Science & Technology
4Jet Technology introduces new tool for drilling holes in solar glass
19.01.2015
Germany-based 4Jet Technologies GmbH, which supplies laser systems to the PV and automotive industries, has launched a new product for... read more
Schneider Electric launches new monitoring platform for DGPV plants
16.01.2015
French electric engineering company Schneider Electric has launched Conext Insight, a remote monitoring and asset management platform... read more
Imec announces 22.02% efficiency for n-type PERT crystalline silicon solar cell
15.01.2015
Belgian nanoelectronics research institute Imec announced that it has achieved a conversion efficiency of 22.02% for a large area n-type... read more
Korean researchers unveil perovskite solar cell with 20.1% efficiency
15.01.2015
Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) have developed a solar cell with an efficiency of 20.1% by... read more
Japan earmarks $37.2 million in fiscal 2015 to drive down costs of solar energy
15.01.2015
The Japanese government intends to make further investments in renewable and nuclear energy in the upcoming fiscal year. The government... read more
US Energy Department to allocate $125 million for innovative energy projects
09.01.2015
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has issued a $125 Million OPEN solicitation for... read more
Trina announces record output for Honey Plus multicrystalline module
06.01.2015
Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar Ltd. announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology has set a new world... read more
Calyxo presents new CdTe product generation with efficiencies of over 14%
22.12.2014
German thin-film PV technology developer Calyxo GmbH has recorded a greater than 14.3% aperture area efficiency (97 Wp 0.72 m²; 13.5%... read more
China Sunergy unveils two new high-power modules
22.12.2014
Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (CSUN) announced the launch of two new high-output solar modules. The... read more
Delta Energy Systems launches three new inverters in Europe
22.12.2014
German inverter maker Delta Energy Systems (Germany) GmbH has begun shipping its new RPI Series three-phase inverters with 6 kVA, 8 kVA... read more