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<title><![CDATA[First Solar expanding PV capacity in AZ with 250MW facility]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:35:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Providing clarity on its planned US manufacturing expansions, First Solar says it will add 250MW capacity at a facility in Mesa, AZ, for a $300M investment, with room for expansion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When to use a pyranometer vs a reference cell]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:10 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ruud Ringoir, Kipp & Zonen, gives the reasons to use a pyranometer and the benefits of a pyranometer over a reference cell. Pyranometers can help determine the location for solar cell installations, and monitor panel performance, among other uses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EME signs Si-based thin-film solar module supply framework with Bosch Solar Energy]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[EME Energie Management Eberlein GmbH, a specialist in solar project development and a photovoltaic wholesaler, has signed with Bosch Solar Energy AG, a 3-year contract for the delivery from up to 31 MWp thin-film silicon modules.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FSLR: Mixed results, cost/W takes another dive]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First Solar dipped its profitability outlook slightly, something investors seem not to like -- but it made a bigger step in reducing cost/W (now at $0.76), and its near-term shift from systems to modules could pay off in 2011.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PV market and trends from 2009: new EPIC report]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:15:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ EPIC, The European Photonics Industry Consortium, released "Report on Photovoltaics: PV Market Overview 2009," distributed exclusively to EPIC members. Worldwide sales of photovoltaic panels reached $US 37.2 billion in 2009, with 7.3 GW PV power capacity installed. The report also examines trends ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PV industry history: We've come a lot farther than we think]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:05:40 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2009 presented many challenges to the PV industry, and there's probably at least one more tough year ahead. But a snapshot at the past decade's milestones reminds that this is an industry that has repeatedly shown its ability to persevere long before the benefits of incentives and MW-scale ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lock-in thermography enables solar cell development]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:20:40 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lock-in techniques greatly increase the sensitivity and image resolution of thermography used in PV cell defect detection.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key chemical and physical hazards in PV R&D/manufacturing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:07:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advances in PV technologies have introduced a range of new manufacturing and R&D chemical and physical hazards that require appropriate engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls to minimize the potential for employee illness and/or injuries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key chemical and physical hazards in PV R&D/manufacturing]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:00:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advances in PV technologies have introduced a range of new manufacturing and R&D chemical and physical hazards that require appropriate engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls to minimize the potential for employee illness and/or injuries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Light cycle: Recycling PV materials]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alongside the photovoltaic market's extraordinary growth is a need for a sustainable method for disposal of PV modules once they reach the end of their life. To this end there is busy development of strategies and techniques that make the most of the valuable materials contained in their products ...]]></description>
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