PHOTOVOLTAICS BLOGS

ElectroIQ’s bloggers provide an insider’s point-of-view for electronic manufacturing such as semiconductor wafer fab, solar photovoltaics, micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing, and advanced packaging and test product announcements, industry tradeshows, process advances, and technologies.

SOLAR SPECS

Solar Specs

Speculations and ruminations on the state of the solar energy industry by the editors of RenewableEnergyWorld.com

How Can the U.S. Solar Industry Meet Expectations? Part 4

10/27/2011
Mike Hall, CEO - Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. We need to push for Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS or RES) at either the state or federal levels. These standards need to come with real teeth in the form of penalties for non-compliance. While sola... Read More >>

How Can the U.S. Solar Industry Meet Expectations? Part 3

10/04/2011
RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar executives and our social media community to lend their voices and define what three strategies they think will lead to a thriving solar industry. See Part 1 and 2 in the blog archives.Jamie Hahn, Managing Director... Read More >>

How Can the U.S. Solar Industry Meet Expectations? Part II

09/20/2011
RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar executives and our social media community to lend their voices and define what three strategies they think will lead to a thriving solar industry. Check out Part I in our last post.The U.S. is expected to be one of... Read More >>

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ENERGY STORAGE TRENDS

Energy Storage Trends

Battery technology and other types of energy storage used for load leveling/stabilization and as back-up power for renewable energy.

 

Micro-hybrids a $6.9 Billion Market for Energy Storage

01/31/2012
Micro-hybrids will grow nearly eight-fold to 39 million vehicles in 2017 and create a $6.9 billion market for energy storage devices as the fuel-saving alternative technology finds ready adoption, driven by stricter emission standards, according to a Lux Research report titled, "Every Last Drop: ... Read More >>

New Report on Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

01/27/2012
In a newly released report, ��?New Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries -2012��?, industry analyst firm NanoMarkets projects that the need for higher performance batteries for consumer electronics, hybrid/electric vehicles and other applications will quickly create a large market for... Read More >>

CODA Energy Launches Energy Storage Solutions

01/26/2012
CODA Holdings, a developer of advanced battery systems and all-electric vehicles, announced the debut of CODA Energy. The new business arm provides scalable, flexible and reliable battery storage systems to support a more sustainable electrical grid. Worldwide installations of energy storage capa... Read More >>

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ELECTROIQ BLOG

ElectroIQ Blog

Read opinions/analysis on the day's news, tradeshow updates, and more. We blog about solar, semiconductor, advanced packaging and nanotech manufacturing industries.

Intel's (INTC) 2011 earnings, Q1 outlook, and executive reshuffle

01/22/2012
January 22, 2012 - BUSINESS WIRE -- Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) reported full-year revenue of $54 billion, operating income of $17.5 billion, net income of $12.9 billion and EPS of $2.39 -- all records for the semiconductor company. The company generated approximately $21 billion in cash from... Read More >>

Samsung plans record investments in 2012

01/17/2012
January 17, 2012 -- Samsung Group, which includes Samsung Electronics Co, is raising its 2012 investment to a record $41.4 billion (47.8 trillion won), the company said in a statement (in Korean). Miyoung Kim, Reuters, says that this record amount underscores "the widening gulf between the domina... Read More >>

Cleaner lines in the new ElectroIQ.com

12/15/2011
Hello again readers! I recently told you about some new functionalities on the ElectroIQ.com website, but that's only part of our redesign work. Looks are important too, and organization even more so. Very soon, you'll see a lighter color scheme on ElectroIQ.com. We've pared down the blue and red... Read More >>

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