Photovoltaic solar panels detest dirt and grim more than anything. As the wind blows across the world lots of particles are picked up and deposited elsewhere. Some of this may end up on your solar panels. The grains of sand act as barriers to the sunlight and block the much needed solar energy from reaching the cells and reducing the [...]

Amonix receives a US$129 Million in venture funding to develop Concentrated Photovoltaic  Solar Panels. Another acronym comes along in the solar industry for us to remember. This time it is CPV which stands for Concentrated Photo Voltaic. The difference here between the more common Photovoltaic (PV) is the the addition of a lens in front of the solar cell. This [...]

Morocco, in North Africa, has announced the developments of a US$9 billion solar projects for the country. Ideally situated to take advantage of the solar energy and five sites have been selected for a combination of solar power stations. Currently Morocco relies on Oil which currently supplies 95% of its energy needs. Unlike some other African and Middle East nations, [...]

Switzerland Oerlikon Solar and The Parmac Group have recently announced the beginning of production at their solar module manufacturing plant in Locarno, Switzerland. Using Oerlikon Micromorph end to end  manufacturing solution has enabled the Parmac plant to achieve production in just seven months after the facility was completed. Capable of producing 30 megawatts of thin film photovoltaic solar panels each [...]