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New SEMI standard for silicon photovoltaics feedstocks
Download the new standard, SEMI PV17-0611: Specification for Virgin Silicon Feedstock Materials for Photovoltaic Applications, covering virgin silicon feedstock materials grades, terminology, and tests to validate materials.
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SolRayo nanotechnology improves high-temp lithium batteries
SolRayo completed its Phase I STTR work with a successful nano coating that improves lithium battery life by a factor of 3 in high-temperature extreme environments. The company is looking to a Phase II grant and commercial partners.
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Edwards talks PV throughput, environmental improvements
Mike Allison, executive VP of Edwards, describes how solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturers are looking to up productivity and drive the cost curve down, ever hunting the lowest cost/Watt.
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Semprius HCPV pilot line lands in NC
North Carolina gave Semprius a $7.88+ million incentives package to build its pilot production plant in Henderson, NC. The plant could employ over 200 people with 35MW capacity.
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Cambrios and Hitachi Chemical Collaborate on Conductive Film
Cambrios Technologies Corporation announced that the company’s ClearOhm silver nanowire coating materials have been combined with Hitachi Chemical’s photosensitive film technology to develop a very highly transparent conductive film that can be transferred to various substrates such as glass, ...
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NanoMarkets issues latest transparent conductor market report
Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has released its latest report on the transparent conductor market. It states that the market opportunities for the transparent conducting oxides, polymers and nanomaterials used in display, photovoltaics and other applications will exceed $6.9 billion in ...
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Smart PV inverters take over in 2014
Shipments of smart photovoltaics (PV) inverters will grow to 27GW in 2015, accounting for almost 60% of the market, compared to just 20% in 2010, reports IMS Research.
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DuPont, Innovalight see synergies in selective emitters
PV materials firm DuPont and "silicon ink" provider Innovalight come at the selective emitter from both ends, promising improved conversion efficiencies.
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CNSE adds mask aligner for MEMS fab
ClassOne Equipment sold its 150th mask aligner, which will be installed in the Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at UAlbany.
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Top 10 public solar companies
SolarPlaza compiled a list of the top ten publicly traded solar energy companies and their market capitalization.
