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expectations and look forward to a continued relationship with Solar Frontier on future installations.” “A main objective of our Solar 4 All program was to help develop a strong solar industry,” adds Al Matos, vice president, renewables and energy solutions, PSE&G. “By partnering with a wide range of companies like juwi solar and Solar Frontier, we are helping businesses take root and grow, creating jobs and helping New Jersey to meet its renewable energy goals.” PSE&G owns and manages the Mill Creek Solar Farm through its nationally recognised Solar 4 All program that will develop 80 MW of solar energy in New Jersey– enough power to serve about 13,000 average-sized homes. In addition to increasing the amount of solar capacity in the state, Solar 4 All also creates jobs and helps to make New Jersey a centre for solar power in the country.
TU Ilmenau to use Aixtron MOCVD tool to develop III-V solar cells
The double 1 x 2-inch system will be used to develop III-V- based optoelectronics, high-efficiency CPV and III-V-integration on silicon and germanium
Aixtron SE has an order from existing customer Ilmenau University of Technology, a research institute in Germany. The order is for one Aixtron MOCVD system in a double 1 x 2-inch wafer configuration. The system will be used to develop new materials and structures for III-V-based optoelectronics, high- efficiency concentrator photovoltaics and III-V-integration on silicon and germanium. The reactor was ordered in the third quarter of 2011 and will be delivered and installed by Aixtron Europe’ s service support in the third quarter of 2012 at the new facilities of the photovoltaics department at TU Ilmenau.
Solar Frontier to promote CIS
technology in Japan By integrating project development, construction, sales and maintenance, Solar Frontier and JAG will work together with construction contractors to provide value-added solar power plant solutions and services
CIS solar power innovator Solar Frontier has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with solar project developer Japan Asia Group Limited (JAG). The firms will cooperate on promoting solar power businesses in Japan. Solar Frontier plans to provide products and services including consultation on project planning, CIS solar modules supply, and sourcing of balance-of-systems equipment for JAG on projects it is handling that total over 100 MW, which is enough to power 30,000 Japanese households. This agreement applies to an overall operation framework, and individual projects will be negotiated going forward. “Japan Asia Group’s subsidiary, Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd., worked with Solar Frontier to develop and operate the 1 MW Tsuno No.2 Solar Power Plant in Miyazaki,” says Tetsuo Yamashita, Chairman of Japan Asia Group. “Solar Frontier’s CIS modules delivered much higher power output than expected at that installation. This MOU is in recognition of the excellent performance of Solar Frontier’s CIS modules.” “We are delighted to be able to partner with Japan Asia Group, a company that has a wealth of experience in utility-scale projects in Japan and around the world and strong ties to local projects in Japan,” adds Shigeaki Kameda, President and CEO of Solar Frontier. “Solar Frontier’s panels are manufactured entirely in Japan to the high standards that our customers should expect with confidence. Through cooperation with leading companies like this, we will be able to deliver our economically compelling CIS thin-film solar modules to customers in Japan and around the world.” Solar Frontier has proven its outstanding CIS technology in terms of overall output through ”megasolar” installations around the world and in Japan, including the recently announced 100+ MW “Catalina” project in California, USA, the 10 MW “Komekurayama” plant in Yamanashi, Japan, and the 1 MW “Yukigunigata” project in Niigata, Japan.
“This new R&D MOCVD system will make an enormous difference to the effectiveness of our new photovoltaics program,” says Thomas Hannappel, a professor at TU Ilmenau. “We will be able to use its process compatibility with our earlier generation reactors which springs from our long- standing close relationship with Aixtron. This is amongst the best technology available and has the ability to rapidly become effective for even the most challenging research. We also know we can call upon Aixtron’s experienced staff to provide back-up service. This combination will spur our endeavours and deliver world-class results promptly and efficiently.” “We are proud to be part of TU Ilmenau’s new research program in III-V-based photovoltaics, a very important area for the future use of energy,” says Aixtron´s COO Bernd Schulte. “By building on earlier successes we will strive to perfect highly efficient materials and devices with the best economics as the market evolves.”
Recently, Thomas Hannappel received a Chair for Photovoltaics from the TU Ilmenau. The position is associated with the scientific leadership of the SolarZentrum of the CiS Forschungsinstitut für Mikrosensorik und Photovoltaik GmbH in Erfurt. For many years, TU Ilmenau has been focussed on energy and environmental technologies. Under Hannappel’s leadership, the Ilmenau institute intends to complete basic scientific and industry-related research. TU Ilmenau also aims to further develop its relationship with the photovoltaic group at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie.
SoloPower to deploy CM systems to ramp up
production cmNavigo will support SoloPower’s move from development to mass production of CIGS modules in San Jose and Portland
Critical Manufacturing (CM) will provide SoloPower with its cmNavigo MES Productivity Suite software solution.
CM will implement a Manufacturing Execution System and Equipment Integration program, in SoloPower’s existing CIGS facility in San Jose, California and in its Portland, Oregon
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