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6.5gW cell line capacity installed
Israeli and US governments as part of the produce highly efficient photovoltaic cells.
With the completion of a project in
BIRD (Bi-national Industrial Research www.qdsoleil.com, www.nanosysinc.com
New Delhi, ASYS celebrated a milestone
and Development) foundation, which
of 6.5GW installed metallization line
contributes to joint development. Through DayStar Technologies announces
capacity. Although growth in the Solar
the “BIRD Energy” initiative, the BP Solar- management change and workforce
sector has slowed down some, ASYS still
SolarEdge project has been recognized reduction
sees solid demand for its metallization
for its achievements in improving the Robert G. Aldrich, chairman of the board
lines.
effectiveness and economics of solar of directors of DayStar Technologies,
“We are currently working on multiple
technology. www.bp.com, www.solaredge.com Inc., has been appointed CEO after the
projects where we benefit from our
resignation of Stephan J. DeLuca. Dr.
expertise gained in the past years. These
evonik investing in the future- Aldrich joined DayStar as a director in
days a lot of companies are talking about
oriented solar power and October 2003. He served from 1992 to
how good they are. It is nice to be able to
electronics markets
1995 as group vice president, Electric
proof to our new customers our technology
Evonik Industries AG is planning a
Power Research Institute (EPRI). From
leadership, not with words or ads, but just
substantial investment in the future-
1990 to 1992, he was a director of
by looking at the installed base and the
oriented markets for solar energy and
Ramtron. Prior experience includes
trust we have built in the industry,” said
electronics, despite the economic crisis.
executive positions with Alcan Aluminum
Markus Wilkens, general manager for the
Together with Japanese partner Taiyo
Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power
Americas. www.asys-group.com
Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), the
Corporation, and Syracuse Research
group is working on a project involving
Corporation.
Ningbo Solar extends manufacturing
investment of around EUR 125 million.
capability; installs eight DeK
The heart of the project is a new integrated DayStar cuts workforce
metallization lines
production facility for monosilane and DayStar announced plans to implement a
Ningbo Solar has purchased eight
AEROSIL® in Yokkaichi (Japan), around reduction of approximately 30 percent of
metallization lines from DEK Solar in a
400 kilometers south of Tokyo. An its workforce, expected to be completed in
bid to extend its capacity to deliver high
agreement on this facility has been signed the second quarter. www.daystartech.com
quality solar cells to the global marketplace.
and is the first step in the positioning
Ningbo Solar decided to implement the
of Evonik’s solar silicon activities on the yingli green energy enters into
DEK PV1200 lines following an extensive
attractive Asian market. Construction of supplier agreement with aeS Solar
evaluation period which yielded impressive
the new facility is expected to begin in late Yingli Green Energy has entered into an
results. Ningbo Solar purchased its first
2009 and start-up is scheduled for 2011. exclusive supplier framework agreement
PV1200 line in Q2 2008 for installation
corporate.evonik.com with AES Solar Energy, a developer, owner
in Q3. In fact, led by DEK’s China Service
and operator of utility-scale solar plants.
Manager Speed Yan with the backing of
QD Soleil™ acquires critical patents Under the terms of the agreement, Yingli
the company’s global engineering team,
in solar energy Green Energy will be AES Solar’s exclusive
installation was so efficient that DEK was
QD Soleil™, a division of Nanosys Inc., supplier of polycrystalline PV modules
able to hand over the line in the second
signed an exclusive license agreement expected to be purchased by AES Solar for
week. Soon after the first line installation,
with Starfire Electronic Development use in solar projects in major PV markets
Ningbo Solar placed an order for a further
and Marketing Corporation for patents for a term of three years. www.yinglisolar.
seven lines which were delivered later in
covering the work of nanotechnology com, www.aes.com
the year. www.deksolar.com
pioneer Dr. Avery Goldstein. The

technologies under license have the MicroScreen appoints
Bp Solar and Solaredge partner
potential to dramatically improve the representatives for screens to print
to develop pV power harvesting
economics of solar energy by increasing photovoltaic devices
system
process efficiencies and reducing the MicroScreen appointed two sales
BP Solar and SolarEdge announced a joint
amount of raw materials required in the organizations as exclusive agents for
agreement to explore commercialization
manufacture of photovoltaic cells. sales and service of screens used in the
of a PV module-integrated power
The license relates to manufacturing printing of solar cells. The PV screens
harvesting system embedded directly
methods for making semiconductor are being produced by MicroScreen in its
into BP Solar modules. The combined
thin films using roll-to-roll processing newly-established manufacturing facility
solution will maximize energy generation
and nanoparticle inks, and also includes contiguous to the current screen-making
throughout the life of the solar power
seminal coverage of silicon and germanium location. This expansion is strictly for
system while dramatically reducing
nanocrystals, all of which are critical in the manufacture of screens for solar cells and
complexities and costs. In support of this
production of solar energy at cost parity specifically to accommodate larger frame
activity, BP Solar and SolarEdge have
with traditional energy sources. Silicon sizes. Chalman Technologies has been
been awarded a research grant by the
nanocrystals also have the potential to appointed the exclusive representative
4 – Global Solar Technology – July/August 2009
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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