Solar Cells Info

by Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 28 April 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090428PD200.html

Kinmac Solar (renamed from Lucky Power Technology), a Taiwan-based maker of BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) modules, has decided to establish a joint-venture assembly plant for making PV modules with Jinzhou Yangguang Energy, a maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots/wafers in northeastern China. (more…)

by Dawn Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 30 April 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090430PD204.html

Everphoton Energy has won an open bid held by Taiwan’s Institute of Nuclear Energy Research of the Cabinet-level Atomic Energy Council to set up a 200KWp high-concentration PV (HCPV) system in southern Taiwan, with completion scheduled for mid-August 2009, according to the company. In addition to the project, Everphoton will set up a demonstration CPV power-generating system using solar cells made from III-V compound semiconductors which it will complete by the end of September 2009, the company indicated. (more…)

by Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 7 May 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090507PD201.html

The China government plans to sharply raise the 2020 goal for the total installation volume of photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems around the country from 1.8GWp currently to 10GWp or even 20GWp, industry sources in Taiwan cited China-based media as reporting. (more…)

by Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 20 May 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090520PD200.html

The China government has seen applicants asking for subsidies for BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) projects totaling 500MWp in the first round of applications under its solar subsidization program, according to industry sources in Taiwan.  The government is offering subsidies of 20 yuan (US$2.9)/W for projects with a minimum installation size of 50KW. (more…)

by  Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 15 May 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090515PD200.html

LDK Solar, the largest China-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, maintains a quarterly shipment level of at least 200MWp in equivalent, for all of its supply contracts are on long-term basis and not influenced by the current depressed market, according to company chairman and CEO Xiaofeng Peng.  However, a few clients have requested temporary delay in shipment of wafers due to insufficient funds and/or orders, Peng indicated while in Taipei. LDK’s annual capacity in 2009 will be equivalent to 1,500MWp, the same as in 2008, Peng said. (more…)

by Ingrid Lee, Taipei; Adam Hwang
by DIGITIMES, 22 May 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090522PD201.html

Unitech Printed Circuit Board has received two large orders for crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules and plans to begin shipments in late third-quarter 2009, according to the company. Unitech expects its revenues from the PV module segment to reach NT$400 million (US$12.1 million) in 2009, a significant increase compared with NT$100 million posted in 2008, the company indicated. (more…)

by Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang
Source: DIGITIMES, 26 May 2009
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090526PD200.html

Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power on May 25 announced the successful trial production of Supercell, a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cell with an energy conversion rate of 16.8%. Volume production will begin soon, the company said. The energy conversion rate of Supercell is higher than those of ordinary poly-Si solar cells by 0.6-1 percentage point due to increased absorption of solar light and improved metal electrodes, Neo Solar said. Since the production of Supercell does not entail additional equipment, it will help increase Neo Solar’s overall gross margin, the company indicated. (more…)

by Paul Buckley, Winchester, UK, May 25, 2009
Source: EETimes
http://eetimes.eu/germany/217600857

ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd, the subsidiary of China’s biggest private energy provider, ENN Group, is launching new silicon thin film solar modules in the German market at InterSolar 2009 in Munich.  The Chinese company produces thin film solar modules with the innovative Tandem Junction technology that features two layers of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon applied to the glass substrate. (more…)

by Stephen Then, May 25, 2009
Source: Malaysia Star
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/25/nation/20090525153911&sec=nation

MIRI: Sarawak is to venture into the mass-production of solar cells. These solar cells will be the main component item in the tapping of solar energy. These cells will be used to convert heat energy – harnessed from the sun by solar panels – into electricity for use in industries and residential homes. Sarawak’s foray into this ”green technology” industry will be a pioneering effort in this state, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan. (more…)

by Aaron Hand, Executive Editor, Electronic Media
Source: Semiconductor International, 22 May 2009

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) announced today that it has broken its own record for the highest energy conversion efficiency for a crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell in a practical size (≥100 cm2). Sanyo’s proprietary HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer) photovoltaic cell conversion efficiency has been boosted from 22.3% to 23.0% at the research level, as validated by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). (more…)