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Moser Baer India to start PV production

February 11, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Technology company says its 40 MW thin film silicon line from Applied Materials received IEC approval. Full Story »

Infinite Power raises $13M to ramp thin-film batteries

December 3, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Stealth micro-energy device maker becomes first to reach commercial scale for this technology, with shipments slated to start this month. Full Story »

Oerlikon sees 50% gains in thin-film fab

November 12, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Improved deposition method yields faster output and higher efficiency for thin-film solar modules. Full Story »

IFC invests $136M in Chinese thin-film silicon maker

November 10, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - ENN Solar plans to use the funds to install its first 60MW production line. Full Story »

Applied thin-film line reaches commercial production

October 13, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Signet Solar says German plant will start shipping modules within a few weeks, eventually selling them for $1.50 per watt. Full Story »

Moser Baer India inks $500M thin-film deals

October 1, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Applied Materials production line adds to German stockpile of silicon thin-film solar panels. Full Story »

Oerlikon aims to streamline thin-film solar

September 23, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Jeannine Sargent, CEO of Oerlikon Solar, talks about why thin-film will win the cost war with crystalline solar by learning from semiconductors. Full Story »

Taiwan solar makers grow sales 70 percent

September 19, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Manufacturers ramp production of higher-priced cells to fullfill demand from EU and Japan. Full Story »

LDK, Applied Materials in equipment contract

August 19, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Applied Materials will provide precision wafering systems to support LDK's next phase of production expansion. Full Story »

Solar boom kicks salaries higher

August 15, 2008 - by Lee Bruno - Recruiters and analysts say the solar industry ramp up is raising the price tag for manufacturing executives. Full Story »
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