LG Electronics said it has with the German solar system manufacturers Conergy signed a preliminary agreement to set up joint ventures in the manufacture of solar cells.
If the transaction amount of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars of the successful completion of the acquisition, LG Electronics will officially enter the solar cell industry, which is LG since 1995 after the first overseas acquisition.
LG and Samsung have been acquired to avoid the field, and the tendency to self-growth. LG on overseas acquisitions are back in 1995 acquired the U.S. Electronics manufacturer Zenith.
Reports said, LG has business relations between the tasks assigned specific roles to tap the solar energy industry. '
Conergy ongoing restructuring, the creation of cash to cover its speed can not catch up with a positive growth plan, which is now to reduce non-core operations to focus on solar PV business. The company said that on September 9 has been the cause of the sale of wind turbine generators to the U.S. private direct investment fund Warburg Pincus.
Source: 国际新能源网 Sep. 18, 2008
LG will set up a joint venture with the German Conergy production of solar cells
GT Solar in fiscal revenue reached 600 million U.S. dollars
GT Solar recently said in the earnings per share rose 12-15 cents a favorable condition, the second quarter of fiscal revenue is expected to reach 120-130 million U.S. dollars.
08 GT Solar earnings per share rose 70-75 cents a share, revenue is expected to 600-650 million U.S. dollars.
It is learnt that, GT Solar said solar energy production equipment in the first quarter of the Hot, to a high fiscal revenue.
Source:硅业在线 Aug. 28, 2008
ALTERGIE company in Syria first solar power station construction
ALTERGIE a German company which is engaged in renewable energy technologies, the company recently with the Syrian Ministry of the formal signing of the contract, construction will be in Syria in the country's first solar power station, the project will cost a total of 50 million euros.
The power station run early in the pilot phase of the power of 10 megawatts, is expected in the future will increase to 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Power Plant located near the city of Homs HESSIA industry, covers an area of 3 million square meters, the main power generation can meet the industrial city of demand for electricity. Construction will soon begin early, the whole power station is expected to be completed first half of next year.
Source: 中国驻叙利亚经商参处子站 Aug. 25, 2008
LDK Solar to Applied Materials issued 220 million U.S. dollars of orders
LDK Solar to Applied Materials has issued 220 million U.S. dollars of orders, orders to precision wafer processing system, to expand production into the next step.
The equipment will be early 2009 plans to LDK Solar Xinyu the factory, which will significantly higher than the LDK Solar previously announced in the 2010 expansion of solar wafer production capacity to 3.2 GW goal.
Source: SEMI Aug. 22, 2008
SunEdison joint subsidiary of Q-Cell enter the field of photovoltaic
North America's largest solar energy service providers SunEdison15 announced today that the company has with Q-Cells International USA (Q-Cells AG, a subsidiary) has signed a five-year, a total of 800 MW of development cooperation agreement.
According to the agreement, Q-Cells will provide a total of 800 MW of solar modules, both companies will jointly develop the North American PV market.
SunEdison Chief Operating Officer Carlos Domenech said, "This agreement for SunEdison is of far-reaching significance. As the world's leading solar energy service providers, we are pleased to Q-Cells of advanced technology into the market."
Source: SEMI Aug. 19, 2008
Solar World in the United States built 500,000 KW film battery company
German solar cell factory Solar World Group, in the USA and Russia Luo Gang, building high-efficiency silicon slice of the compound and battery manufacturing plant. Solar World with the purchase of 30 million euros and 300 million euros of new investment for expansion of the factory this summer to begin production of 100,000 KW, 2009 production target to achieve an annual output of 500,000 KW (500MW), if completed, the scale of production into the United States The largest.
Solar World also expanded their business to California factory production scale, this year plans to produce 100,000 KW, and the German factories together, to the 2010 production specifications are expected to be increased to 1 million KW (1GW).
Source: 中国新能源网 Aug. 15, 2008
Jiangxi LDK Solar REC Over Norway As The World's Largest Manufacturers Of Silicon
PV enterprises in China who will become the first first in the world of suspense was finally opened. Jiangxi Xinyu silicon in the leading LDK Solar 8月12 issued in the second quarter, the report revealed that the Corporation for the year ending June 30 of the silicon wafer production capacity of 880 MW, sales reached 191.7 MW, both more than the previous world silicon boss -- REC company.
Norway as a well-known photovoltaic manufacturers, REC is the world's few have complete industrial chain of photovoltaic company's REC Silicon and REC Wafer is the world's largest solar energy applications for the production of solar grade silicon and polysilicon - Enterprises. The company's annual and quarterly financial statements show that its 2008 production of silicon planned for 800 MW; 2008 in the second quarter wafer sales of the 139 MW.
Earlier, LDK Solar has been the size of the company after the REC, ranking first in Asia and second in the world.
LDK Solar II Bulletin, the company second quarter revenue amounted to 441.7 million U.S. dollars, up 89.2 percent the previous quarter, total revenue for the first half of 675.1 million U.S. dollars. As at the end of the second quarter, the company signed a nine long-term silicon supply agreement, the second quarter of the total wafer shipments increased 60.8 percent to 191.7 megawatts.
This, LDK Solar, chairman and CEO Peng Xiaofeng said that "the second quarter, the company's wafer production capacity exceeded our expectations. In order to meet sales orders, we once again raise the annual production target, is expected by the end of 2008 will reach 1,200 megawatts, the end of 2009 Will reach 2,200 MW, 2010 will reach 3,200 MW. "
"We have orders into the the 2018, orders total quantities exceeding 12 GW (12000MW), the world's largest number of orders in hand supplier of polysilicon films." Peng Xiaofeng said.
Source: 上海证券报 Aug. 13, 2008
Sharp Will Accelerate The Achievement Of Thin-Film Solar Cells And Large-Size Glass Floor
Sharp will allow for thin film solar cell production of glass floor accelerate the achievement of large-size. The company has been the main force in the Katsuragi plant (GE city, Nara Prefecture) of the new building floor area of 2.7 times the current large-size floor production line, scheduled to begin mass production in October. Thin film solar cell production of its floor area of greater efficiency higher. Sharp originally planned annual production in 2009 of the Sakai city started to use large-size factory floor, but now speed up the pace, and strive to make 2010 the cost of production by half.
Sharp is currently investing 22 billion yen, used to strengthen Katsuragi factory production line capacity. Thin film solar cell production capacity in October to an annual output of 160,000 kilowatts, of which 130,000 kilowatts will be used in the production of large-size glass floor. The use of the floor size of 1 m × 1.4m, area is 56 cm × 92.5cm floor of 2.7 times.
Thin film solar cell in the spraying glass on the floor made of silicon. And crystal silicon solar battery compared to the use of its silicon was only 1.0%, is easy to control costs characteristics. Sharp will accelerate the achievement of large-size glass floor and further reduce production costs.
Source: Japanese Economic News Aug. 6, 2008
U.S. Students Design Solar Handbag To Be On Sale
August 6 - U.S. 29-year-old Iowa State University mechanical engineering student Joe Hynek, 3 years ago in a competition to design solar charging handbags "Power Purse". In addition to the rectangular black handbag expressed the theme of environmental protection, but also for mobile phones, iPod, camera, blackberry and personal diary charge, is expected before the end of the Internet available at each at 150 pounds.
According to Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" report, "Power Purse" by the use of optoelectronic thin film made of solar panels absorb the sun's rays, direct sunlight into electricity, as long as fully absorb the sun for two hours and will be for a mobile phone batteries. Hynek designed by the environmental awareness of the fashion Web site to accept.
Source: 中新网 Aug. 6, 2008
As Solar Photovoltaic Systems To Track The Use Of Official
July 29, 2008: RWENERGY company's new products s: wheel series photovoltaic tracking system will enable the entire power generation equipment increased 30 percent efficiency.
S: wheel solar disc is the short form, it suitable for large-scale solar photovoltaic power stations, suitable for a variety of solar panels. Every 10 minutes will be re-adjusted position of solar light, solar panels in the sunlight always the best perspective.
The design of the control software, can solve the late-morning sun and shadow on the issue. The models of a tracking system can rotate the stent with a fixed solar panels, less than two meters high, to reduce wind resistance.
Source: 索比太阳能 Aug. 4, 2008
Japan Made Photoelectric Conversion Rates Higher Thin-Film Solar Cells
Japan's Industrial Technology Research Institute announced that the Institute and a business to develop a new technology that will use CIGS thin film of the non-silicon, flexible solar cells of the photoelectric conversion efficiency, from 17.5 percent to 17.7 percent.
Industrial Technology Research Institute issued a press release said, CIGS thin film solar cell production has not aging, radiation-resistant advantages. At the same time, such a solar cell layer of photoelectric conversion can be made into the thickness of only a few microns, the quality of small, less consumption of raw materials.
The communique says, the next step of the Institute goal is to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of such technology, applied to practical equivalent to the size of solar cell modules.
Source: 新华网 Jul. 31, 2008
Sharp Will Jointly With The Italian Electricity Company Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells
Sharp with the Italian electricity company Enel SpA on the solar battery business to a strategic cooperation agreement. The two companies will jointly manufacture of solar cells in Europe and in generating business.
Plans to produce the three-tier structure of the silicon-based thin film solar cells. Details of the future will be agreed upon.
In the power generation business, plans to more than 2011 years building solar power stations, combined generating capacity of 161 MW. The solar power station will use silicon-based thin film solar cell based.
Source: 国际新能源网 Jul. 29, 2008
Duke To Buy Power From Davidson County Solar Plant
Duke Energy Carolinas has agreed to buy more than 16 megawatts of electricity produced by a solar farm that's under construction in Davidson County.
No financial details have been released. The 20-year contract will help Duke meet the requirements of state legislation passed last year that mandates the use of renewable power sources starting in 2010.
The facility could be the largest photovoltaic power source in the country when it starts operating in two years. SunEdison, the largest solar-energy company in the nation, is building the plant.
The Maryland-based company will own and operate the facility, which is expected to provide enough power for 2,600 homes.
The Davidson County facility will be one of Duke's smallest commercial power sources. Its smallest plant is the Bridgewater Hydro Station on the border of McDowell and Burke counties, which has a capacity of 11.5 megawatts.
Source: 中金在线 May. 22, 2008
Applied Materials Announces Powerful SunFab Performance Service; Signs Multiyear Agreement with T-Solar
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced another first for the solar industry with its SunFab Performance Service™ program. This unique service solution guarantees the performance cost and output of the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line for producing solar modules, enabling continuous cost reduction based on megawatt output. As the most comprehensive integrated support solution in the solar industry, the SunFab Performance Service allows customers to quickly ramp to volume production and optimize the efficiency and productivity of their SunFab™ Line.
Applied has signed a multiyear agreement to provide the SunFab Performance Service to T-Solar Global S.A. of Spain for the Applied SunFab Thin Film Line. Using 5.7m2 glass panels, the SunFab Line can reduce the cost of utility-scale photovoltaic installations by more than 20%. “Based on Applied’s proven track record of providing service and technology to the chip industry, we are very confident that we have made the best choice for this key project,” said Juan Laso, general manager of T-Solar.
As part of this service agreement, Applied will manage and optimize T-Solar’s SunFab Line performance with a wide variety of engineering, logistics, technology and automation software solutions. In addition to all preventive and corrective maintenance and complete parts management, Applied will provide continuous improvement programs and total factory optimization to enable low operating cost and on-going productivity gains.
“By entrusting the equipment, maintenance and performance of our solar production line to Applied, we are guaranteed specific results that minimize our risk, shorten our time to production, and meet our profit goals,” stated Cesar Alberte, fab director of T-Solar. “We view this as the most economic solution to running our solar fab that over time will allow us to drop the cost per watt of solar energy.”
“Guaranteeing performance through cost of operation and associated megawatt output represents a major shift from the traditional service model,” said Manfred Kerschbaum, senior vice president and general manager of Applied GlobalServices. “We are pleased to pioneer the way in providing customers like T-Solar with a comprehensive service program that represents a step function improvement in value and the most complete and dependable choice for maintaining and optimizing their investment.”
In 2007, T-Solar became the first company in Europe to order an Applied SunFab Thin Film production line. The line is expected to have a nominal rated capacity of 40 megawatts per year when fully operational, enabling T-Solar to capitalize on the rapidly expanding market in Spain for photovoltaic installations.
Source: 电子产品世界 May. 17, 2008
Hungary To Encourage The Development Of Renewable Energy
Hungary in bio-fuels, methane gas, geothermal and solar energy development prospects of huge, the Government of Hungary has developed a long-term planning to increase alternative energy applications. At present Hungarian power companies buy green energy price per kilowatt-hour mandatory 23 forint (0.12 U.S. dollars), government expenditures for the annual 100 million euros.
2006 Hungarian Economy Ministry of Energy Policy 2005-2010 released new guidelines, established to improve the energy consumption structure and the central finance to support renewable energy industry.
2007-2013 Hungarian national development planning in the area of renewable energy will to support. According to the Kyoto agreement, Hungary agreed to the 2008-2012 period between 6 percent annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, average annual emissions to 30.8 million tons.
Source: 驻匈牙利经商参处子站 May. 16, 2008
South African Electricity Shortage, Highlighted Business Opportunities In Solar
Chinese businessmen have to seize business opportunities opening up in South Africa and the Southern African market of solar energy
South Africa, the country has entered a state of emergency power. Economic center in northern Johannesburg is indeed every day, stopping a few hours, or even traffic lights also be affected, in individual blocks, the vagrant has taken the initiative to direct traffic. Next year, the South African electricity shortage is the biggest threat facing the economy. In South Africa's largest commercial media "Business Day" when interviewed, South Africa 10 largest enterprises in the CEO so that half.
One of the most noteworthy is that the solar energy industry will become a highlight business opportunities. Southern African continent all year round sunshine, the South African sunshine each year up to 2500 hours, the use of solar energy equipment is the best region.
South Africa's power shortage to the foreign companies have brought tremendous business opportunities and keen sense of smell has started action. Israeli solar energy companies in the MST Technology announced on April 25, entered the South African electricity market. It will build solar power stations, the first year of generating 1000 megawatts, a total of five-year plans 5,000 MW power generation. Seven years later, MST will be exported. They through the establishment of the joint venture into the South African market.
Source: 上海侨报 Tong Yue May. 13, 2008
All Of Asia's Largest Solar Powered Multimedia Walls
This huge multimedia LED curtain wall in Beijing City Fuxing Road and Xicui Road junctions, the project designer Simone Giostra by the United States and Arup companies completed.
The whole project is the biggest characteristic of the wall using solar panels and LED lights, the day when solar panels will store solar energy for power, in each of the glass behind the installation of LED lights for the night outside the walls of lights Effect, all LED lights are used by power from solar panels during the day in the power, significantly saving energy, LED lighting through computer-controlled, the outside walls show various images, an increase of the construction of the artistic effect.
The total project cost 15 million yuan from 2300, nine kinds of different specifications of the PV panels, with extraordinary visual effects, during the Olympics, the walls of this very large multimedia foreign friends will show the latest and most modern Beijing.
Source: CNET科技资讯 May. 6, 2008
Yingli Solar With An Annual Output Of 20 Megawatts Monocrystalline Silicon Production Line Test Success
Recently, Yingli Solar with an annual output of 20 megawatts monocrystalline silicon production project successful test. The project is Yingli Solar solar energy industry to optimize the investment in the production chain, a total investment of 62 million yuan, attracted a total of 20 China's leading single-crystal furnace each year, handling about 200 tons of high impurity content of silicon material.
Source: 河北日报 May. 4, 2008
Iran To The Development Of Solar, Wind And Geothermal Power
Iran's Energy Department in charge of scientific research and human resources vice minister of university students news agency in an interview that the 2007 annual budget in accordance with law, the Department of Energy grant 500 billion rials for solar, wind and geothermal development and research.
2007 Budget Law provides that the development of credit of 1 percent to 4 percent must be used for scientific research.
He said that in those traffic inconvenience, cost and high-line areas will be built solar and wind energy power station, power supply to local residents.
Source: 金融界 Apr. 27, 2008
South Korea's Largest Solar Power Station In The Recently Completed
According to the South Korean media reports, South Jeolla Province Emmanuel built in the county of South Korea's largest solar power station will soon be completed and will soon be officially put into operation. Emmanuel said the Department of Atomic Energy, an area of 64,000 square meters, installed capacity of 3,000 kilowatts of solar-power stations, "Emmanuel solar energy park" completion ceremony will be held on the 18th of this month.
The power station was started in November 2006, 23.3 billion won investment, into a one works (1250 kilowatts) and two works (1750 kilowatts) to build. Installed a total of 10,000 fixed-1.5048 collector panels, each generating 0.2 kilowatts can block, the largest supply of 1,500 can be used by the family of electricity. With a year to replace about 845 tons of oil and 2,123 tons of carbon dioxide emissions to reduce the effect. The industry, Emmanuel region abundant sunshine, sunshine more than the national average of about 10 per cent, while the cyclical sea breeze Chuifu can play so that the effect of solar cooling, therefore, here in the building solar power stations can be said to be exceptional conditions.
Source: 中国经济网 Apr. 25, 2008
Shanghai Developed Nano-Materials Solar Cells
The magic of photosynthesis in plants, is expected to help mankind achieve the dream of clean energy. Recently, this reporter received information from the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, East China Normal University researchers use of nano-materials in the laboratory success of "recycling" chloroplast to achieve extremely low cost of solar energy power generation.
Chloroplast for photosynthesis in plants places, sunlight can be converted into chemical energy. The task force is not in the plant in vitro "copy" of a chloroplast, but the development of a structure similar to the chloroplast and the new battery - Dye-sensitized solar cells, solar energy into trying to power. Nano-earmarked funds in Shanghai, with the support of more than three years after experiments and exploration, this bionic solar photoelectric conversion efficiency of more than 10 percent, nearly 11 percent of the world's highest level.
As a third generation of solar cells, dye-sensitized cells is the biggest attraction of cheap raw materials and simple production process. According to estimates, dye-sensitized cells equivalent to the cost of silicon cells plate 1 / 10. At the same time, even if the sun is not enough room, its photoelectric conversion rate will not be affected significantly.
Source: 新华社 Apr. 18, 2008
The Latest Solar Acquisition Device - Helium Balloon
Recently the United States two technicians invented a new type of solar collection device - a tethered helium balloon. The solar collection devices using the latest space technology, and it's also cheaper to use simple, just a come out immediately drew everyone's attention. In this connection, experts believe that solar energy device tethered helium balloon solar technology industry will bring tremendous impact, it is bound to lead a new round of technological innovation trend.
American technical staff and partners Joseph Cory Pini Gurfil aerospace engineers spent years together on the development of a helium balloon, ultimately, to be practical on success. Previously, Cory and Gurfil have in the course of the study designed many forms of solar energy devices, after repeated experiments and calculations eventually discovered that the 10-foot balloon can even provide 25 square metres of solar panels the size of the same supply capability to output 1 about 1000 watts of energy, solar energy technology is a breakthrough discovery, the discovery will also make them very excited.
This balloon filled with helium, light weight, will be a housing can be quickly filled with electricity. And supporting the computer can also adjust the height of the balloon, to avoid inclement weather damage. In this regard, Cory said that at present, they have plans to control the cost of each balloon in about 4,000 US dollars, and with the same energy provided by the panels would cost you much about almost 10,000 US dollars. In addition, these balloons can continue to work as long as a year or so, and in this period they do not require any maintenance, and other maintenance work.
Source: 新华网 Apr. 14, 2008
Solar Electricity Supply Prices Will Be Reduced To The General Level Of Market
Recently, Green Peace Organization and the European Solar Industry Association submitted to the ADN to a report, the global solar production will be substantially increased, the price of solar energy will be more economical, and from the beginning of 2015, will be the first Eastern European region can be achieved "weaning" the situation began to profitability.
Europe has been a long time solar energy enterprises rely on the Government subsidies to maintain its competitiveness. Green Peace Organization experts believe that as the global mass production of solar equipment, solar electricity supply prices will be reduced to the general market level. However, in view of the Alps north of Germany and less sunlight exposure, the solar market development is expected to slow.
Source: 中国电力网 Apr. 14, 2008
New York Will Be In Five Buildings On The SAR Installed Solar Panels
New York City Department of Management Services in late April 2008 that allowed private developers in the city solar Administrative Region of the city all five buildings on the purchase, settings, possession and maintenance of solar panels.
New York City plans to set up 2 MW solar power. 11 potential sites will include five schools and a community college.
Developers will enable solar electricity panels signed a 20-year power purchase and sales contracts.
March 2008, Southern California Edison Company has plans in Southern California 65 million square feet of commercial buildings on the roof of 250 MW installed solar panels.
Source: 环球能源网 Apr. 15, 2008
Europe Solar Cell Output Ahead Of Japan
The latest data show that Japan lost Europe in 2007, the long-term loss of the world's first solar cell production location. In addition, for seven consecutive years, global enterprises ranks first solar cell production in Japan Sharp German manufacturers have been catching up.
Japan's Kyodo News quoted the United States before solar professional journal "PVNews" data reported that the Japanese in 2007 solar cell output was 920,000 kilowatts, a decline of 11.3%. Last year, while the European solar output surge 43.9% year-on-year, reaching 1.06 million kilowatts, more than Japan.
In the solar cell production enterprises States, Germany last year Q-Cells solar battery output reached 390,000 kilowatts, and in more than Sharp Corporation of Japan.
People in the industry, the field of solar cells international competition has become increasingly fierce. Germany, Spain, Greece, and South Korea and other countries are actively taking measures to increase the country's solar market. Japan in 2005 abolished the residential solar power subsidies, solar batteries in the domestic market gradually shrinking.
Source: 科技日报 Apr. 9, 2008
Encourage The Government Of India To Improve The Solar Energy Project
India renewable energy sector that seeks to expand the use of solar energy to produce electrical power of the new project, the largest of 50 megawatts of energy.
Solar developers will build and operate the project, per kilowatt-hour of solar energy will be 30 minutes of fiscal incentives. According to a government statement that the heat can be a little incentive policy to reduce tension in the energy situation.
Faced with the situation of insufficient energy and energy transmission and distribution of energy loss in the process, the Government of India hopes that by 2012 so far, at least 10 per cent of electricity is generated through solar energy.
India's electricity grid in a total of 33 solar photovoltaic power plants in the support of the Government built. These plant is expected to produce annually 2.55 million units of electricity.
India currently has 19 solar photovoltaic module manufacturers. Power transmission in the area, some large investors have been involved, including the EDA industry experts PrabhuGoel, PrabhuGoel invest 2 billion US dollars for solar energy development.
Source: 太阳能商情 Apr. 10, 2008
United States 12 Cities Will Receive Funds For Construction Of Solar Energy
United States 12 cities have been selected as the United States focused on building solar cities, 12 cities will receive federal funds and technical support to help promote solar energy projects.
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the federal government will provide up to 12 cities 2.4 million US dollars of funds available, 12 cities in the use of these funds must be committed full deployment of solar energy technology and sustainable development solar-related R & D facilities construction. Bertelsmann held in the Denver City New Energy Science Forum 2008 announced: These solar cities goal is to achieve leaping development of solar energy, to encourage other cities in the United States to accelerate solar-related construction.
Selected cities from different regions, which have varying degrees of solar energy resources and experience with solar energy technologies. Each city will use a variety of ways to build their solar energy infrastructure, in the forefront of technology research. The technologies include concentrated solar energy for industrial use such as large-scale solar thermal power generation and use of technology, such as solar water heaters, as well as civilian, the sunlight directly into electricity solar panels.
The United States Congress, the Department of Energy will provide an estimated value of 3 million US dollars for technical assistance to the new solar cities. The technical experts will help city resources into integrated solar energy-related technology, solar financing options, and so on.
Solar cities of the first annual meeting will be held April 14 to 16 in the Arizona cities of Tucson held sunshine.
Source: 筑能网 Apr. 2, 2008
Thin-Film Solar Cell Production Growth Rate Of 120%
According to the latest data Solarbuzz, 07 global photovoltaic system installation capacity of 2826 MW, representing a 62% increase 06, Germany 07 photovoltaic systems installed capacity of 1328 MW (accounted for as much as 47 per cent) occupied the first The growth rate was 38 per cent, followed by Spain of 640 MW (accounted for up to 23 per cent), the growth rate is 480 percent, the United States at 220 MW (accounted for 8 per cent), the growth rate was 57 per cent, the Japanese market accounted for sustained decline 07 installed capacity of only 230 MW (accounted for 8%), declining by 22%.
07 global solar cell production reached 3,436 MW, representing 06 rose 56% market share in China from 07 vendors in 06 of 20% to 35%, and the Japanese manufacturers from the market 06 of 39% fell to 26 percent, Japanese firms Apart from the upstream market share fell silicon material and the tight supply of the domestic market in Japan photovoltaic installations affected by factors such as capacity declined, the Japanese firms began distribution of thin film solar cells have considerable areas of the relationship between the .
07 thin-film solar cell production (including a-Si, μ c-Si, CdTe, CIGS technology) growth continued to outstrip the overall industry, 07 thin-film solar cell production reached 400 MW, representing 06 of the 181 MW a substantial growth of 120% , 07 thin film solar cells by 06 market share of 8.2% to 07 to 12%, in the upper reaches of continuing tight supply of silicon materials, thin-film solar cells through the cell conversion efficiency further enhance the area as well as the costs of production advantages and further enhance its market share space EPIA forecast 2010 thin film solar cells have the opportunity to view market share of 20 percent.
Pushed up 07 thin-film solar cell production reached 400 MW for the major promoter of the CdTe FirstSolar battery (module conversion efficiency of 10.5%) the success of production, the company 07 revenue growth 273%, and we estimate its annual output to 07 the size of 200 MW, accounting for 07 overall film battery production share of about 50 per cent, but by the main raw material of cadmium toxicity, CdTe battery with a huge need to promote recycling system, manufacturers less input.
Relatively speaking, the high CIGS cell conversion efficiency (conversion efficiency of the current product Habitat various thin film battery first), as well as μ c-Si (including the stack-type batteries) to its advantages in producing large-size (but module conversion efficiency to be further upgrade) more manufacturers and the pursuit of funds, the future has room for the development of the market.
Source: 中国电子元件行业协会 Mar. 24, 2008
The World's Largest-Nanometer Manufacturing Enterprises In China Opened Solar Power
Global-nanometer manufacturing boss - the United States Applied Materials announced yesterday that the company will be March 21 at the opening of the Global Development Center in Xian 56 KW solar power system, to replace part of their internal power consumption. The system is the first enterprise Shanxi Province internal solar system, at least a year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 65 tons.
As the world's largest-nanometer manufacturing technology companies, Applied Materials in September 2006 announced the launch of solar energy strategy to enter the rapid development of solar photovoltaic production equipment market. Applied Materials solar photovoltaic production equipment will be combined with the latest technology and services, the company brings new points of economic growth.
According to industry projections (not including services related to the additional growth), the continued growth in global demand for energy, solar energy equipment market is expected to 2006 to 1 billion US dollars in 2010 to over 3 billion dollars.
China has a very rich solar energy resources, two-thirds of annual sunshine time of the land more than 2,200 hours, compared with other countries should latitude high. Applied Materials said that the United States, and China hopes to work with solar energy enterprises in China to meet growing energy demand while reducing the impact on the environment.
Source: 上海证券报 Mar. 21, 2008
Northwestern University Found That Organic Thin Film Solar Cells Will Be More Efficient To 5.6% Of The New Method
Chicago's Northwestern University research group that does not change in the organic thin film solar cell structure of the semiconductor layer under the premise of a coating only positive, then module conversion efficiency from 3 to 4 percent to 5.2 ~ 5.6% . The National Bureau Huayuanyuankan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published in the online edition of the paper.
Organic thin film solar cells use, and organic EL through with the same structure of the organic semiconductor solar achieve. Northwestern University has previously developed from the cathode to the anode by ITO/P3HT: PCBM F / Al structure of the solar cell. PCBM for n-type fullerene (C612) derivatives, P3HT for p-type organic semiconductors.
Northwestern University's use of PLD (pulsed laser deposition) method, in the cathode coating thickness of only a few tens nm nm to the nickel oxide (NiO). Subsequently, cascading through the rotation of the P3HT coated semiconductor layer. Nickel oxide is expected to play a hole transport layer and the role of electronic interception, and the semiconductor layer is generated in the light of the electron and hole, efficient transportation to the cathode hole, the electronic interception, leading to reduced energy combined with the loss.
By studying the thickness of 5 ~ 77 nm in the nickel oxide layer was found in 5 ~ 10 nm thick at best, the original 3 to 4 per cent of the unit conversion efficiency has been raised to 5.2 ~ 5.6%. In addition, the open voltage has been increased by 40 percent.
Will further improve the hole transport layer at the same time, to develop a method of printing volumes of volumes of flexible floor of the solar cell production technology.
Source: 日经BP社 Mar. 3, 2008
U.K. High-Level Seminar On China Solar: Solar Cells Is Expected To Enter Low-Cost Era
The British Royal Society proposed that the high-level seminar in the solar held recently in Beijing. Organised by the International Cooperation Bureau, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the high-tech development by the Institute of Electrical contractors Institute, the Chinese Academy of Sciences vice president Li Jinghai, vice chairman of the British Royal Society Lorna Casselton, as well as between China and Britain more than 30 scientists attended the meeting.
In 2006, China's solar cell production capacity will reach 380 MW, the output ranks third in the world. 2007, China's production capacity of silicon materials reached 1,000,000 tons, the production capacity of solar cells reached 800 MW to 1000MW.
"The next two to three years, China's production capacity of solar cells could replace Europe and Japan to become the world's largest producer." Researcher at the Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences electrician Wang Wenjing said. Wang Wenjing said: "At present, large-scale industry has been the major solar cells for crystalline silicon solar cells, battery and costly. Expand with the demand for low-cost, thin-film solar cells gradually came to the surface, this battery low cost, crystal silicon cells is only 1 / 3 to 1 / 2, but due to technical limitations, this battery efficiency is not high. in this forum, the Chinese and British experts to discuss the topic of how to improve The battery efficiency. once achieve this goal, the cost of solar cells will be greatly reduced. "
Both sides in the 21st century the two major problems facing the world - the energy crisis and environmental problems reached a consensus: the development of solar energy has become an urgent task. Wang Wenjing said: "This year the South to concentrate on the serious snowstorm of the electricity grid was a problem, and makes the electrical energy security has become a major issue, distributed power supply study also on the agenda. While solar power is distributed power supply as an option. "
The Bureau also said: The two-day forum aims to provide an expert in the high-level platforms, understanding and the exchange of the two countries in the use of solar energy technology development policies, key technologies, and promote the development of solar energy-related measures, problems and the future technology road map, and give full play to the Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences related research in the field of solar comprehensive advantages, the progressive lay with the United Kingdom to carry out substantive cooperation.
Source: 科学时报 Mar. 5, 2008
Saudi Oil Kingdom In The Country To Become Solar
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi on the 2nd in France "strategic oil" magazine said in an interview, Saudi Arabia prepared to invest in the development of solar energy.
Naimi said: "For countries such as Saudi Arabia…… concern and should be the most important development is one of the solar energy and we hope that through the efforts of Saudi Arabia to become solar research and development center, and 30-50 Year after a power-exporting country. "
Naimi said Saudi Arabia is developing a new technology. This technology will be able to stripping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stored in the ground out, "Many countries hope to cooperate with us."
Saudi Arabia accounted for one third of the world oil reserves, the current daily production of about 10 million barrels of crude oil, is the world's largest oil exporter.
Source: 新华网 Mar. 2, 2008
Global Renewable Energy-Related Business Rapidly Expanding
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with researchers of the international organizations "Renewable Energy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)" recently published a report that shows that in 2007 the global use of solar energy and other renewable energy sources for power generation equipment investment total of about 71 billion US dollars, renewable energy-related business is rapidly expanding.
The report pointed out that last year Germany for the use of renewable energy for power generation equipment investment ranks of the first countries to 14 billion US dollars, followed by China and the United States were 12.9 billion US dollars and 10 billion US dollars.
Source: 人民日报 Mar. 5, 2008
China's Construction Output To A GW Of Solar Photovoltaic Cells Project
China Power Investment Corporation will invest 5 billion yuan in the construction of Xi'an with an annual capacity of 1 GW solar photovoltaic cells, China's production capacity of solar photovoltaic cells will be a qualitative leap in there.
This project is China Power Investment Corporation on the 24th in Xi'an announced. The group, which has been on the Northwest Branch and Xi'an national civil aerospace industrial base signed an agreement in the industrial base will be formally launched a GW of solar photovoltaic cells projects.
Since 1999, world solar cell output by 30 to 40 percent increase in the 2005 global sales of solar cells has reached 1,500 megawatts. Pulling in foreign markets, in recent years China's photovoltaic industry has developed rapidly, to the end of 2006, China's production capacity of solar cells has been over one GW as the world's three major producers of solar cells.
The China Power Investment Corporation investment GWh annually to a solar photovoltaic cells, solar cells is not only the domestic manufacturers of "mega", and in the international community will also play an important role. According to investment plans, the project will start construction this year, the construction period of five years, when completed, to achieve an annual output value of 31 billion yuan.
China Power Investment Group is China, one of the most important power generation, the Group has been in Xining City of Qinghai Province plans to build a polysilicon projects, which have solar photovoltaic cells industries upstream products polysilicon materials . With solid financial strength and control of raw materials, technology, and China Power Investment Group's investment project of solar photovoltaic cells global PV industry will have an enormous impact.
Source: 新华网 Mao Haifeng Jan. 25, 2008
The World's Largest Thin-Film Solar Battery Factory In Brandenburg Construction
Johanna solar technology company will start construction of Brandenburg in Germany the world's largest copper indium gallium selenium sulfur solar modules packaging factory with a total investment of 72 million euros to a planned output of 30 MW in 2009 to reach 60 MW, providing 180 jobs.
According to the company president on the latest technology based on the solar modules highest conversion rate can reach 16%, with the traditional silicon components comparable, he predicted that in 2010 thin-film modules will account for the world solar system installation share of 20%, copper indium gallium sulfur and selenium components accounted for one half. The maturity of the technology will improve and promote the polysilicon bottleneck problems at the same time in 2008 to more than large-scale enterprises will be expanded and more silicon production, then the time will be more likely to repeat silicon production overcapacity situation. Those who rely on the multi-crystalline silicon solar plant material downstream survival is how we think about.
Source: 硅业在线 Feb. 26, 2008
The United States Will Build The World's Largest Solar Power Station
Arizona will be the United States built the world's largest solar power plant, which is scheduled for 2011 and generate electricity.
The power station has been named the "Solana", Spanish for "a sunny place", from Arizona and Abengoa Solar companies. It occupies 1,900 acres, will run two 140-megawatt steam generating units to 280 megawatts of total generating capacity.
Solana power plant will produce 280 megawatts of total generating capacity, enough to supply 7,000 families of their daily consumption, but also avoid the 400,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
In the next 30 years, the power station will be to the Arizona Public Service Company sell electricity, and brought to the Arizona 1 billion US dollars of economic interests, and Abengoa Solar companies will be about 4 billion dollars in receipts.
Source: 人民网环保频道 Wang Li Feb. 29, 2008
Qatar Plans Solar Power Plant Construction
Qatar is considering the construction of a solar power plant to meet the country's increasing demand for energy.
The report says the planned power plants of this is the world's largest solar power plant of Qatar completed can ease the energy shortage situation.
The impact of the oil dollars, the Gulf States are faced with the existing energy unable to meet their rapid economic growth. According to the forecast, Qatar in the next 30 years the demand for energy may be increased four times.
Although the Gulf Arab countries have rich oil and gas resources, its oil and natural gas reserves of the world's total reserves were 30% and 8%, but the Gulf countries are energy and water conservancy relative speed of its economic growth is still lagging behind, to find alternative sources of energy Gulf States is the direction of current efforts.
Source: 新华网 Zhang Yuhong Feb. 4, 2008
Highlights Solar India Fab City 7 Billion US Dollars Investment
Indian Minister of Commerce Jairam Ramesh recently said that the Government of India has approved another five companies to participate in the Fab City plan, which would allow the total amount of investment reached 7 billion dollars. He said that the latest investment is the focus of solar energy conversion, and pointed out that the Government of India there are many other plans, and some have been approved, in principle, and others under consideration, which may Fab City to attract more investment.
Fab City established in 2006 to promote the development of India chip manufacturing. At present Fab City on the photoelectric products pinned great hopes on the new scheme are committed to the five solar business, and Fab City about half of the proposed scheme are currently in the field of photoelectric. The Government of India has also approved in principle by the other five the total investment amounted to 7 billion US dollars plan. Ramesh said that, there is another five a total of 6 to 7 billion dollars plan also active consideration.
Source: 电子工程专辑 Feb. 21, 2008
US Experts Say China Is Expected To Become A Market Leader In Renewable Energy
Washington at the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization for the 9th said that China is expected to become the next few years the global renewable energy market leader.
Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin each year a "World Situation Report" said at the press conference that China is not only a lot of new energy-saving products of the major manufacturing nations, "the policy of promoting the area of renewable energy," has shown the leadership momentum.
He predicted that China will become the front of three years renewable energy market world number one big country.
Flavin also said that in early 2006, a new development of the renewable energy in China's major entry into force of the law, the effect of the new law has already started to become apparent.
Source: 新华网 Jan. 11, 2008
American Scientists Believe That Solar Energy Is Expected To Become A Preferred Alternative Energy
American scientists Travis Bradford in the newly published "Solar Revolution," a book predicted that solar energy will be in the next 20 years to become the best effect, the price of the cheapest alternative sources of energy, prices will drop 50% in 10 years, after 20 years of decline 75% .
Bradford is the Massachusetts Institute of Sustainable Development Prometheus founder and president. He said that over the past 10 years has been the development of optoelectronic industries to obtain electricity through photovoltaic cells become economical and practical. Japan, Germany and the United States and other markets around the world, tens of thousands of households and enterprises are using photovoltaic technology.
He wrote that the construction of large wind power or geothermal power facilities now require supporting infrastructure, use of these two methods of generating at least half of funds should be used in the transmission and distribution. Using solar power, without electrical power grid will be able to transmit directly to end-users, the cost is only to tenants to install equipment costs. At present, the supply shortage of fine silicon solar panels limit production. Bradford believes that this situation will change after a few years. First, according to those large and reliable polysilicon manufacturing enterprises, as well as some in the manufacturing metallurgical grade silicon has extensive experience in new business to increase the output of the current situation to 2008, will double the supply of polysilicon. In addition, chips and solar battery maker is studying how to make more effective use of silicon.
He pointed out that some of the world's developing countries are often rich in solar energy resources, but the lack of use of solar energy resources. The future of solar energy prices drop significantly, a household will be able to spend 50 US dollars with a generating power of 30 watts of solar panels, used to recharge cell phones and listening to the radio and so on. In the United States, major residential construction companies are considering new construction using solar energy problems. California passed a new bill on the request of construction companies in 2012 to allow tenants choose to use solar power. Bradford believes that the future five years, the United States will become a solar energy use one of the fastest growing, will be more than Germany and Japan as the world's largest country in the use of solar energy.
Source: 筑能网 Yin Jianghai Feb. 13, 2008
United States Investment In India Photovoltaic Industry
India is increasing in the global market, the share of photovoltaic cell panels. Signet in California of the United States in solar energy company in late December 2007 that in the next 10 years will be 2 billion US dollars investment in India building three solar photovoltaic products manufacturing plant.
After three factories will be built with the annual output of 900 MW. India seeks to create the world's lowest cost of photovoltaic modules. Signet solar energy company also plans to establish R & D center in India.
India is an attractive local labor and low-cost manufacturing base. In addition, India's production of photovoltaic cell panels companies can enjoy tax breaks and subsidies. To this end, the market is expected to India's annual sales from the current 6 billion US dollars to a 2010 40 billion US dollars / year.
New photovoltaic manufacturing construction of the plant will accelerate India to enter the field of renewable energy. Currently India's renewable energy capacity of about 10 GW, the next 25 years will be increased to 80 GW.
Source: 环球能源网 Jan. 14, 2008
South Africa Need To Vigorously Develop Solar Energy, Ease The Power Crisis
Professor at the University of South Africa, recently said that the country should be shifted to ease the country's solar power crisis.
The University of Johannesburg, said that solar energy technology development to become South Africa could become an economic solution to the power crisis in the way.
The new ultra-thin film materials used in the manufacture of solar panels can save more costs. The University believes that the new thin film PV material change to solar power will be completely changed way.
Previous silicon solar panels activities as PV materials, but the cost of imports expensive as the obstacles to the success of the law. The university said the new material (CIGS) that copper - indium - Gallium - even selenium can significantly reduce costs. From CIGS panels composed of very thin, flexible, and easy to bend, can replace old vitreous. And its efficiency is very high, supply stability, and can be used for family, it can be used in the wind farm.
Source: 北极星网 Feb. 4, 2008
Japanese Government Announced It Would Vigorously Popularize The Family Solar Power Generation
The Japanese Government has announced that the family should make great efforts to popularize solar power generation , to 2030, the family users from the current 400,000 to expand about 14 million, equivalent to the total number of households in Japan about 30%.
In order to make the average family can use solar power, the Japanese government decided to set up by Chinese and foreign experts of the international research institutions, specialized in low-cost solar panels of the new research and development and the inclusion in the annual budget of 20 billion yen.
Will be developed by the Government of Japan to improve energy efficiency than 1 ~ 2 times the new solar panels, and in 2030 their costs from the current 46 yen per kilowatt down to 7 yen. The objective is to in 2030 before residential solar power capacity (now 1.3 million kilowatts) expanded to 30 times.
Source: 中国工业报 Feb. 4, 2008
Also Work The Night: Infrared Solar Panels Efficiency As High As 80%
The most expensive, most sophisticated, most complex conversion efficiency of solar panels to about 40%, which is only 40% absorption of sunlight can be converted into electricity. Scientists think that in the little room efficiency instead focus on reducing costs in the United States Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for a cheap, folding infrared solar panels, and the highest conversion efficiency up 80%.
The new panel is the key to the use of nano-technology. Its surface covered a nano-miniature antenna array, and add thickness of the 1000 atomic conductive metal wire can capture infrared radiation, even in the evening can also continue to work.
Nano-technology research in general are staying in the centimetre level, but INL go to the micron level, within each box integrates 260 million ultra-miniature antenna.
More commendable is that the use of the folding plastic materials also very easy to make, so scientists believe that this technology can be quickly out of the laboratory, and ultimately bring cheap and efficient solar power programme.
The only regret is that, while Nano antenna in the sun will release a great deal of electronic, but it's no way these electronic capture, output power is not. INL is the current practice in nanotechnology in the implantation of a miniature antenna capacitor, or AC / DC converters, which hopes to take the capture of energy, and will not increase costs, loss of efficiency.
Source: 驱动之家 Feb. 3, 2008
China Solar Silicon Wafer Manufacturers In NYSE Listing
China solar silicon chip maker ZHEJIAN YUHUI ENERGY SOURCE CO,. LTD (ReneSola) on the 29th listed on the New York Stock Exchange. At this point, in New York Stock Exchange-listed Chinese mainland enterprises had reached 40.
ReneSola this to the price of 13 US dollars per share initial public offering of 10 million American Depositary Securities (ADS), financing 130 million US dollars.
ReneSola the board of directors and CEO Li Xianshou interviewed by reporters said the financing, the company alone, polysilicon films from the current capacity of more than 300 megawatts expanded to 645 megawatts, is expected to one of the world's top three silicon film producers as well. Li Xianshou expressed confidence in the future development of ReneSola. He said that the solar energy industry has great potential and that the landing ReneSola United States capital market, to raise development funds on the one hand, the other hand will also encourage companies improve their management level, and further expand the scale of production, the establishment of the industry's leading edge.
Two years ago, the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom ReneSola GEM successful fund-raising 50 million US dollars. Early last year, ReneSola in Hong Kong also successfully issued 120 million US dollars of corporate bonds, and further enrich the company's capital. Two years ago, the company registered capital of only 1.5 million US dollars, now ReneSola total investment of nearly 220 million US dollars, and the registered capital increased to 100 million US dollars.
Source: 中国新闻网 Li Jing Jan. 30, 2008
United States Investment In Solar Power Plan
Rising oil prices and the use of fossil fuel emissions persons to the future of the United States will favor solar energy.
The sun's rays illuminate the Earth 40 minutes on the annual equivalent of the global energy consumption. In the United States, there are at least southwestern only 250,000 square miles of land suitable for building solar energy power generating facilities, over 4500, 2001 × 1015BTU acceptable sunlight radiation. Radiation of sunlight into electricity 2.5%, in 2006 the United States will meet all energy consumption.
The United States has put forward ambitious plans to make 2050 the United States to provide solar power for electricity and 69 per cent of its total energy (including transport) of 35 per cent. Expected sales to users of solar energy will be equivalent to the current cost of conventional electricity costs about 5 cents / KWh. If wind, biomass and geothermal energy has also been developed, to the 2100 renewable energy can provide 100 per cent of electricity and the United States 90 percent of its energy.
Source: 云南电力新闻 Jan. 21, 2008
India Introduced Measures To Support Solar Power
India is currently implementing a plan, which seeks to those who use solar power plant and grid-connected power plants provide preferential policies.
New Energy and Energy Conversion officials said, the Department decided to implement the model plan, support in the construction and grid-connected solar power plant.
The scheme aims to develop and demonstrate the power grid interactive solar features, lower equipment costs and power generation costs.
Ministry officials said that the current solar power plant that the initial inputs and the costs of power generation, such as the decision of the Department with the power grid interactive power plant to provide incentive funding.
The Department will interact with the grid per kilowatt solar power provide a maximum of 270 cents. In the country's 11th five-year plan period, the demonstration project limited to 50,000 kilowatts of solar power plants.
Source: 中国太阳能网 Jan. 10, 2008
BP Solar 100 Million Euros Building Solar Module Assembly Plant
Photovoltaic solar design, production and sales sectors of the European market leader in solar energy company BP in 2008 began in the second quarter of LaNavaII Puertollano Industrial Park building module assembly plant, the investment for 100 million euros.
The new plant will use modern technology manufacturing solar photovoltaic modules. The first stage production capacity will reach 300 MW / year, which means that the provision of energy can meet the 150,000 to 200,000 domestic demand, to reduce CO2 emissions equivalent to about 420,000 tons / year. The second phase of expansion will reach 500 MW.
BP Solar is a silicon and polysilicon technology to produce photovoltaic solar cells and modules. BP Solar companies in the industry with 30 years of experience, production factories in the United States, Spain, India, Australia and China.
Source: 环球能源网 Qiu Shi Jan. 16, 2008
German Solar Energy Industry Will Achieve Double-Digit Growth This Year
Germany solar Economic Federation (BSW) on the 14th, in 2008 the German solar industry development will exceed 2007 levels, achieving double-digit growth.
The Federation said that because of the needs of various sectors of the solar energy continues to rise, German photovoltaic enterprises orders in 2008 has reached the level of full load. The Association Chairman said that the German solar energy products for a large number of overseas manufacturers favored, in 2007 export value of 2 billion euros, the rate of domestic exports by 38 per cent.
It is understood that the German solar energy enterprises in 2007 turnover grew by 23 per cent, about 5.5 billion euros, industry new jobs 10,000, the sector's total employment to 40,000 people, a whole industry total investment of about 1.5 billion euro.
At present, a total of 15 new German solar companies are planning or building.
Source: 新华网 Liu Jing Jan. 16, 2008
Tibet Will Be The Use Of Solar Energy 180,000 Peasants And Herdsmen Solve The Problem Of Electricity
SDRC Director Jin Shixun Tibet Autonomous Region recently, "said 11 th Five-Year Plan" period Tibet will invest 1.27 billion yuan for the state, through the construction of small-scale PV power plant system and the issuance of household, 187,500 peasants and herdsmen solve the electricity problem of the masses.
Jin Shixun said Tibet boasts rich solar energy resources, in the current conditions, the use of solar photovoltaic technology to solve villages in remote areas without electricity, and scattered peasants and herdsmen households without electricity, the programme is feasible and effective.
Tibet is China's most abundant solar energy resources, direct radiation of the total annual radiation ratio of 56 to 88 percent annual sunshine hours up to 3400 hours.
From the mid-1980s, Tibet has gradually expanded to the study and promotion of solar energy technologies, build county and township levels are nearly 400 photovoltaic power stations, with a total capacity of nearly 9,000 kilowatts.
Outstanding conflict between supply and demand of electricity is constraining the development of Tibet's social and economic factors bottleneck. At present power shortage in the rural and pastoral areas of Tibet more serious, "11 th Five-Year Plan" period in addition to the use of solar energy in Tibet, also through grid extension and the building of small hydropower in the form of the farmers and herdsmen transmission, in order to achieve "11 th Five-Year Plan "basically solve the peasants and herdsmen in the end the goal of electricity.
Source: 新华网 Hu Xing Jan. 10, 2008
Germany SCHOTT Solar Silicon Technology Upgrade Is Expected To Reduce The Loss Of Raw Materials
Recently, a global leader in the solar industry SCHOTT Germany came the news, the company reduced silicon material loss, increase power generation made technological progress. The company solar As a result of the new surface structure, its power generation efficiency by greatly improved. This new structure was named for the ISO structure, from SCHOTT Solar Research Center development, and be with the German Institute with the help of the factory building industry.
Improved solar surface structure will enable each component of solar cells produced a watt of electricity required by the scarcity of raw materials - by reducing the amount of silicon. This new technology, the battery can be received more sunlight into energy in order to achieve greater power density, save resources and reduce the loss of raw silicon, to improve the overall efficiency of production.
In addition, the new surface structure improved the appearance of products, a dark blue uniform texture to the appearance of SCHOTT Solar Cell harmonization.
At present, ASE-165GTFT/MCI series battery will start the introduction of the new structure, product names, the "I" that is representative of ISO structure. Subsequently, this new technology will be gradually applied SCHOTT all products and production facilities.
"By using the ISO structure means that we can improve the stability of solar products SCHOTT the effectiveness of the. On our customers, which means that they spend little money to get high-quality products and more energy." Michael Harre, SCHOTT Solar Limited, the management of marketing and sales members of the Committee, explained.
Solar cell research and development manager Wilfried Schmidt then added, "the market is generally difficult to laboratory and the results of research on existing lines combine," he said, "R & D departments and production departments are working closely together is the traditional SCHOTT Solar strengths, that is, in the near future we can implement this project soon. "
