Latest News in Fabrication Glass
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December 21, 2010A big solar-power project in Nye County moved a step closer to construction Monday. Power developer SolarReserve said the federal Bureau of Land Management has signed off on its Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah. The plant would generate 110 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power 75,000 homes, and would use molten salt to store sun power overnight.
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October 19, 2010A new plastic film from 3M could revolutionize the way solar panels are built and seriously affect their cost-effectiveness and market share. The company says it can replace the classic glass and is more protective to solar cells than glass is, making the solar power investment worthwhile.
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September 8, 2010This year has seen several projects and collaborations by emerging solar cell start-ups to apply their technology to glass, in order to exploit the potentially lucrative building-integrated photovoltaic market, according to a Sept. 5 Plastic Electronics report.
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August 26, 2010Schott Solar PV Inc., VE Group LLC and Affordable Solar Group LLC unveiled New Mexico's largest solar array (1.1MW) on The Bell Group's headquarter parking structure in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week. The project uses more than 5,000 locally-made solar modules by Schott Solar PV, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing, with U.S. headquarters in Albuquerque.The...
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August 10, 2010The up-and-coming solar panel maker Suniva has expanded its plant near Atlanta three times and is sold out of its 2010 capacity of 170 megawatts. The company has applied for a Department of Energy loan to build a 400-megawatt plant in Michigan and Suniva Chief Executive John Baumstark says he could sell all that out too.So from where he sits, all the worry on Wall Street about collapsing panel...
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August 10, 2010In recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating an endless stream of disposable products that make their way at life's end to developing countries, where poor people without safety gear cut and burn out valuable materials, spilling contaminants into their water, air and lungs.Solar modules contain some of the same potentially dangerous materials as electronics,...
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August 4, 2010A major breakthrough by researchers at New Energy Technologies could soon see the unveiling of a working prototype of the first ever glass window capable of generating electricity. Until now, solar panels have remained opaque, with the prospect of creating a see-thru glass window capable of generating electricity limited by the use of metals and various expensive processes which block...
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May 18, 2010Pythagoras Solar, San Mateo, Calif., a provider of building-integrated photovoltaic products, announced plans to commercialize the industry’s first energy efficient, transparent and high power density photovoltaic glass unit, according to a May 18 release. The company’s groundbreaking new technology is the first to combine energy efficiency, solar power generation and appealing...
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May 4, 2010Underwriters Laboratories, Northbrook, Ill., a world leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that photovoltaic modules produced by [Santa Clara, Calif.-based] Applied Materials' SunFab Thin Film Line are the first to qualify for UL's Master Certification Program for the solar industry. The program, introduced in 2009, is an enhanced service offering with streamlined testing...
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April 5, 2010The oil giant Chevron has transformed an old refinery site in California into a test bed for seven advanced photovoltaic solar technologies, which the company is evaluating for use at its facilities worldwide, according to a March 22 article in The New York Times.
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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