Thin Film Solar Gets A Muscular Perovskite Makeover
The US thin film solar manufacturer First Solar is adding the power of perovskite to its CdTe formula, aiming to turbo-boost its solar conversion efficiency.
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Profiting From Subsidies While Proliferating Trump’s Protectionism
Following the Olympic closing ceremony, a lot has happened in the world. Trump gave the longest and most incoherent State of the Union address in history. The US started waging war on Iran. In a more encouraging demonstration of higher intelligence, we saw Punch the monkey and his plush orangutan … [continued]
100 Gigawatts Of CdTe Thin Film Solar By 2030, But How To Get There?
The CdTe thin film solar manufacturing industry has an opportunity to grow to 100 gigawatts per year in the US as soon as 2030, according to an US industry-academic research team.
US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to…
Inter Partes Review applications denied as First Solar lawsuits continue to progress. First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (“First Solar”) today announced that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied three separate Inter Partes Review (IPR) applications seeking to invalidate the company’s Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (“TOPCon”) … [continued]
Another Cure For Coal Fever: Quantum Dot Solar Cells
Photo: Quantum dots are opening up yet another chapter in the book of solar cell innovation, helping to keep the cost of solar power sliding downwards.
A New Thin Film Solar Factory Pounds The Final Nail In Coal Coffin
The thin film solar startup First Solar is among the domestic manufacturers anticipating a fresh burst of demand for made-in-the-USA solar modules.
First Solar Expands CdTe Solar Cell Manufacturing Footprint In US
The US manufacturer First Solar plans to build a new 3.7 GW factory, aimed at pushing more CdTe solar cell technology into the US market.
New Solar Glass Cranks Up Lettuce Crop Yields By Almost 40%
The US startup UbiQD has demonstrated an improvement of almost 40% in lettuce grown under solar glass enhanced with quantum dots.
A Billion-Dollar Solar Industry Proof-Of-Life Is Coming To Tennessee
This year’s abrupt shift in federal energy policy has thrown a monkey wrench into the US solar industry over the short term, but key stakeholders continue to plan ahead for a clean energy future. Among the recent highlights are Illuminate USA’s new 5-year, 15-gigawatt solar glass deal and a key … [continued]
U.S. Solar Manufacturers File New Trade Petitions to Uphold Trade Laws, Safeguard Domestic Manufacturing Jobs,…
New petition responds to recent trade violations from Indonesia, Laos, and India Washington, D.C. — Confronting market manipulation driven by companies in Indonesia, Laos, and India, U.S. solar manufacturers yesterday filed new antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The petitions were … [continued]
