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Monocrystalline and Multicrystalline Wafer Utilization Rates Set to Increase, as Multi-Modules Gain Market-Share Santa Clara, Calif. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 After falling 15% in 2012, solar photovoltaic wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30 GW and recovering to the 2011 level, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Polysilicon and Wafer Supply Chain Quarterly. However, industry utilization is expected to remain below 60%, and while prices have stopped falling, no...
Heraeus to hold event to celebrate increased customer support capabilities SHANGHAI, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be holding an event on Monday, May 13(th), to celebrate their increased research and development capabilities at their PV facility in Shanghai, China. Heraeus has upgraded their laboratory to increase their local support to Chinese cell manufacturers. In a statement Tobias Caspari, General Manager of Asia for the...
Through its exhibit and a range of key speaking engagements, the company will highlight how materials can impact growth in the China solar market by improving the output power and durability of solar panels, lowering overall system costs. SHANGHAI (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) will highlight growth, innovation and collaboration in the solar industry at SNEC 2013, the largest global solar power exposition at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, China,...
"The Next List" to feature global solar power pioneer; broadcast change due to events in Boston JERUSALEM, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, May 11th, at 2:30p.m. EST, Israeli solar pioneer Yosef Abramowitz will be featured on CNN's "The Next List." Abramowitz is the first Israeli to appear on the 30-minute weekend program, hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, which profiles innovators, visionaries and agents of change from around the globe. The original broadcast timing was postponed...
University of Georgia The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful energy. To help solve this problem, researchers at the University of Georgia looked to nature for inspiration, and they are now developing a new technology that makes it possible to use plants to generate electricity. "Clean energy is the need of the century," said Ramaraja Ramasamy, assistant professor in the...
New products to be highlight at SNEC 2013 SHANGHAI, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, a leader in the development of metallization pastes for the photovoltaics industry, will be attending the SNEC 7th (2013) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition at May 14th to 16th, 2013. Heraeus will highlight their newest series of pastes for c-Si solar cells. Though market growth has been modest over the past year, Heraeus...
CSP with thermal energy storage boosts California electric grid Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid. The NREL researchers evaluated the operational impacts of CSP systems with thermal energy storage within the California electric grid managed by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). NREL used a commercial...
VANCOUVER, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) congratulates Plug Power on its recent announcement of a strategic investment from Air Liquide. Plug Power is the leader in providing fuel cell systems in material handling applications with their flagship product GenDrive(TM), each powered by a Ballard fuel cell stack. Plug Power customers in grocery, retail, warehousing and manufacturing operations are recognizing productivity and environmental...
ReportsnReports.com offers "Feedwater Heaters for Nuclear Power - Global Market Size, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020" new market research report in its store. DALLAS, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Feedwater Heaters for Nuclear Power - Global Market Size, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020 is the market research report available with ReportsnReports.com. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130508/CG09852) Asia's increasing...
RED BANK, N.J., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Method For Patterned Doping Of A Semiconductor" and "Solar Cells With Patterned Antireflective Surfaces" are the titles of two new provisional patent applications filed by Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The first of these inventions relates to a method of using liquid phase deposition (LPD) as a diffusion barrier layer in a selective emitter process. The second...
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The above image looks at the month of March for the three cycles known as Normal Phase, El-Nino, and La-Nina. The data was recorded for the city of Austin Texas. Remember this is just data for one month during these cycles. Normal: During this cycle incoming solar activity was upwards to 60% efficient for the month, producing enough solar energy that only 40% of the month would have not had strong incoming radiation. EL-Nino: This phase provided the area with an extended number of...
