SolarSummary: December 3 – 9, 2002

by Kirsten Elder Companies in the news ARISE Technologies Corp AstroPower Duke Solar BP Solar (Eco Solar) Evergreen Solar Matsushita Electric Works Nanosys Incorporated New Horizon Energy Sharp Corporation Emerging Technologies Nanosys Incorporated and Matsushita Electric Works have entered into a collaborative agreement for the development of nanotechnology based solar cells for the Asian building materials market. The collaboration will combine the proprietary inorganic nanocrystal and nanocomposite technologies from Nanosys with Matsushita’s high volume, low cost manufacturing technologies to develop solar cells with dramatic cost and performance benefits. Matsushita Electric Works intends to incorporate these devices into building materials for residential and commercial facilities in Asia. (Solarbuzz.com, 05/12/02)New Products Evergreen Solar, Inc. has announced that it has developed the latest advancement in its proprietary String Ribbon technology for manufacturing solar cells that involves simultaneously growing two silicon ribbons, rather than one, from each crystal growth furnace. The Company expects this development to more than double the output of its crystal growth furnaces. The Company expects to introduce double ribbon into production in late 2003 with new furnaces as well as retrofitting existing furnaces. Evergreen Solar has filed a patent for the process. (Evergreen Solar, 04/12/02) Sharp Corporation has announced the […]

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