Q Cells cracks efficiency records
Q-Cells, the cell supplier to Tindo Solar panels as used in Sydney, have announced some recent module efficiency breakthroughs. Commenting on the development, Greenforce Energy technology analyst, Balint Bakos said:”Following the recent Moser Baer announcement, this sort of progress is really a shot in the arm for the solar industry as we head into 2012.” In the announcement from Q-Cells, the company advised that it had reached new conversion efficiency records for boy poly and ‘quasi-mono’ solar modules. A...
read moreNSW Solar PV Bonus Scheme Review – 20c is new baseline
Upon reaching 50MW installed capacity, the NSW Government has reduced the successful 60c solar feed-in tariff to 20c, as a result of unexpected demand. Review points of note Will still operate until original 31 December 2016 deadline; Existing customers will continue to receive the 60 cent credit for export, provided the system size and ownership are unchanged; New customers will connect at the base rate of 20c, although retailers are offering between 20 and 28c for exported power; and Once 300MW of installed capacity is reached, a further...
read moreSpark Solar announces new patent applications
New Spark patents pending Spark now has a total of three patents pending that relate specifically to module design. The new work targets three different areas: form, function and safety. ‘Form’ relates to a more aesthetic module design, ‘safety’ to the safety, particularly of roof-top PV systems and ‘function’ is about a higher power output over the life of the system.
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