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| 2009-03-25 |
PV materials sector to reach $600M sales by 2016 |
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Sales of materials for both pure organic solar cells (OPV) and hybrid organic/inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) are expected to reach almost $600 million by 2016, according to NanoMarkets' Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets: 2009-2016 report |
| 2009-01-19 |
Researchers claim 'world-record' PV efficiency |
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Researchers from Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have managed to squeeze an efficiency of 41 percent out of photovoltaic cells, which it is a world record |
| 2008-11-18 |
iSuppli: Polysicon price to slide starting next year |
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iSuppli forecasts that the pricing for polysilicon used to create PV cells is expected to drop in 2009 and the following years due to fundamental imbalances in the solar supply chain |
| 2008-09-12 |
South Korea enters PV solar market |
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South Korean display giants including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will join the global rush to make photovoltaic solar cells starting next year, accelerating a cost reduction drive that some say will look like the DRAM market on steroids |
| 2008-09-09 |
PV firm eyes Spanish market for solar cells |
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Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales contract with Fire Energy, a Spanish PV system integrator and PV devices distributor |
| 2008-08-29 |
Solarfun to supply PV modules to Q-Cells |
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Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd has entered a three-year supply agreement with Q-Cells International, a subsidiary of solar cell provider Q-Cells AG |
| 2008-05-05 |
Dark days loom as solar industry faces polysilicon shortage |
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The booming global demand for solar energy has brought forth shortage of polysilicon used to make PV cells, says iSuppli |
| 2007-11-22 |
Applied to acquire PV cell test system provider |
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Applied Materials announced it will acquire Italy-based supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV cells Baccini S.p.A for $330 million in cash |
| 2007-08-29 |
Solar, Q-Cells ink supply deal for India PV plant |
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Solar has signed a multiyear supply deal with Q-Cells for 156mm mono- and multicrystalline cells for use in Solar's PV module plant in India |
| 2007-08-03 |
China PV cell maker buys silicon wafer provider |
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Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and modules Solarfun Power Holdings has agreed to acquire 52 percent equity interest in Jiangsu Yangguang Solar Technology for approximately $8 million |
| 2007-06-29 |
Germany to invest $483M in organic PV |
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The German government and several industry giants launched an initiative to invest heavily in the development of organic photovoltaics (OPV), targeting to lower the price of solar cells and widen its application range |
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