VINSPECsolar to Allow automatic, camera-based quality Inspection of all Types of Solar Cells

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VINSPECsolar allows automatic, camera-based quality inspection of all types of solar cells. With approx. 1,000 VINSPECsolar systems already installed, VITRONIC is one of the world's leading providers of camera-based inspection systems for photovoltaics. As part of a customer project in the … [Read more...]

The Solar Building Company to Extend its Product Range with the Addition of Polysun Photovoltaic Simulation Software

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The Polysun software complements The Solar Building Company’s existing product range of PV modules and grid tied inverters. “A key part of promoting PV systems in the UK is providing an accurate forecast of system output and financial return for the end user” commented Nick Ogilvie … [Read more...]

GehrTec Base to be the first Substructure for Ground-mounted Systems in the World to Gain CE Marking

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TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik GmbH, an independent testing, inspection and certification corporation for construction products, awarded GehrTec Base, the substructure for photovoltaic ground-mounted systems from Gehrlicher Solar AG, the "EC Certificate of Factory Production Control" as well as the … [Read more...]

CNPV to Announce Master Distribution Agreement for North America

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CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, announced today that they have signed a Master Distribution Agreement for Residential and Commercial installations … [Read more...]

Tenaska Solar Ventures to Choose First Solar to Construct Imperial Solar Energy Center South

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In a major step in the development of the Imperial Solar Energy Center South, Tenaska Solar Ventures, the solar energy affiliate of Tenaska, has selected First Solar to be the technology provider and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. First Solar will … [Read more...]

Toshiba Corporation to Select Applied Materials’ Predictive Scheduling Solution to Boost Lithography Efficiency

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Applied Materials announced that semiconductor and storage products company Toshiba Corporation has purchased Applied's SmartSched predictive scheduling software to improve the capacity and efficiency of its photolithography operations. Installation of the first phase of this breakthrough software … [Read more...]

Topaz Solar Farm Will Not Meet DOE Loan Guarantee Deadline

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First Solar announced the Topaz Solar Farm project will not meet the statutory deadline to receive a federal loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Topaz project meets the standards for inclusion in the loan guarantee program and received a conditional commitment for a loan … [Read more...]

Applied Materials to Clear Critical Roadblock to EUV Lithography with New Photomask Etch System

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Applied Materials advanced the state-of-the art in photomask technology with its new Applied Centura Tetra EUV Advanced Reticle Etch system. Overcoming a major hurdle to the adoption of EUV lithography, the new Tetra EUV system solves the critical and unmet challenge of etching the new EUVL … [Read more...]

[ROTREX 2011 Preview] Ubisen to Introduce Solar LED Cat’s Eye Products

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Ubisen (CEO Jae Book Kim, www.ubisen.co.kr) will introduce solar LED cat's eye products At the ‘ROTREX (International Road & Traffic Expo) 2011’ which is going to be held at KINTEX, Goyang in Korea on October 18~20. (Picture: Sol-Mark1, Solar Cat's Eye) 'Sol-Mark, Sol-Deco, and … [Read more...]

Centrosolar to Have Been Producing High-performance Solar Modules in the German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Centrosolar has been manufacturing top-quality photovoltaic modules at its Sonnenstromfabrik solar factory in Wismar for ten years now. With a current capacity of 300 MWp, it is one of the largest facilities specializing in the production of solar modules in Europe as well as a major employer in the … [Read more...]