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[ Watch the Video: Stanford Scientists Create All-Carbon Solar Cell ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists from Stanford University report in the journal ACS Nano that they have created the first solar cell made entirely out of carbon. Creating solar cells from carbon could be a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices today. "Carbon has the potential to deliver high performance at a low cost," said study senior author...
SHANGHAI, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it supplied 5.7 MW of photovoltaic (PV) modules for a 11.6 MW solar power station in Starkenberg, Thuringia, Germany. Built by Energiebauern GmbH ("Energiebauern"), the solar power station is located on an abandoned strip mine in the south of Starkenberg and it is the largest project of its kind...
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and sapphire and silicon wafers, today reported preliminary revenue of $81.5 million in fiscal 2012, including $10.9 million for the fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2012, the company had $46.7 million of unrestricted cash compared to $42.3...
ONTARIO, Canada, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company", "Canadian Solar" or "we") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time (9:00 p.m., November 15, 2012 in Hong Kong) to discuss the Company's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 and its business outlook. The dial-in phone...
The portable, dependable and unfailing sCharger-5 and sCharger-12 that are designed and built in the USA to the same high standards as commercial solar systems have been upgraded with higher efficiency industrial grade mono crystalline solar cells. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 25, 2012 This is what our reviewers say about our sCharger5 and sCharger12: “It is a very well made unit, not cheaply made at all”. “Buy this made in USA product if you want something that works”....
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of a new ultra low power (ULP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for short-range wireless applications where power consumption is of utmost importance. The ZL70250 sets the bar in terms of low power consumption with only 2 milliamps (mA) of current...
RED BANK, N.J., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) have created the world's first black silicon solar cell using processes amenable to low-cost mass production. After recently treating a wafer to make it the "blackest" silicon solar cell surface ever recorded, Natcore's technicians used their scalable liquid phase deposition (LPD) process to create the black silicon solar cell, from wafer to finished cell, in their R&D...
FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The global solar backsheet market is growing at a fast pace, supported by strong growth in the solar PV industry in many countries, such as Germany, Italy, China and the US. Global solar PV backsheet market revenues increased from an estimated $596.5m in 2008 to $1.6 billion in 2011, at a CAGR of 38.8%. Industry forecasts expect global backsheet market revenues to reach an estimated $1.4 billion by 2020. The growth momentum of...
FLEMINGTON, N.J., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ken Glynn, President and CEO of GreenSmart Stores and Kenergy Scientific, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: KNSC), today reported that a Notice of Allowance has been received in US patent Application serial number 12/384, 822, filed in April, 2009. This is the granddaddy patent application on third generation solar power and represents a breakthrough for both the company and the technology. Ken is the sole inventor and is very pleased that the United...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ROHM Semiconductor today announced that it has become the ninth promoter of the EnOcean Alliance, making it a key player in developing an international interoperable wireless standard based on EnOcean's energy harvesting wireless technology for sustainable, energy-efficient buildings. EnOcean's innovative solution involves collecting energy from the environment through motion, light, and temperature differentials. The entire process,...
