Oerlikon Solar on September 7th, 2010 launched today the new production line "ThinFab" for manufacturing of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, which due to the producer will achieve record breaking production costs of € 0.50 per Watt peak (Wp). Furthermore, Oerlikon Solar developed a new champion "Micromorph" lab cell in cooperation with Corning Incorporated with 11.9 percent stabilized efficiency confirmed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Read more...

The segment of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is finally beginning to emerge in the marketplace after more than 20 years of R&D and fancy showcase projects, due to the vision of leading solar technology and material developers such as Dyesol, Schott Solar, Scheuten Solar, SunPower, and Suntech. In cooperation with the market research company Greentech Media Research (GTM Research) Solar Server's solar report in August 2010 highlights new developments in technology, political framework and international markets. Read more...

Interview with Dr. Praveen Jain, Sparq Systems;conducted by Solar Server Correspondent Christian Roselund Read more...

Al Velosa: Several solar firms have highlighted to me their work on business development efforts outside of Germany, including setting up distribution, EPC, finance and sales capabilities or partners. Read more...