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Industry At Large

Strategies For Structuring Competitive Power Purchase Agreements

In a tightly capital-constrained climate, the PPA model remains an appealing and often economically sound choice for financing a range of large-scale commercial and utility-scale solar power projects.

Industry At Large

How To Lobby The Smaller Politicos

For solar companies and regional trade organizations seeking to keep a steady flow of state-funded projects, a proactive lobbying effort is a vital strategy. Keep in mind that there is little reason to be intimidated by the prospect of working to affect the political process.

Process

Controlling Contamination Can Markedly Increase Your Factory Yield

The electronics industry has embraced a technology called surface contact cleaning, with significant benefit to yields and manufacturing costs. The solar cell manufacturing industry can also use this technique to improve profitability.

Product

Solar Monitoring Systems Help Drive Home Photovoltaic Efficiencies

Solar monitoring technology can serve as a system owner's insurance against potential inefficiency issues. Guaranteeing that the owner is aware of and satisfied with the system's performance helps ensure a long, happy relationship between owner and machine.

Product

The New Inverters: From Throughput Device To Intelligent System

Advanced inverters will serve three primary needs: managing the network from the panels to the grid, running the network at the highest efficiency levels, and maintaining the highest levels of performance and profitability throughout the entire life cycle of the project.

Process

Assessing Advancements In Sputtering Technology For Thin-Film Solar

Overall, rotary magnetrons have the ability to reduce thin-film photovoltaic manufacturing costs by increasing deposition rates, minimizing downtime and reducing target cost. This technology can play an important role in helping thin-film solar achieve its full potential.

Product

Six New Products Illustrate Innovation In Solar Market

This year, two juries of independent German scientists and journalists chose the winners of the annual Intersolar Awards, with the first jury honoring three PV products and the second acknowledging three solar thermal products.