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    Forecast for the German Solar Industry

    by Sascha Rentzing
    The photovoltaic industry is increasingly under pressure: On the one hand, additional capping of feed-in tariffs become more and more probable while on the other hand Chinese suppliers are beginning to crowd the German market with inexpensive yet technically superior modules. Can German manufacturers still hold their ground?
    The fact that the German photovoltaic [...]

Industry News

Pilkington North America to Collaborate with Dyesol on BIPV

Pilkington North America in Toledo, Ohio, has announced a collaboration with Dyesol Inc., the California-based division of Australia’s Dyesol Ltd., to develop opportunities in the ...

Solutia to Acquire Etimex Solar

St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to purchase Etimex Solar GmbH, a supplier of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants ...

featuredimage DSM Continues to Optimize Solar Anti-Reflective Coating System

DSM Functional Coatings in the Netherlands has announced the optimization of its KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system. The improvements already have resulted in a significant ...

featuredimage DuPont Opens Photovoltaic Application Facility in Geneva

To address the needs for the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) market, DuPont has opened the Meyrin PV Application Laboratory at its European Technical Center in Geneva. ...

Cardinal Solar Technologies Awarded $7.7 Million Tax Credit

Cardinal Solar Technologies (ST) in Spring Green, Wis., a fully owned subsidiary of Cardinal Glass Industries, has been awarded a $7.7 million tax credit under ...

Guardian Industries Awarded Tax Credits for Advanced Energy Initiatives

Guardian Industries in Auburn Hills, Mich., announced that it was among the companies selected to receive advanced energy project tax credits under the American Recovery ...

featuredimage Arlington Equipment Helps Position PV Panels

Arlington Equipment in Queenbury, N.Y., has introduced its WPI 1200 under hook PV positioner. The positioner offers powered elevation, tilt and rotation to make crane-based ...

Solar Watch
By Deb Levy
Solar Watch

Hello and Welcome

Hello and welcome to the first and only website dedicated exclusively to the field of solar glazing–one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In the weeks to come, you’ll see news, information and spirited debate about the technology and business around the solar glazing industry.
As we ready the site for launch, please take [...]


Event News

solarpeq 2010 Conference Tickets Now Available

 Tickets for the solarpeq 2010 conference “Size matters: producing solar at large scale” are now available online at www.solarpeq.de/conferenceticket. The conference will be held all day September 27, 2010, and until noon on September 28, 2010 - the first day of ...


Architects Meet to Discuss BIPV at Energy Forum in Italy

Last week’s international ENERGY FORUM on Solar Architecture in Bressanone, Italy, brought together more than 200 architects, engineers and representatives from the solar industry and research institutes; another 120 participants attended the various workshops. It was the first time the ...


ASTM E44.20 on Solar Glass to Meet November 11

Plans to move forward for the new subcommittee E44.20 on Glass for Solar Applications will be on the agenda during the upcoming E44 Main committee meeting in Atlanta, November 11, 1:30-3 p.m. EST. The subcommittee also will be providing an ...


Solar Production Conference at solarpeq 2010 Announced

solarpeq 2010, the International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment, will be accompanied by a first rate international conference with focus on solar production and equipment. solarpeq will take place from September 28-October 1, 2010, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, ...


Record Crowds Gather for the National Solar Tour

On October 3, more than 150,000 people are slated to participate in the non-profit American Solar Energy Society's (ASES') 14th Annual National Solar Tour, the world's largest grassroots solar event.  The National Solar Tour provides solar-interested citizens an opportunity to view ...


Glasspex India 2009 Features Special “Solar Energy Generation” Show

Glasspex India 2009, International Exhibition for Glass Production - Processing - Products, will feature a special show on "Solar Energy Generation." Nine companies from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands will present trendsetting developments and applications in form of innovative solar ...



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