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percent efficient solar cell
laminates, and Marcegaglia S.p.A., an
agreement with Ecoware
Blue Square Energy has produced a 14.6
Italian steel manufacturing company,
SunPower Corporation has signed a
percent efficient solar cell with its patent-
announced a combined multi-year supply
customer contract with Italian solar plant
pending Bright Point technology. BSE’s
agreement for UNI-SOLAR® cells. Under
integrator Ecoware, S.p.A. Under the
efficiency result is one of the highest in
the agreement, ECD’s subsidiary, United
terms of the agreement, SunPower will
the world on upgraded metallurgical grade
Solar Ovonic (USO), will supply Marcega-
provide Ecoware with at least 130 mega-
(UMG) silicon and has been verified
glia with individual photovoltaic (PV) cells
watts of its high-efficiency solar panels over
independently by the National Renewable
for use in integrated commercial roofing
the next four years. Ecoware will begin
Energy Laboratory (NREL).
products that Marcegaglia is developing
receiving SunPower’s solar panels under
BSE’s Bright Point technology is
based on its industry-leading metal roofing
the agreement in the first quarter of 2009.
unique because of its two part structure: a
products. Marcegaglia expects to introduce
www.sunpower.com
fine layer of high-grade silicon is placed on
the solar-integrated metal roofing products
top of 4N UMG silicon, which differs sig-
to the market in 2010.
www.ovonic.com
China’s CNPV earns IEC certification
nificantly from the solar industry’s silicon for PV modules
norm by way of cost and availability.
Wyncrest Group targeting solar
TUV Rheinland Group, Cologne,
www.bluesquareenergy.com
nanotechnology acquisitions
Germany, awarded the International
Wyncrest Group, Inc., announced plans
Electro Technical Commission (IEC)
Ohio State University orders
to target acquisitions in solar nanotechnol-
certification to China-based CNPV’s
AIXTRON system for solar cell
ogy. WynGreen, a strategic green technol-
crystalline solar photovoltaic modules
development
ogy division, is targeting new technologies
power range from 160Wp to 185Wp. The
AIXTRON has secured an order for
that convert sunlight into electrical energy
company notes that its manufacturing pro-
a Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS)
using integrated nanotechnology for micro-
cess is ISO 9001:2000 certified and the UL
MOCVD reactor from the Ohio State Uni-
and thin-film applications. WynGreen
certification is in progress to cater to the
versity in Columbus, Ohio, USA, received
believes that by combining these two tech-
North American market during 2009.
in the third quarter 2008. The CCS tool in
nologies they can add significant value to
en.cnpv-power.com
the 3x2” wafer configuration is planned to
their share price by the acquisition of other
be delivered to the Ohio State University
companies involved in these fields.
Trina Solar to locate North American
Institute for Materials Research (IMR)
www.wyncrestgroupinc.com
base in San Francisco
and the Wright Center for Photovolta- Trina Solar Limited, an integrated manu-
ics Innovation and Commercialization
Worldwide Energy and Manufactur-
facturer of solar photovoltaic products
(PVIC), a state-funded center to promote
ing to set up module manufacturing
from the production of ingots, wafers and
university-industry research collaboration
facility in China
cells to the assembly of PV modules, has
and commercialization in photovoltaics.
Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing
chosen the city of San Francisco as the lo-
(MOCVD = metal organic chemical vapor
USA, a U.S.-based China engineering
cation for its North America base. “As the
deposition).
www.aixtron.com
and manufacturing company, established
first global solar company entering the city
a new 128,000 square foot solar module
through Mayor Gavin Newsom’s ‘ChinaSF’
Silicon Genesis starts pilot
production and R&D facility in Ningbo,
International Economic Development
production of “Kerf-free” PV wafers
China. The capacity of the factory is 60 to
Program, we are honored to help build
Silicon Genesis has started production of
80 megawatts per year. Based on current
long-lasting business partnerships and be
the first ever kerf-free 150 µm solar-cell
market prices for solar modules 60 to
part of a premier gateway between China
substrates at its new solar development and
80 megawatts equates to approximately
and North America,” said Yimei Wong,
pilot production facility. Located in San
US$225 million to $300 million in poten-
who manages Trina Solar’s North America
Jose, California, the facility includes over
tial revenues per year.
www.amerisolar.us
operations.
www.trinasolar.com
50,000 square feet of specially designed
space to house the company’s PolyMax
Applied Materials builds solar
Ascent Solar and TurtleEnergy sign
pilot and prototype high-volume manufac-
energy R&D center in Xi’an, China
cooperation agreement
turing equipment.
Applied Materials Inc. of the United States
Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of
SiGen’s pilot line started producing
recently kicked off the construction of its
flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules,
150 µm thick, full size 125 mm wafers
global solar energy research and develop-
has signed a definitive cooperation agree-
and will soon be manufacturing 156 mm
ment (R&D) center in Xi’an, capital of
ment with TurtleEnergy LLC of Linden,
wafers. The expanded pilot line will be
Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Ap-
New Jersey. The agreement focuses on the
used to produce substrate samples and
plied Materials will inject US $45 million
development of new building integrated
further develop the PolyMax high-volume
into the R&D center, which is expected to
photovoltaic (BIPV) products intended
manufacturing equipment to efficiently
come into operation in June 2009, cover-
for the U.S. marketplace. Ascent Solar
convert silicon ingots into thin silicon
ing 34,000 square meters of floor space.
initially intends to supply TurtleEnergy
wafers ranging from 150 µm to 50 µm in
After completion, the new center will be
with product from its existing 1.5 MW
thickness.
www.sigen.net
the world’s first solar energy R&D center
production line during 2009 for TurtleEn-
integrating thin-film and crystalline silicon
ergy to develop, test and certify integrated
Energy Conversion Devices enters
solar energy technologies, and it is also
BIPV products. The company will increase
into multi-year supply agreement
one of the most advanced and largest ones
deliveries of solar modules to TurtleEnergy
with Marcegaglia
globally.
www.amat.com
after Ascent Solar’s planned expansion of
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD), production capacity. Subsequent demon-
manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar
SunPower signs 130 megawatt
stration scale projects are envisioned to
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