Solar Cells Info

Albuquerque, N.M., May 5, 2008
Source: Emcore Corp. press release /PRNewswire
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/
emcore-receives–million-order-concentrator-solar-cell-receivers-es-korea/

EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR) a leading provider of Semi-conductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has entered into a $28 million definitive supply agreement with ES System of Gwang-Ju, South Korea, for solar cell receivers to be fielded in fully licensed and funded solar farms in South Korea. This agreement incorporates an advance deposit to ensure production priority, and will enable the installation of 70 megawatts (MW: 25.38, -0.78, -2.98%) of solar farms. Production for this order has commenced and shipments are scheduled to occur over the next 24 months with the provisions for accelerated deliveries as well as future purchase options under the same terms. (more…)

Albuquerque, NM, April 2, 2008
Source: Emcore Corp. press release
http://www.emcore.com/news_events/release?y=2008&news=190

EMCORE Corporation (NASDQ: EMKR) a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.6 million follow-on production order for solar cell receiver assemblies from Concentration Solar la Mancha of Manzanares (Ciudad Real), Spain. The receivers will be incorporated into CS la Mancha’s 500X concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system and will be deployed throughout Spain and other locations in fully licensed and funded projects. Shipments are scheduled to commence in the September quarter and complete in early 2009. CS la Mancha, part of Renovalia Energy, a renewable energy company in Spain, has been developing the CPV system for nearly two years, and has recently started production and volume deployment. (more…)

Taipei, March 31, 2008
Source: by Ken Liu / CENS
http://news.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_22848.html

Photovoltaic startup Lof Solar Corp. of Taiwan said it will begin volume production of its color solar cells in the first quarter of 2008 after debuting the unique solar recently.  For a long time, the cells have come in monochrome purple-blue color, largely choking their chances to go colorful applications. The company has unveiled red, yellow and grey cells and won patents, making it the industry`s first maker of color cells. (more…)

Source: Semiconductor Today / 21 April 2008
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2008/APRIL/GREENTECH_210408.htm

Venture capital investment in renewable energy reached an unprecedented level of more than $1bn in Q1/2008, according to Greentech Media’s Venture Power Report.  Investment in solar power led, with more than $280m invested in 15 VC financing rounds. New entrepreneurial efforts in LEDs and other lighting technologies also attracted investment. (more…)

Source: Oerlikon group press release /April 23, 2008
http://swiss-press.com/newsflashartikel.cfm?art=News&key=271612&parm=detail
Oerlikon Solar’s above-average sales increase which is to be expected in the second half of the year will contribute to the positive development in the further course of the business year. A further large order was signed yesterday – with a first customer from Mainland China.

The new segment Oerlikon Solar already showed its enormous growth potential in the first quarter. Compared to the same period last year, sales increased from CHF 43.2 million by over 90 per cent to CHF 82.4 million, just as expected. Order intake amounted to CHF 17.6 million, orders on hand to CHF 403.2 million. The production line for the customer ersol Thin Film was successfully increased to full capacity and the goals set together with the customer were well exceeded. (more…)

News from LexisNexis / Asia Pulse, April 23, 2008
Source: Semiconductor.net
http://www.semiconductor.net/articleXml/LN780233191.html

Amid a shortage of silicon supplies, Sanyo Electric Co. (TSE:6764) intends to begin mass-producing thin-film solar cells by 2010, two years earlier than initially planned.   Compared with polysilicon cells, thin-film offerings use around one-100th the amount of silicon. And although they cost roughly half as much to make, thin-film solar cells are less efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. Using new technology, the products to be mass-produced will have their power generation efficiency boosted from the current norm of 10 per cent to as much as 14 per cent, the highest level yet.
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Global Solar Joins Dow in Solar America Initiative to Help Deliver Hi-tech, Thin-film BIPV Products for Building Construction, Including Flexible Solar Shingles
Tucson, Ariz. – April 28, 2008
Source: Global Solar Energy, press release
http://www.globalsolar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=107

Global Solar Energy, a solar industry leader that manufactures highly-efficient thin-film solar cells for glass modules or flexible material
products, today announced Dow Building Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has invited Global Solar to participate in its U.S. Department of Energy Solar America Initiative (SAI) project to help create innovative building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products. As a part of its SAI program, Dow is creating a flexible solar roof shingle, and has made Global Solar a key team member in its development. (more…)

by Jeremy Jacquot / April 28th, 2008
Source: venturebeat.com
http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/28/xunlight-raises-22m-for-thin-film-solar-modules/

Who said academic egg-heads can’t craft compelling business plans? Xunlight, a developer of cheap, flexible thin-film silicon solar modules, has capped off a $22 million second round of funding, led by Trident Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures and NGP Energy Technology Partners. (more…)

Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam
Source: DIGITIMES , 23 April 2008
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20080423PD207.html

After securing patents for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar modules, Lucky Power projects a critical output jump in solar module production will promise the company with rising sales in 2008.  After starting solar module volume production in 2007 and focusing on the BIPV segment, Lucky Power has secured many patents in this field, said company general manager Hu Shau-De (transliterated from Chinese). Despite the company still running with a small loss on an actual output of 1.6 peak megawatt (MWp) in 2007, the company projects that its output will grow to 18MWp, representing a 11.25-fold jump. If more materials are secured, output is set to expand further, the company stressed.  (more…)

Source: Bystronic Glass.com press release /April 23, 2008
http://www.bystronic-glass.com/global/com/en/lists/news/News_l_pvmoduls.php

Lenhardt’s Bystronic glass technology centre has reason to celebrate another decisive success in introducing TPS ® thermoplastic adhesives and sealants into the photovoltaic industry: Production of the first TPS ® design Photovoltaik modules has begun in Freiburg Germany . The specific application was concentrator modules of German company Concentrix Solar GmbH. That makes these the first modules for which the TPS ® applications system of Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH has played a decisive role in production. (more…)