Module pricing: Rational, or just plain nuts?
The PV industry should be proud of the significant progress it has made in reducing manufacturing cost and increasing efficiency, but the market is neither logical nor efficient when it comes to pricing. Navigant Consulting's Paula Mints examines the triggers that drive such behavior. Share:
Power optimizers: Centralized vs. distributed MPPT
Small variations in cell parameters can affect the system-level performance of a PV array. National Semiconductor's Ralk Muenster explains how distributed maximum power point tracking (MPPT) enabled by power optimizer technology can solve the panel mismatch problem. Share:
INDUSTRY NEWS
IMEC, Kaneka eye 20%-efficient a-Si cells
IMEC and Kaneka are joining forces to incorporate the Japanese firm's thin-film PV activities at IMEC's facilities in Leuven, Belgium, to create a hybrid PV cell with >20% conversion efficiency. Share:
Reports: Samsung starts 300MW c-Si pilot line
Samsung Electronics is planting its flag in the solar PV space with a new R&D/test facility for crystalline silicon (c-Si) cells, with a goal to sit atop the global solar cell market by 2015, according to local reports. Share:
Greentech: Solar manufacturing, jobs to spike in US
Annual growth of 50% in US solar manufacturing capacity through 2012 will not only triple the region's share of global capacity -- it will also result in significant job creation, notes a study by Greentech Media. Share:
DuPont, Heraeus roll new PV metallization pastes
DuPont Microcircuit Materials and Heraeus are both rolling out new PV metallization pastes to help improve contact quality and aspect ratios for both crystalline silicon (c-Si) and thin-film modules.
Dow Corning debuts solar cell encapsulant
Dow Corning is now selling what it calls a "breakthrough" in solar cell encapsulation, which improves durability and efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) and amorphous silicon (a-Si) modules.
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