First Solar announced yesterday plans to build a new solar module manufacturing facility near its existing Perrysburg, Ohio flagship plant. The 1.2 gigawatt factory is expected to create 500 new jobs in northwestern Ohio, and will produce the company’s advanced technology Series 6 thin film photovoltaic (PV) module.
TVP Solar, a Swiss company which designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative high-vacuum mirrorless solar thermal collectors, announced on April 10 the one-year study of its solar thermal panels at a live client site in Kuwait’s first solar thermal-driven commercial air conditioning system. The results prove TVP’s best-in-class performance operating up to 200°C as recently certified by Din Certco Solar Keymark. The solar field in Kuwait produces a massive amount of thermal energy – 750 kWh/m²/year – with a peak efficiency of 57%, validating certification values.
Solar Transit Africa, Ltd., a Franco-Mauritian importer and distributor of solar equipment announced that its business-to-business e-commerce sales platform for the Southern and East Africa region, Solar Africa Shop, has launched a new phone App for Android.
British roof-integrated PV tiles supplier, Solecco Solar, announced it will be showcasing this week its innovative solar roof tile solution at the biggest homebuilding and renovating event in the UK.
Leading US microinverter manufacturer announced the introduction of its seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters, which are reported to produce 4% more power, and to be 19% lighter and 17% smaller than the IQ 6 family of microinverters.
Chinese solar panel manufacturer JA Solar Holdings announced on December 12 that the output power of its 60-cell PV modules assembled by mono-Si PERC cells has exceeded 325W. The actual output power of 326.67 W measured and certified by TUV SUD sets a new world record for 60-cell mono-Si PV modules.
LONGi Solar announced yesterday that the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Products Quality (CPVT) issued an independent test report showing that LONGi Solar’s bifacial PERC monocrystalline cells achieved a world record bifaciality of 82.15%.
U.S. module manufacturer First Solar announced yesterday the unveiling of the first functional Series 6 thin film photovoltaic module off the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio, new production line. Presented during a meeting with investment analysts at the Perrysburg facility, the large area Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) glass-on-glass module was part of the first batch of material run completely through the recently activated line.
German car manufacturer Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of the Chinese solar-cell specialist, Hanergy, are working together on this development project. With this cooperation, the partners aim to generate solar energy to increase the range of electric vehicles. The first prototype is to be built by the end of 2017.
German renewable energy consultancy firm Aactio GmbH is now searching for licensing partners for EcoFoot2, Ecolibrium Solar’s ballast mounting solution, which can be installed quickly and has a low-parts count, comes with integrated grounding, wire management, and increased durability to withstand extreme weather conditions.
Photovoltaic cells manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS announced today that it has achieved a world-record-breaking multicrystalline solar module efficiency. The independent Fraunhofer ISE CalLab confirmed the record module efficiency rating of 19.5% in relation to the aperture area and a power output of 301 watts. The efficiency record has been published in the widely referenced Efficiency Tables of the renowned scientific journal “Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications” in June 2016.
Solaris, a U.S. based solar distributor and dealer of residential and commercial solar products, announced today that it has added pre-configured solar Panel Kits with Electrical Diagrams to its already expansive portfolio of Solar Energy Products to bring additional value to DIY Homeowners and Professional Installers.
