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Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has decided to enhance glass production facilities for solar cells.
Taiwan has always been a major place for thin-film technology and the semiconductor industry. Big players in the Taiwanese industry are now using this experience to explore and start new thin-film silicon solar production initiatives.
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today pre-released its FY2007 results.
SCHOTT Solar will be establishing a new photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing site in the United States increasing its photovoltaic capacities by more than 60 megawatts.
Kyocera Solar, Inc., a supplier of environmentally friendly photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has installed 417 kilowatts of solar energy that will provide power for one of its campuses in San Diego.
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. announced that SCHOTT AG, a global leader in glass and optics and one of the largest solar technology manufacturers in the world, will build a 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., its…
Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial canopies, walkways, skylights, greenhouses, conservatories, sunrooms, folding and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, incorporates a traditionally commercial…
For the first time in 18 years, the production line at Guardian Industries shut down on Sunday, allowing for an $80 million dollar expansion project to get underway.
For the purpose of making all of the industrial facilities of Vitro in the country more energy efficient through the reduction in the amount of greenhouse emissions, the company today signed an agreement with the Electric Energy Savings Mexican…
During the 22nd European Solar Energy Conference held in Milan, Italy, September 3 - 7, 2007, ISRA VISION presented its extensive portfolio of surface inspection systems for solar glass.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is  pleased to announce that the city of Greensburg, Kansas has passed a resolution to certify  all city-owned buildings LEED® Platinum, making it the first city in the U.S. to pass  such a resolution.
The solar thermal assembly plant announced Dec. 20 could enable Las Vegas to become the Detroit of solar-power manufacturing in the United States, observers say.
Five years of soaring demand for all types of Schüco systems including its range of solar energy and photovoltaic products, has led to Schüco UK undertaking its biggest-ever expansion.
This city became famous in the last century for being one of North America's leading glass centers. The industry has been in decline since the 1980s, but Toledo hopes to be known for its glass again.
Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year in the European laser cutting market has been presented to Bystronic for its introduction of ByVention, the smallest laser cutting system for standard-sized metal sheets .
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, PPG Industries  announced it has set a goal to reduce its total energy intensity by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016 and its total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10 percent from…
Offered in variety of shapes in lengths up to 6 m, Solar Simulation Flashlamps are suitable for testing crystalline or thin-film materials.
Vitro's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 which was filed on June 22, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed and electronically downloaded, at Vitro website website,  http://www.vitro.com.
The latest developments in Taiwan signal the beginning of a new solar industry boom. The government recently published its vision for the renewable future, highlighting solar energy as a top priority.
V-Kool, Inc., North American distributor of heat-blocking, energy-saving applied window film for commercial and residential applications, announced a referral reward program that will pay recent customers 5% of the installed price of actual sales…
The growth of the solar markets, both PV and thermal, create a shortage of  ultra-white (low iron) glass. Munich based SolarGlas AG starts to build a  specialised float glass plant for the production of solar glass to serve this  market.
GE Energy has supplied 363 roof-mounted solar panels at the top of 45 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City that help generate electricity for the first solar powered Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced it was named Green Energy Innovator of the Year for its pioneering work on the Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line, at a gala presenting the prestigious 9th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards.
The Energy Department on Thursday said it will invest up to $5.2 million to support the development of nine low-cost solar-power projects, including some proposed by 3M Co., Alcoa Inc., Hamilton Sundstrand and PPG Industries.
Acciona Solar, a subsidiary of Acciona Energy that works in the field of solar technologies, has been awarded the European Solar Prize 2007 by the European Association for Renewable Energy (Eurosolar) for its contribution and work in the development…