The Israeli Wind Energy Association accused Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau of “burying” the wind energy industry in favor of solar energy development – in a letter sent to the minister on Tuesday. “In recent days we were astonished to discover that it is the inten......[More]

BEIJING—China filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization on Monday charging the European Union with violating rules governing subsidies to its solar-components industry, in the latest move in a global spat over the solar industry. China is complaining that power ......[More]

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) together form the third generation of photovoltaic devices. They both promise low-cost and flexible solar cells fabricated using roll-to-roll techniques. They both have target markets which significantly......[More]

Demand for renewable energy technologies is growing rapidly. This comprehensive new text is a guide to the installation of several types of PV systems. Content Highlights Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems Solar Radiation Site Surveys and Preplanning System Components......[More]

PV (photovoltaic) polysilicon prices are forecast to drop 48% and wafer prices 56% year-over-year in 2012. With such severe price declines, only 12 Chinese PV polysilicon manufacturers are still producing, and more than half of these companies are running at significant......[More]

Innovation in photovoltaic metallization has the potential to lower costs by up to 50% and improve process yields for the three major technology categories - crystalline silicon (x-Si), copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe). "Tomorrow""s......[More]