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Applied Materials Announces HCT MaxEdge Wire Saw Qualified for Production by Leading Solar Wafer Manufacturers

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that its recently-launched Applied HCT MaxEdge™ wire saw is already in volume production at key customers in Europe and Asia for solar photovoltaic (PV) wafering applications.

From Applied Materials Inc. 21 Sep 2009

WACKER Presents Innovative Encapsulation and Potting Materials for the Photovoltaic Industry

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will be using the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) to present several new products for the solar industry. One of the interesting new developments is TECTOSIL, a plastic film designed especially for the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules.

21 Sep 2009

XsunX and Intevac to Leverage Cross-Industry Expertise to Improve Thin Film Solar Cells

XsunX, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XSNX.OB), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, and Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC), the world's leading provider of ma...

21 Sep 2009

Two Major Energy Companies Join IMEC's Silicon Solar Cell Research Program

The two major energy companies Total and GDF SUEZ and their common solar cells manufacturing subsidiary Photovoltech join the IMEC, a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, indus...

From IMEC 21 Sep 2009

IMEC Presents Large-Area Solar with Conversion Efficiency of 18.4 Percent

At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%. Compared to the standard i-PERC cell process, IMEC's solar cell features a shallow emitter and advanced front metallization using copper plating.

From IMEC 21 Sep 2009

Carbon Nanotubes Have Potential to Compete with Batteries for Energy Storage

New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes - tube-shaped molecules of pure carbon - could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, as state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, and potentially more durably and reliably.

21 Sep 2009

Berkeley Lab Scientist Nominated by White House to Head Key DOE Agency

The White House announced its intention to nominate Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley engineer and scientist Arun Majumdar to become the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 19 Sep 2009

ENER1 Teaming-Up with Volvo Car Corporation

ENER1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) , developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the next generation of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, is teaming-up with Volvo Car Corporation to provide American-made lithium-ion batteries for the Volvo C30 Battery Electric Vehicle prototype, being unveiled in Gothenburg, Sweden today.

17 Sep 2009

Computational Model that Could Optimize an Important Component of Fuel Cells

Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are makin...

17 Sep 2009

Applied Materials Introduces Baccini Esatto Technology

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its Baccini Esatto Technology™, a high precision, multi-step screen printing capability for Applied's market-leading Baccini back-end solar cell processing systems.

From Applied Materials Inc. 17 Sep 2009