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Thin Film

Oxford PV pulls in £8.7m equity investment in support of perovskite solar commercialisation plan
Oxford PV pulls in £8.7m equity investment in support of perovskite solar commercialisation plan

Solar technology developer celebrates after attracting £21.3m of investment over the past 18 months

  • Solar
  • 18 October 2016
Could mobile recycling units help close the solar loop?
Could mobile recycling units help close the solar loop?

First Solar is working on taking the recycling facility to the solar farm in a bid to help drive down costs

  • Solar
  • 12 April 2016
Belfast Parliament gets green upgrade with rooftop solar array

New 'invisible' solar installation expected to save £9,000 every year in energy costs

  • Solar
  • 27 October 2015
Shell offshoot Solar Frontier to roll out 100MW UK pipeline

Japanese firm signs partnership with New Energy to accelerate roll out of thin film technology in Britain

  • Solar
  • 14 May 2015
Hanergy continues thin film acquisition spree with Global Solar Energy deal
Hanergy continues thin film acquisition spree with Global Solar Energy deal

Company says third acquisition in a year "completes the circle" of its thin film solar consolidation strategy

  • Solar
  • 26 July 2013
EU solar tariffs 'cast a shadow' over PV business case
EU solar tariffs 'cast a shadow' over PV business case

With average levies on Chinese goods likely to be set at 47 per cent this year, companies interested in installing solar panels would be wise to move quickly

  • Solar
  • 16 May 2013
Hanergy snaps up MiaSole in latest solar industry consolidation

Chinese energy giant confirms acquisition of California-based thin film solar specialist

  • Solar
  • 11 January 2013
Could solar islands be the new offshore wind farms?
Could solar islands be the new offshore wind farms?

There are no palm trees to be found on this sunny island, which could generate enough electricity for 30,000 people

  • Solar
  • 25 October 2012
Eight19 spin-out to advance 'pay-as-you-go' solar rollout

UK start-up to continue work on solar film with newly-formed Azuri concentrating on expanding into off-grid markets

  • Solar
  • 21 August 2012
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012: Eight19 times solar expansion to perfection
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012: Eight19 times solar expansion to perfection

UK start-up leading the way in bringing low-cost solar to developing countries and pioneering innovative PV technology

  • Solar
  • 25 July 2012
Solar glass breakthrough promises to turn skyscrapers into power stations

Oxford Photovoltaics reveals plan to raise £3.5m in funding to make solar glass a reality

  • Solar
  • 29 March 2012
"Pay as you go" solar lights up world's newest country

UK company Eight19 aims to deploy 4,000 solar systems across South Sudan by middle of this year

  • Solar
  • 24 February 2012
Eight19 looks to expand "pay as you go" solar across Africa
Eight19 looks to expand "pay as you go" solar across Africa

Solar company's chief executive to use summit address to unveil investment fund and new production plant

  • Investment
  • 17 January 2012
GE takes aim at First Solar with "more efficient" thin film panels

Conglomerate says panels converting 14 per cent of sunlight into electricity will be produced from 2013

  • Solar
  • 17 October 2011
Curtain falls on US loan guarantee scheme with $5bn solar blow out
Curtain falls on US loan guarantee scheme with $5bn solar blow out

Three solar plants and a nationwide rooftop scheme net billion dollar deals ensuring controversial programme ends with a bang

  • Investment
  • 03 October 2011
Eight19 to pioneer pay-as-you-go solar for emerging markets

Pilot scheme aims to help developing world customers access solar systems without paying high upfront costs

  • Solar
  • 27 September 2011
Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy and seeks buyer

Polysilicon wafer manufacturer owes creditors $485m after failing to build on early success or match Chinese competitors

  • Solar
  • 16 August 2011
California goldrush continues as First Solar nets $4.5bn loan guarantees
California goldrush continues as First Solar nets $4.5bn loan guarantees

Department of Energy will back construction of three thin film solar plants with a combined 1.3GW capacity

  • Investment
  • 01 July 2011
Evergreen Solar looking for cash injection

US thin wafer firm sees slow first quarter sales despite closing Massachusetts plant

  • Solar
  • 28 April 2011
Exclusive: UK solar spin-off Eight19 eyes £10m funding round in 2012

Firm looking to tap into potential $500m market for off-grid charging in India and Africa

  • Solar
  • 28 April 2011
Solar Frontier eyes thin-film starring role

Just days after clinching GE partnership, Japanese solar firm signs deal to develop cheap cells with IBM

  • Technology
  • 20 October 2010
GE debuts solar thin film breakthrough

General Electric details plans for new line of solar thin film products, bolstering presence in booming solar market

  • Technology
  • 13 October 2010
Sharp aims to use acquisition to build solar one-stop-shop

Electronic giant announces $305m deal to acquire US solar outfit Recurrent Energy

  • Technology
  • 22 September 2010
Spray on solar cell offers window of opportunity for green buildings

Team at University of Leicester predict low-cost solar cell could turn buildings and aircraft into mini power stations

  • Technology
  • 12 August 2010
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