Merck KGaA and Dyesol Limited have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of electrolytes for use in Dye Solar Cells (DSC). This joint development agreement is the precursor to potential future commercial arrangements with Merck to manufacture existing and next generation electrolytes for DSC applications like photovoltaic renewable energy sources.
Merck is [...]

KSK Surya Photovoltaic Venture, Private Limited (KSK), a subsidiary of KSK Power Ventur plc, a leading independent power provider in India, announced today that it has signed a contract with Applied Materials, Inc. to purchase two Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Lines for manufacturing high-power output 5.7m2 solar panels. The SunFab lines will be installed in [...]

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that the 5.7m2 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules produced by its SunFab Thin Film Line ™, using both single and more advanced tandem junction technologies, were awarded International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification, validating their exceptional performance under extended outdoor exposure. Certification of these SunFab™ modules, which are the world’s largest available [...]

Inter-Solar 2009 (Munich)
Booth B6.187
Rainbow Solar Inc. (RSi), the innovative clean energy company that introduced the world’s first transparent PV window announces the SuperPV: a breakthrough technology that increases the power generation of silicon solar cells by 60 – 200%.
This extraordinary gain in power output has been confirmed by Osaka University’s Center for Advanced Science [...]

Intersolar 2009
Booth Number 360
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules and cells worldwide, today announced that members of its senior sales team will attend Intersolar 2009 located at the New Trade Fair Center in Munich, Germany.
Spire’s tradeshow booth and senior sales team [...]

Project at Adelaide Showground Will Highlight Advanced Photovoltaic Technology
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced today that it will supply photovoltaic (PV) modules to Solar Shop Australia, Pty Ltd. (Solar Shop), for a 1 megawatt (MW) DC rooftop project. The solar power system, installed on six separate buildings at the Adelaide Showground in South Australia, [...]

WOODLAND PARK, NJ, AND LEUVEN, BELGIUM – APRIL 9, 2009 – Cytec Industries
Inc. (NYSE:CYT), a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, and
IMEC, Europe’s leading independent nanoelectronics research institute will
work together to develop a commercially viable technology for organic
photovoltaic devices with enhanced stability and extended lifetime.
Over the last few years, worldwide research on organic solar [...]

Applied Materials, Inc. today released its Applied HCT MaxEdge™ wire saw, a new platform for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers that can help customers drive down the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells by up to $0.18 per watt.* Key technical advances, including an industry-first dual-wire management system, enable the MaxEdge system to deliver significantly [...]

New Delhi, February 2, 2009: Moser Baer Photovoltaic (MBPV), a
subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited, today announced that it has won a
contract from Roads and Buildings Department of Gujarat to set up one of
India’s largest roof-top solar photovoltaic (SPV) installations in Surat. The
SPV system, of approximately 135 Kilowatt-Peak (kWp) installed capacity, will
run a 40kW load [...]

Entech Solar (OTC BB: WWAT.OB), a leader in concentrating solar energy systems, today announced that the Company’s ticker symbol will change to ENSL.OB from WWAT.OB, effective January 28, 2009. This follows the Company’s recent name change, reflecting its commitment to commercializing Entech’s proprietary ThermaVolt™ system. Entech Solar will continue to trade on the over-the-counter (OTC) [...]