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AU Optronics Buys 50 Percent of M. Setek Co.

July 3, 2009

AU Optronics (AUO) the largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan will purchase a 50 percent share in M. Setek Co., Ltd. of Japan for US$125 million. K. Y. Lee, Chairman of AUO stated his optimism in the company’s venture into the energy industry:
This will mark a major step forward for AUO’s endeavor in energy business. We [...]

Sharp Waterproof Solar Mobile Phone

April 20, 2009

Sharp and AU (KDDI) announced that they will be launching a solar mobile phone that is also waterproof. Although no model name has been announced, the solar mobile phone allows for 1 minute of talk time and 2 hours of standby time after charging in the sun for just 10 minutes.
So that means one hour [...]

Sharp 26″ TV Powered by Solar

July 6, 2008

Apple Patents Solar Cell Embedded LCD

May 27, 2008

Engadget is reporting that Apple has filed a patent. The patent involves incorporating solar cells into a LCD geared for mobile devices. The concept is very smart. Of course, the question of whether it is currently manufacturable using today’s technologies and available at reasonable prices needs to answered. But just as a concept, having self [...]

GreenPix: Zero Energy Media Wall

May 4, 2008

GreenPix is a lighting project that applies sustainable and digital media technology to the Zero Energy Media Wall of the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing, close to the 2008 Olympic Games site. The Zero Energy Media Wall was designed by Simone Giostra & Partners and Arup.
Simone Giostra & Partners is an architecture firm that is [...]

Crystalline Solar Cell Market Revenues: $4.8 Billion in 2007

April 16, 2008

Gartner just published its findings on the crystalline solar cell market. In 2007, revenues for the market increased 39% in 2007 to just under US$4.8 billion. Q-Cells overtook Sharp for the top spot with US$1.1 billion in revenues, representing a Y/Y growth of 70%. Q-Cell captured a revenue market share of 17.2%. Last year’s leader [...]

First Solar in Dialogue with US Utilities

April 4, 2008

On April 3, 2008, First Solar Inc., a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar equipment manufacture, announced that the company is in dialogue with US utilities to build renewable energy projects. In 2007, First Solar saw its stock skyrocket, added a new facility in Germany and began construction of another in Malaysia. The company is currently supplying [...]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Reach 19.9% Efficiency for Thin-Film Photovoltaics

April 4, 2008

On March 26, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the achievement of 19.9% efficiency with a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell. The record efficiency for a multicrystaline silicon solar cell is 20.3%. Thin-film solar cells require less energy to manufacture and can be placed on glass, [...]

Ascent Solar to Provide Thin-Film Photovoltaic Materials to ICP Solar

April 4, 2008

On April 2, 2008, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. of Littleton, Colorado USA, announced an agreement with ICP Solar to provide thin-film photovoltaic (PV) material to ICP Solar in 2008 and 2009. ICP Solar will then integrate the thin-film PV material into portable power and other electronic products with PV integration. Ascent Solar Technologies has a [...]

Sharp to Invest US$729 Million in Thin-Film Solar Plant in Sakai, Japan

April 3, 2008

On March 27, 2008, Sharp announced a JPY72 billion (US$729 million) investment in a new solar cell plant in Sakai, Japan. Sharp is competing with Germany’s Q-Cells and many others. The Sakai thin-film plant will use substrates with a dimension of 1000 x 1400mm. In July 2007, Sharp announced the Sakai-based thin-film solar plant would [...]


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