PV

cpv sector to ponder “big questions” at cpv USA 2012

Thursday, 20 September 2012 REM Big questions facing the concentrated photovoltaic industry (cpv) are set to be addressed by leading system developers at cpv USA 2012 (15-16 October, San Jose) during a year in which the sector has continued ...

Morocco, aspiring to big things in renewables, to host PV conference

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 REM The North African country of Morocco boast no fossil fuel reserves, but its ambitions in regard to renewables knows no bounds. That's one big reason, the kingdom is playing host to “PV Technology Conference ...

Hcpv market to grow to $1.6 billion over next five years

Tuesday, 03 July 2012 REM High-concentrating photovoltaics (Hcpv) – a decades-old technology to tap more of the sun's energy than other solar methods – is poised to finally hit its stride, with a 31% compound annual growth ...

Taking an insider’s view of the global cpv market

Friday, 29 June 2012 Toby Price The 2012 update of the Concentrated Photovoltaic World Map has been completed by the research team at PV Insider. The new map includes a number of improvements from last year’s edition, and reflects ...

South Africa

Round two of South African renewables bid closed

Monday, 30 April 2012 REM The second window of the IPP programme, which closed in March, saw 79 new bidders join the race to develop South Africa’s new era of renewable energy projects. Despite an allocation of 1,275 MW for the ...

New Hcpv efficiency record exceeds 33% for first time

Friday, 03 February 2012 REM The solar company Semprius has achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent. This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test conditions at the Instituto ...

United States

Utilities to debate which solar technology will win out

Friday, 20 January 2012 REM As the amount of utility-scale solar power continues to increase across the United States, representatives from the country’s major utilities will meet at Solar Power Generation USA to assess the benefits, ...

ABB invests in utility-scale concentrating PV solar company

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 REM

Swiss technology firm ABB has agreed to invest $20 million in US-based GreenVolts, a provider of turnkey concentrating photovoltaic (cpv) systems.

Germans solar researchers look out to space

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 REM Not content with leading the way down on earth, Germany’s solar industry is now looking skywards for inspiration. The prestigious Fraunhofer Institute and Azur Space Solar Power have just reinforced ...

“Unique alliance” to develop most competitive cpv solutions

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 REM Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and Reflexite Energy Solutions Inc., a US-based global ...