Solar Cells Info

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian
Oslo, Reuters November 28 2007
Source
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7108735

Southern California is sunny, the French Riviera is sunny, but NASA says the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the Sahara Desert in Niger are the sunniest — and the information could be worth money.  America’s space exploration agency has located the world’s sunniest spots by studying maps compiled by U.S. and European satellites. (more…)

By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributing Editor /November 28, 2007
http://www.tmcnet.com/green/articles/
15386-motorola-successfully-trials-solar-wind-power-run-cellular.htm

Motorola  recently completed trial of a wind and solar power system in southwestern Africa. The trail, conducted by the GSM Association at a cell site operated by MTC Namibia in the village of Dorbadis, in the Khomas region of Namibia.  Ali Amer, vice president of sales for Motorola’s Home and Network Mobility operations in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, explained that the trial is part of the company’s commitment to delivering solutions tailored to the needs of African telecom operators.
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Mobile solar charger firm announces first deal
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 22 Nov 2007
Source: BusinessGreen.com
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2204120/mobile-solar-charger-firm

UK solar cell manufacturer G24 Innovations (G24i) has today announced the first order for its lightweight solar cells designed for recharging mobile phones.  The chargers, which use flexible and lightweight Dye Sensitised Thin Film (DST) solar cells, will be deployed by Kenya-based Master IT Ltd to provide mobile communications to communities without ready access to mains power.
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Nuying Huang, Taipei; Esther Lam
Source:  DIGITIMES, 23 November 2007
http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20071123PD209.html

Oerlikon is making further progress in its micromorph tandem technology and expects over half of the orders it receives in 2008 will be for solar cell production equipment supporting the technology, which will offer a power conversion rate of 10%, according to the company.
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Gina Roos , Electronics Supply & Manufacturing
Hong Kong, Nov 23, 2007
Source: EE Times: Semi News
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204202101

A new report from Global Sources says nearly 90 percent of solar panel manufacturers in Greater China plan to lower or keep prices stable, despite higher polysilicon prices, to win market share.  The “China Sourcing Report: Solar Panels” shows 88 percent of suppliers plan to decrease or keep prices stable, while only 12 percent plan to increase prices, although the polysilicon shortage is expected to continue until 2009. (more…)

Nov 23, 2007
Source: EMSNow.com /source & copyright: CENS
http://www.emsnow.com/npps/story.cfm?id=30321&pg=story

Taiwanese insiders of the photovoltaic industry have recently reported that a leading European supplier of solar-cell manufacturing equipment is studying the feasibility of setting up its Asian research and development center in Taiwan or Singapore.  They say the investment will cost around 60 million Swiss franc (US$55 million at US$1:1.09 CHF) and will be finalized in December at the earliest.
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Nov. 21, 2007
Source: SolidState Technology
http://sst.pennnet.com/display_article/312849/5/
ARTCL/none/none/1/PV-in-Japan

Ulvac is gearing up for mass production of thin-film solar cells, having spent 3B yen (~$27.2M) for a dedicated production line at its main plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, where after equipment installation in September, production is currently being tested and quality confirmed, notes the Nikkei Business Daily. The equipment utilizes 1.1m x 1.4m glass substrates, from which about 100W worth of solar cells can be produced.
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Asia Pulse, November 19, 2007
Source: News from LexisNexis /Semiconductor International
http://www.semiconductor.net/articleXml/LN703468440.html

Ulvac Inc. (www.ulvac.com) is gearing up to mass produce manufacturing equipment for thin-film solar cells.  The company spent 3 billion yen ($27US.2 million) to build a dedicated production line for the manufacturing equipment in its main plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. Installation was completed in September. At present, mass production of solar cells is being tested and production quality is being confirmed. (more…)

Toronto, November 7, 2007
Source: Opel International, press release
http://opelinc.com/invest.htm

Opel International, a leading, global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPVs), today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with FEiNA SCP to OEM and market FEiNA’s full line of solar trackers in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Brazil. The solar trackers designed by FEiNA provide an exceptionally high degree of accuracy in tracking the sun’s movement and maximizing the performance of all types of solar panels. These solar trackers can be used in combination with both conventional silicon flat plate panels as well as with different types of CPVs.
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Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 15, 2007
Source: Opel International Inc. press release
http://opelinc.com/invest.htm

OPEL International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL), a leading, global developer and supplier of high efficiency concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) panels , today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ENERGY 21 for a series of installations of OPEL’s state-of-the-art CPV panels in Central Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, ENERGY 21 will install progressively larger systems in the Czech Republic leading to the installation of its first large solar farm in 2008 and 2009. The systems will use OPEL’s Mk-I high concentration CPVs in combination with FEiNA’s solar trackers that OPEL will supply under the provisions of its OEM agreement  with FEiNA. (more…)