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May 12, 2015

The thin film solar cell industry in transition
Jarfalla, Sweden (SPX) May 12, 2015
Prices of solar cells and solar panels have fallen dramatically over the last few years. This (and state subsidies) has been good for the advancement of this amazing renewable energy source, and solar energy can today be seen as an established energy source, reliable and well distributed, cost competitive with traditional non-renewable energy sources and with a very healthy annual growth in installed solar panels. Annual solar cell installations have rocketed from less than 5,000 MW per annum befo ... read more

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Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough The Sun is a huge source of energy. In just one hour planet Earth is hit by so much sunshine that humankind could cover its energy needs for an entire year if only we knew how to harvest and save it ... more		Vikram Solar commissions 40 MW PV plant in Madhya Pradesh The project was awarded to IL and FS Energy Development Company Ltd by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase-II, Batch-I schem ... more		IEA: Holistic effort needed in renewables More than just U.N. intervention is needed to advance the low-carbon economy needed to meet climate goals, the International Energy Agency said Monday. ... more
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Trina Solar building new factory in Thailand Trina Solar Limited has set up Trina Solar Science and Technology (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary company in Thailand to build a manufacturing facility with 500 MW of module and 700 MW of cell product ... more		IHS PV Inverter Rankings: Asian Suppliers Take Another Big Leap According to IHS the top five photovoltaic (PV) inverter suppliers' rankings remained largely unchanged in 2014; however, the combined share of European suppliers SMA and ABB declined 4 percent, whi ... more				Breakthrough in solar cell material reported in MRS Communications A groundbreaking paper on hybrid perovskites, one of the hottest solar cell and LED materials, just published in MRS Communications, a flagship journal of the Materials Research Society. First ... more
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