PV

Bankability key hurdle for concentrated PV

Wednesday, 19 October 2011 REM In a recent industry survey, a third of companies working in concentrated photovoltaics (cpv) cited bankability as the biggest challenge they face. Commercialisation and reliability and cost were also ...

EU and Japan team up to develop high efficiency cpv cells

Monday, 04 July 2011 REM The European Union (EU) and Japan are partnering to develop more efficient solar cells. The European team on the project is headed by Antonio Luque, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid; a ...

United States

TEAL Electronics receives $1 million order for solar power product

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

TEAL Electronics, subsidiary of the US company SL Industries, Inc., has received a $1 million order for a new grid-tied power supply to be used in solar installations.

MENA

Has the solar boom begun in North Africa?

Friday, 11 February 2011 Considering the recent civil unrest in North Africa, one may be forgiven for thinking that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would be one of the last places solar investors would be looking to, but ...

Soitec reports excellent performance of Concentrix cpv system in Jordan

Monday, 17 January 2011 France’s Soitec is reporting excellent results for the company’s concentrated photovoltaic system in Jordan, saying the success of its performance while connected to the nation’s electrical ...

Titan Tracker courts emerging Indian solar market

Thursday, 02 December 2010 Titan Tracker, which manufactures solar tracking systems, has disclosed that it has held high-level meetings with several Indian companies to supply solar trackers for forthcoming utility-scale projects ...

Boeing to mass produce industry’s “highest-efficiency” solar cell

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 Drawing on its experience equipping the International Space Station with solar energy,the Boeing Company has announced that Spectrolab, a wholly owned subsidiary, has started mass production of its newest ...

cpv ready for market take-off

Tuesday, 16 November 2010 The 1st EPIA International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaics (cpv) took place recently in Munich (Germany). During the event, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) stressed that ...

Concentrix Solar expands presence in American cpv market

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 Another German solar company is ramping up operations in the US, attracted by market potential in North America. Concentrix Solar, a major supplier of concentrated photovoltaic (cpv) systems for utility-scale ...

cpv installations in the USA set to grow at a CAGR of 75% over next five years

Wednesday, 23 June 2010 According to the Concentrated Photovoltaics Industry Report 2010, cpv installations in the USA will grow from 1.5 MW to 75 MW over the next decade. If installation patterns in the PV industry are anything ...