Making ergonomic changes can have multiple benefits to the PV industry -- reducing/preventing injuries, increasing morale, reducing turnover, and increasing productivity -- that can provide tangible contributions to the bottom line, explains Jessica Ellison from EORM.
Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology -- assessing a product's impact from "cradle to grave" -- can help companies forecast where hidden risks may lie and take steps to address these risks before they become impacts, writes W. Kenneth Lynch from EORM.
Confluence Solar's decision to build a $200M manufacturing plant in Tennessee is the third major solar power manufacturing investment in the state, and puts it in the forefront of the burgeoning silicon-based solar power industry.
Despite an overall tough year for solar photovoltaics (and most other industries), new installations and shipments of PV modules actually "grew substantially" in 2009, thanks in part to a rush ahead of anticipated tariff adjustments in Germany, according to a recent analysis from IMS Research.
Origin Energy Ltd. and Micron Technology have formed a 50/50 joint venture targeting photovoltaic technology, a combination presumably aimed to help the Australian energy company achieve new levels of high-volume manufacturing efficiencies.
An evening panel discussion at a Jan. 12 Commonwealth Club event in San Francisco sought to find answers to barriers still facing California as it struggles to source a significant portion of its electricity from renewable energy.
Year-end rankings might not tell the whole story about who's most successful in an industry, but they give enough insight to who's figured out what the market needs, notes Navigant Consulting's Paula Mints.
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