Global PV Manufacturing Equipment Book-to-Bill Report
Expanding Opportunities
SEMI, the global trade association for nano and microelectronics manufacturing, and VDMA, the German Engineering Federation, have jointly released their new quarterly Worldwide Photovoltaics (PV) Equipment Market Statistics report. more...
Printing and Optical Inspection Solution for existing lines
Double Benefits – Less Silver, Higher Efficiency
Double Print is a new printing method which increases cell efficiency and reduces the amount of expensive silver paste used on the front side of solar cells. more...
Orders rose by 18 percent
ABB Posts 43-Percent Net Income Hike
ABB’s second-quarter net income rose by 43-percent to $893 million amid strong industrial growth, higher earnings in the Power Systems division, and contributions from recent acquisitions, especially Baldor Electric. Revenues increased by 17 percent and orders by 18 percent from the second quarter of last year, with growth in both mature and emerging markets. more...
Half a Billion Euro Investment in Arnstadt
Bosch: New PV-Competence Center Inaugurated
Bosch Group has inaugurated its new photovoltaics center. Overall, the company has invested more than half a billion euros in this facility. In addition to the Solar Energy division‘s headquarters. more...
Wide Range of Vision and Robotic Applications Software
Accurate, Real-Time, 3D Position Information
Cognex offers the addition of 3D vision in the new release of Visionpro. The software delivers accurate, real-time, three-dimensional position information to automate challenging assembly verification, logistics, and robot applications. more...
Editorial of Dr. Etwina Gandert, Editor; Issue 3/2011
A Topsy-turvy World
The 16th of July this year saw a remarkable development for electricity traded on the European Energy Exchange (EEX). The daytime rate for electricity on this particularly sunny day dropped to the same low level as the off-peak rate charged at night. more...
Simultaneous determination of mineral acids, fluoride, and silicate in etching baths
Dual Detection by Ion Chromatography
The ion chromatographic method presented here is used for the simultaneous determination of HF, HNO3, H2SO4, short-chain organic acids, and H2SiF6 in acidic texturing baths that are used in the wet chemical etching process of solar cell production. more...
Market Prices Came Down Sharply
Centrosolar: Annual Forecast Downgraded by Approximately 20 Percent
Centrosolar is downgrading its revenue forecast for the current year from between 420 and 450 million euros to between 330 to 380 million euros, with earnings before interest and tax expected to be positive. more...
CIS Cluster Tool Project
New Manufacturing Procedures for Cu-In-Se Based Thin Films
The CIS Cluster Tool project is starting its work on the development of new manufacturing procedures for copper indium selenide-based thin film semiconductors (CIS) as part of a sponsoring project within the „Photovoltaics Innovations Alliance“. more...
Expansion Success of Renewables in Germany
Progress Report Sets New Targets Dena
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has presented the draft of its 2011 progress report concerning the Renewable Energy Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz). more...
ISES Congress
Rapid Transition to a Renewable Energy World
The ISES Solar World Congress 2011 (SWC 2011) in the field of solar energy and building will take place from 28 August – 2 September 2011 in Kassel, Germany. more...
Materials for the Solar Energy Market
DuPont Acquires Innovalight
DuPont has announced its acquisition of Innovalight, a company specializing in advanced silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. more...
52 Percent Increase in Sales
Fronius: Strong Expansion in 2010
Fronius has recorded a 52-% increase in sales. With a 2010 turnover of 499 million euros the Upper Austrian battery charging systems, welding technology, and solar electronics company can look back on one of the most successful financial years in its history. more...
Trend Report for 2010
IREC Study: Booming U.S. Solar Market
Thanks to strong consumer demand and financial incentives at the federal and local levels, the U.S. solar market is booming. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council has released the Solar Market Trends report for 2010. more...
Ron Kenedi has been appointed President of LDK Solar Tech USA
LDK: New Management Team
Ron Kenedi has been appointed President of LDK Solar Tech USA, Inc., a subsidiary of LDK Solar dedicated to module sales in the North America market. more...
Market Interest in Organic Photovoltaics
Merck: Collaboration Agreement with Nano-C
Merck has signed a collaboration agreement with US-based Nano-C, a developer of nanostructured carbon for use in energy and electronics applications. more...
60-Megawatt Project in Ontario
Q-Cells: Solar Energy for Canada
Q-Cells North America has been issued a full notice to proceed with construction activities of a 10-megawatt project as final part of a combined 60-megawatt project in Ontario, Canada. more...
20 MW PV Projects in the first half of 2011
Scheuten Solar: Large-Scale Projects Completed
Scheuten Solar completed almost 20 MW of large-scale PV projects in the first half of 2011. Project sizes varied from 300 kWp up to 2 MWp. more...
More than 100 MW in Total
Schneider Electric: Large North American Inverter Order
Schneider Electric’s Renewable Energies Business has been selected by a major global Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company to supply photovoltaic inverters throughout 2011. more...
Expansion of the Management Board
Solar World: Right Woman, Right Place, Right Time
Against a background of growth and increasing internationalization, SolarWorld has expanded its Management Board. more...