Ascent Solar founder, director retires after 16 years of service
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Ascent Solar has revealed that its chairman, Dr. Mohan Misra, will be retiring from his position on the board of directors, effective December 31, 2010. Misra’s decision to step down comes due to family commitments and other, undisclosed personal reasons. The company’s current director, Dr. Amit Kumar will fill the position.
Sputnik strengthens management team with two additions to the board
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Swiss solar inverter manufacturer, Sputnik Engineering is expanding it management team with the appointment of Christoph Biedermann and Dr. Martin Zwyssig to the company’s management board.
Order Focus: Shinsung Holdings adopts Applied Materials’ ‘SmartFactory’ MES
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Korean-based solar cell manufacturer, Shinsung Holdings, has adopted Applied Materials’ SmartFactory manufacturing execution system (MES) software, the first publicly announced deal since Applied launched the system recently.
GCL-Poly signs $3B deal with Hareon Solar to supply wafers over next three years
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
GCL-Poly has established a long-term strategic partnership with Chinese company Hareon Solar Technology, in which GCL’s solar energy technology subsidiary will supply silicon wafers worth RMB20.8 billion (US$3.06 billion) to the vertically integrated photovoltaics manufacturer’s cell and module operations in Jiangsu province over the next three years, beginning in January 2011. A price adjustment mechanism has also been included in the contract, the companies said.
CIS PV firm Odersun gets €10M in state loans; will use funds to push production ramp, market entry
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
German thin-film PV manufacturer Odersun has received state loan guarantees totaling €10 million from the Federal State of Brandenburg. The company said that the credit line will allow it to move forward on its production ramp and facilitate the market entry of its customized solar products.
Ferro Corporation decides upon Despatch’s UltraFlex firing furnace
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Ferro Corporation released that it has chosen Despatch Industries UltraFlex firing furnace to use during the production of their pastes for the solar industry. “Implementing the UltraFlex gives us the fast firing capacity and strict profile control required for developing our next generation of advanced paste formulas,” commented Todd Williams, business manager for Ferro…
Project Focus: Martifer Solar will construct 3MW turnkey project in Italy
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Martifer Solar is adding to its 7MW of constructed Italian solar parks it has built in the Basilicata, Sicilia and Apulia regions with a turnkey project in the Lombardy region of Italy. The project will consist of three ground-mounted PV solar plants, which at peak power will total 3MW.
Order Focus: Solectria Renewables partners with DCO Energy for 10.5MW PV systems in New Jersey
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
DCO Energy and Solectria Renewables will be teaming up for three PV systems in New Jersey with Solectria supplying commercial and utility-scale inverters for the three projects. This is not the first time the two companies have come together for a solar project. Earlier this year, Solectria provided 2MW of inverters to DCO for seven projects in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
ECN receives IEC 61215 certification for MWT module
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
ECN has achieved the IEC 61215 industry standard certification for its metal wrap through (MWT) module technology. The certification was awarded in collaboration with an undisclosed solar photovoltaics company as part of a joint research framework agreement.
Canadian Solar Q2 revenues, shipments slip as internal PV cell capacity continues to ramp
September 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Canadian Solar saw sequential declines in revenues and shipments during the second quarter ended June 30, although net income rose slightly and internal solar-cell production capacity continued to ramp. The vertically integrated photovoltaics manufacturer expects shipments to increase during the third quarter and is sticking to its full-year guidance numbers.