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thin-film modules were tested to UL 1703, the standard for safety for PV module manufacturing.
In addition to this confirmation, SoloPower itself has conducted extensive internal testing that well exceeds the safety, quality, and reliability standards established by these tests. SoloPower was also the first manufacturer to receive UL certification for rigid modules based on flexible CIGS PV cells in June of 2009.
SoloPower’s line of high-power, lightweight, flexible photovoltaic module products include multiple form factors: the SFX1 module (80Wp, 0.3m x 2.9m, 2.3kg / 5lbs.), the SFX2 module (170Wp, 0.3m x 5.8m, 3.6kg / 8 lbs.), and the SFX3 module (260Wp, 0.9m x 2.9m, 6kg / 13lbs.).
“With low-cost and low-capital expenditure requirements, SoloPower’s core manufacturing process will enable rapid scale-up during our next phase of expansion,” said Tim Harris, CEO, SoloPower. “The Company is in the process of adding a second manufacturing line that will significantly increase capacity to meet expected demand.”
Simultaneously, SoloPower is in discussions with the Department of Energy to potentially obtain a loan guarantee under EPACT 2005 Section 1703 to support the construction of an additional multiple- line production facility.
SoloPower produces low-cost, high-power, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules that offer a viable alternative to electricity produced using traditional fossil fuels. SoloPower’s modules employ CIGS materials using a proprietary roll- to-roll electrodeposition process. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
Neo-Neon Orders 10 More Aixtron CRIUS Reactors
The 31x2-inch MOCVD systems will be used for GaN ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue/green LED production.
Aixtron has a new order for ten more CRIUS 31x2- inch configuration deposition systems from Neo- Neon International. The China based company
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placed the order in the fourth quarter of 2009 and when the systems are delivered in the period between third and fourth quarters of 2010, they will be used for GaN ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue/ green LED production. The local Aixtron support team will commission the new reactors at the company’s new five-story facility at the mainland China production plant in Guang Dong.
Ben Fan, Chairman of Neo-Neon, comments, “We have been enjoying the benefits of our existing Aixtron MOCVD systems for over a year now. In order to comply with our future expansion plans it is time to further increase our capacity, so naturally, we returned to Aixtron. I am sure that this was the best decision because of the quality of their engineering and the responsive local support that come as standard with CRIUS systems.”
A company specializing in flexible LED-based ‘Neon-like’ light replacement products, Neo-Neon is a decorative lighting manufacturer. It recently made its entry in the LED streetlight market by releasing the LED High Power Street Light series. Solar powered versions are also available for areas where there is ample sunshine to harness, store, and use. Neo-Neon has developed an optical enhancement technique to boost the luminosity of the LED Streetlight series by a gain factor of 50% on average thanks to a patent pending ‘Lux Boosting Optical Technology’.
Subsidiary company in the Neo-Neon Group, Xianghe mainly manufactures the LED light source, LED luminaries and other LED-based related products. Xianghe’s head company Neo-Neon International Ltd., is therefore a company able to manufacture both LED chip and LED application products for the worldwide market.
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