Kingston, United Kingdom: QuantaSol Unveils 28.3% Efficient Single-junction Solar Cell

QuantaSol Ltd, a new independent designer and manufacturer of strain-balanced quantum-well solar cells, has developed what it believes to be the most efficient single junction solar cell ever manufactured.

Kingston, NY, USA: SunWize Launches New Grid-Tie System Product Line Incorporating SANYO N-Series

SunWize Technologies has incorporated the new SANYO N Series 215 W solar module into 58 new configurations of its Grid-Tie System packages. Shipments are commencing from SunWize facilities in Kingston, NY and Rancho Cucamonga, CA this week.

Thornton, CO, USA: Ascent Solar Manufactures Light Weight Flexible 5 Meter CIGS Based PV Laminate

Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that the company has manufactured a monolithically interconnected 5 meter long flexible light weight module on a polyimide substrate.

Baoding, China: Yingli Green Energy to Develop Next Generation High Efficiency Solar Cells

Yingli Green Energy , the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands ("ECN"), a solar research center in Europe, and Amtech Systems a supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, today announced a three-party research collaboration agreement to develop next generation high efficiency solar cells.

Herzliya, Israel: BP Solar and SolarEdge Partner to Develop Power Harvesting System

BP Solar and SolarEdge have reached a joint agreement to explore commercialization of a PV module-integrated power harvesting system embedded directly into BP Solar modules.

Tokyo, Japan: Sanyo Raises Solar Cell Efficiency to 23.0%

Sanyo Electric has broken its own record for the highest energy conversion efficiency in a practical size (100 cm2 or more) of crystalline silicon solar cells, achieving a efficiency of 23.0% (until now 22.3%) at a research level for its proprietary HIT solar photovoltaic cells.

Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera Supplies Solar Modules for New Toyota Prius

Kyocera Corporation is to supply solar modules for the new Toyota Prius solar ventilation system, an optional feature for the hybrid car model introduced in Japan by Toyota Motor Corporation on May 18.

Bedford, MA, USA: Spire Pursues Development of 42% Efficient Concentrator Solar Cells

Spire Corporation , has been awarded an 18-month, $3,706,359 program by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), consisting of $2,960,850 in government funding and a $745,509 cost share.

Wuxi, China: Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Team to Develop Next Gen Solar Cells

Swinburne University of Technology has teamed up with Suntech Power to develop solar cells that are twice as efficient and run at half the cost of those currently available.

Wuxi, China: Suntech's Pluto Technology Raises Efficiencies on Mono- Crystalline and Multi-Crystalline PV Cells

Suntech Power is now utilizing the company's "Pluto" technology to produce PV cells with conversion efficiencies of approximately 19% on mono-crystalline PV cells and 17% on multi-crystalline PV cells.

Los Gatos, CA, USA: Akeena to Introduce AC Solar Panels

Akeena Solar and Enphase Energy have entered in to a strategic partnership to develop and market Andalay solar panel systems with ordinary AC house current output instead of high voltage DC output.

Freiburg, Germany: Fraunhofer Institute Achieves 41.1% Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have achieved a record efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity.

Littleton, CO, USA: Ascent Solar Achieves Efficiency Milestone

Ascent Solar Technologies, , a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, has achieved greater than 9.5% efficiency for its flexible Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenide (CIGS) monolithically integrated modules.

Changzhou, China: Trina Solar Announces UMG-based Module Launch

Trina Solar has developed a new product line fully based on Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (UMG) silicon material.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON Presents New Single Axis Tracking Photovoltaic System

SOLON AG has introduced the SOLON Single Axis as a newly developed complete photovoltaic system for large-scale projects. SOLON Single Axis tracks the sun`s position on a single axis and achieves up to 25 percent more output than a comparable fixed tilt solar system.

Albuquerque, NM, USA: Unirac Enhances PV Mounting Technology to Support Laminate Modules

Unirac Inc has launched their Laminate RapidRac PV mounting solution for flat roof commercial systems. This latest solution from Unirac has been engineered to rack frameless laminate modules in flat roof ballast applications

Arlington, WA, USA: OutBack Power Systems’ Introduces New SMARTRE Renewable Energy Solution

Inverter manufacturer, OutBack Power Systems has introduced a new fully integrated renewable energy grid-tie system with battery back-up for residential and light commercial applications for customers who want to sell power back to the grid

Fremont, CA, USA: Solyndra Reshapes Solar Panels for Commercial Rooftops

Solyndra, Inc. has introduced a new solar photovoltaic system for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra's PV system is designed to generate significantly more solar electricity on an annual basis from typical low-slope commercial rooftops

Genoa, Italy: ERG and Permateelisa Enter Organic Cell Research Project

ERG Renew (ERG Group) and Permasteelisa will enter into the next generation photovoltaic panel sector through their participation in a cutting edge research and development technological project for the production of non-silicon based solar panels.

Boston, MA, USA: SatCon Introduces 1 Megawatt Photovoltaic Inverter

Inverter manufacturer, Satcon are taking orders for their PowerGate™Plus 1 megawatt commercial PV inverter system, designed with advanced features for large scale utility installations.

Paris, France: Saft, Conergy and Tenesol Launch SOLION, Partner on PV Energy Storage Development Project

Saft, Conergy and Tenesol have announced the launch of SOLION, a Franco-German project dedicated to the development of a new concept in energy conversion and storage for grid connected photovoltaic systems.

North Andover, MA, USA: PanelClaw Introduces New Flat Roof Photovoltaic Mounting System

PanelClaw™ Inc., a Massachusetts based manufacturer of photovoltaic module mounting solutions, has announced the launch of Polar Bear, its first commercial flat roof mounting system.

Munich, Germany: Global Solar Energy Introduces PowerFlex Solar Strings

Global Solar Energy, a manufacturer of thin-film solar cells for glass modules or flexible material products, today announced a breakthrough for silicon module and Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) manufacturers looking to quickly and efficiently incorporate thin-film technology into their manufacturing processes.

Petaluma, CA, USA: Enphase Energy Introduces Micro-Inverter System

Enphase Energy, Inc. today announced the general availability of the Enphase Energy Micro-inverter System. The heart of the system, the Enphase Micro-inverter, utilizes advanced technologies to maximize energy harvest and increase reliability of solar systems.

Livermore, CA, USA: HP Licenses Solar Technology to Xtreme Energetics

HP and Xtreme Energetics (XE), a solar energy system developer based in Livermore, California have entered into an agreement for the development of a solar energy system designed to generate electricity at twice the efficiency and half the cost of traditional solar panels.

Pasadena, CA, USA: Energy Innovations Introduces Single Axis Solar Tracker

Energy Innovations, Inc., manufacturer of commercial solar products that maximize usable energy from the sun, announced today the immediate availability of RayTracker™ GC, a single-axis, solar tracker for ground-mount and carport-mount applications that maximizes the energy yield of a photovoltaic system.

Naterre Cedex, France: Saft Introduces Two Inverter Models

Saft Power Systems (SPS) has introduced two new family members of the Protect central solar inverters – Protect PV 33 and PV 25. With up to nine independent Maximum Power Point trackers (MPPT) inputs the modular systems are designed to deliver a nominal power output of 25 kW (PV 25) and 33 kW (PV 33) at a very high European conversion efficiency > 95 percent.

Boston, MA, USA: SatCon Launches Next Generation Photovoltaic Inverters

SatCon Technology, a developer of power management and system architecture solutions for the alternative energy and distributed power markets today announced the launch of its high efficiency, 30kW & 50kW PowerGate® Plus photovoltaic inverters.

Bend, OR, USA: PV Powered to Launch Two New Inverter Models

Inverter manufacturer, PV Powered is introducing two new inverters to the company's product range, the PVP75kW and PVP100kW.

Scottsdale, AZ, USA: Kyocera Unveils New Line of Solar Modules

Kyocera Solar has introduced its new line of Kyocera KD Modules, a UL listed photovoltaic module line from Kyocera consisting of larger, more powerful modules composed of high efficiency 156mm x 156mm solar cells.