up Solar Junction's manufacturing of its world record cell of 43.5% efficiency. (Logo:...
SAN DIEGO, California, December 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Local Factory to Supply More than 300 MW in Solar Projects to Provide Electricity to SDG&E - All PPAs have been Approved by the CPUC Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, dedicated its new North American solar headquarters and manufacturing plant in San Diego at a...
