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  • First Solar Series 6 PV modules are now rolling off U.S. production lines

    Tariffs or no tariffs, First Solar is ready to install a ton of PV, making a big splash this week by officially unveiling its first functional Series 6 thin film photovoltaic modules from its Perrysburg, Ohio, production line, as well announcing nearly 800 MW of new affiliate deals. Series 6Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NREL labs demo a high-efficiency solar window that tints

    Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). What the? How it works Relying on such advanced materials as perovskites and single-walled carbon nanotubes, the new technology responds to heatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar-Tectic earns patent for CIGS thin-film tandem solar cell

    A patent application for Solar-Tectic LLC’s CIGS thin-film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent is the first ever for a CIGS layer on crystalline silicon thin-film (CSiTF), and covers all inorganic materials, including germanium, for the bottom layer. More on CIGSRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solaria BIPV products now available for architects through Linel

    Solaria Corporation continues to make progress in developing the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market, signing a deal with Linel, a fabricator of customized architectural glass and metal products, for architects to access Linel, powered-by-Solaria. For decades, Linel has taken projects from design to installation as a full life-cycle subcontractor whoseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • JinkoSolar breaks PERC solar cell efficiency record, debuts new mobile solutions

    At China International Industry Fair (CIIF), JinkoSolar announced that it has broken its own world record for P-type monocrystalline PERC solar cell efficiency by achieving that of 23.45 percent. The record was independently validated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Photovoltaic and Wind Power System Quality Test Center. This newRead More — Solar Builder magazine