First Solar’s Q1/2022 Financial Results
Lower Module Sales & ASPs Pull Down First Solar’s Q1/2022 Net Sales; Company Posts Net Loss
American CdTe solar module manufacturer First Solar, Inc says decrease in module sales volume, ASP and lower project revenues in Japan pulled down its Q1/2022 revenues of $367 million 59% QoQ and 54% YoY, even as it booked 11.9 GW DC new capacity during the reporting quarter alone.
2021 Preliminary Financial Results From Manz
Manz Books €21.6 Million Non-Cash Impairment For Chinese Order; Misses 2021 Earnings Forecast
German production equipment supplier Manz AG has decided to book €21.6 million non-cash impairment for its solar business stating the uncertainty surrounding the completion of an order of its CIGS thin-film manufacturing equipment by China’s Shan.
First Solar Bags 1.5 GW Module Order
SB Energy To Deploy First Solar’s Thin-Film Modules For US Development Pipeline
A subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank Group, SB Energy Global LLC has contracted US based CdTe thin-film solar module maker First Solar, Inc to supply 1.5 GW of its panels for the company’s 4 GW strong solar and storage project development pipeline in the US.
Solar Film Manufacturing Fab Opens In UK
Power Roll Launches World’s ‘1st’ Low-Cost, Lightweight, Flexible Solar Film Pilot Production Fab
UK headquartered thin-film solar technology company Power Roll Limited has opened its pilot manufacturing facility on a former colliery site in UK’s County Durham, calling it the world’s 1st such facility to produce low-cost, lightweight and flexible solar film.
Thin Film Panels For Amazon In France
Israel’s Apollo Power Bags Amazon Order For Flexible Solar Energy Films
Israel headquartered thin film solar film supplier Apollo Power has bagged an order from e-commerce major Amazon for its technology to be deployed on the rooftop and at the sidewalk of the latter’s logistics center in France.
FFI Acquires Majority Stake Dutch HyET Group
1 GW Thin Film Solar Fab Plans Unveiled For Australia
Renewable energy financier and operator Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) of Australia has picked up a 60% stake in the Netherlands based green energy technology firm High yield Energy Technologies (HyET) Group.
Solar Film Manufacturer Wants India Manufacturing
Power Roll Of UK Joins Hands With Thermax Group To Explore Lightweight Solar Film Market Potential Of India & Set Up Manufacturing Base
UK based lightweight flexible solar film developer Power Roll will be expanding its production capacity to India under an agreement with Pune based Thermax Group.
Over 19% Efficiency Scope For IBC CIGS Cells
Delft University Of Technology Vouches For Up To 19.7% Power Conversion Efficiency For IBC CIGS Cells Using Absorber Layer With Low Defect Density
An optimal geometry and engineered bandgap grading can boost the power conversion efficiency of a new interdigitated back-contacted (IBC) structure up to 17%.
Thin Film PV Panels Intergrated In Swedish Roof
Midsummer Thin Film Solar Panels Integrated With Roof Tiles For Swedish Roof Manufacturer Benders; First Installation Achieved
Under its business strategy of contract manufacturing for customized solar solutions, Midsummer has developed thin film solar panels integrated with roof tiles manufactured by Benders whose first installation was completed for a Swedish home (in the picture).
Empa Achieves 20.8% CIGS Flexible Solar Cell Efficiency
Switzerland’s Empa Reports 20.8% Conversion Efficiency For CIGS Solar Cells On Flexible Polymer Substrate Improving On Its Previous Mark With 3 Major Changes
Achieving a 20.8% record efficiency for a CIGS thin film cell on a flexible substrate show the potential of the technology.
Heliatek Solar Film On Grain Silo Façade
10 kW Heliatek Organic, Carbon Molecules Solar Films Applied To Schneller Mühle Grain Silo To Generate 6,700 kWh Solar Power With Lechwerke; Heliatek Puts Up HeliaSol Films For Samsung Electronics In South Korea
It is exciting to see what PV technology is capable of doing. In the latest related development, thin solar foils from Germany based manufacturer Heliatek have been pasted on some 230 m2 area of a grain silo in Donauwörth, Germany.
21.5% Efficiency For Flexible Tandem Cell
Solliance & MiaSole Hi-Tech Report 21.5% Power Conversion Efficiency Using Perovskite Solar Cell On Top & Flexible CIGS Cell On Bottom
The team of Solliance and MiaSole achieved a 21.5% power conversion efficiency by bringing together perovskite and CIGS cell technologies. Pictured is a perovskite top cell with sample of a flexible Miasole CIGS cell.
Solar Frontier 23.35% CIS World Record
Japanese CIS Thin-Film Solar Module Manufacturer Solar Frontier Achieves 23.35% Thin-Film Cell Efficiency; Results Verified By Country’s AIST
Solar Frontier says its world record conversion efficiency of 23.35% for CIS thin-film cells was independently verified by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in November 2018.
