Crystalline Sillicon

Innovations in Crystalline Silicon Offer Hope to Struggling PV Supply Chain: New GTM Report

Innovations in Crystalline Silicon Offer Hope to Struggling PV Supply Chain: New GTM Report

STAFF: November 20, 2012

Nine technology areas that could drive increased c-Si efficiencies, higher yields, and meaningful cost gains in the near term.

SiGen Targets Thin Silicon Wafers With Ion Implant Technology for Solar PV

SiGen Targets Thin Silicon Wafers With Ion Implant Technology for Solar PV

Eric Wesoff: March 19, 2012

Another ion-implanting, kerfless silicon vendor takes the stage. Are 20-micron wafers in reach?

Efficiency Matters: SunPower Sets Efficiency Record With a 20% Module

Efficiency Matters: SunPower Sets Efficiency Record With a 20% Module

Eric Wesoff, Shyam Mehta: June 8, 2011

Suniva and Suntech also show solar efficiency progress at Intersolar.

SunPower Q1 Results: Italy Impacts Revenue

SunPower Q1 Results: Italy Impacts Revenue

Eric Wesoff: May 12, 2011

Revenue shortfall on Italian market uncertainty; U.S, biggest market in Q1.

PV Efficiency Pioneer Suniva Foregoes DOE Loan to Raise $115M in VC

PV Efficiency Pioneer Suniva Foregoes DOE Loan to Raise $115M in VC

Eric Wesoff: April 15, 2011

Suniva raising big money from VCs after rejecting a $141 million DOE loan guarantee

SiGen and a Crop of Startups Target Thinner Silicon Wafers

SiGen and a Crop of Startups Target Thinner Silicon Wafers

Eric Wesoff: February 24, 2011

No more wire hangers, I mean wire saws. Less kerf loss. Less silicon used. Are 20-micron wafers in reach?

Varian Brings Ion Implantation to China’s Solar Firms

Varian Brings Ion Implantation to China’s Solar Firms

Eric Wesoff: February 23, 2011

High efficiency silicon soon to be in China. SunPower, Suniva and Sanyo’s lead to narrow?

Solaria’s CTO Speaks at PARC on New Twists in c-Si Solar

Solaria’s CTO Speaks at PARC on New Twists in c-Si Solar

Eric Wesoff: January 14, 2011

Low-concentration PV for single-axis tracker applications taking on the Chinese.

Silicon Ink Kingpin Innovalight Signs Up Another PV Customer: This Time, It’s Motech

Silicon Ink Kingpin Innovalight Signs Up Another PV Customer: This Time, It’s Motech

Eric Wesoff: January 7, 2011

Efficiency-boosting silicon ink startup signs up yet another Asian customer.

Optimism, Incremental Changes Reign at PV Sec

Optimism, Incremental Changes Reign at PV Sec

Michael Kanellos: September 7, 2010

The mood in solar is certainly better than last year, according to conference attendees.