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and greater throughput than traditional both in the US and across the world over
batch processing. Reduced handling the next decade. It’s an exciting time, but
translates into lower breakage rates and significant challenges remain in improving
improved yield. Typical processing times efficiencies and reducing costs to take the
are only 20-25 minutes.
www.btu.com, technology mainstream. Thin Film Today
awards.globalsmt.net has developed North America’s first—and
only—summit dedicated exclusively to the
satellite imagery of world’s commercialization of thin film PV. Taking
largest-area solar electricity unit place in San Francisco on December 2nd –
Appointments
3rd.
www.thinfilmtoday.com/us
spire corp. recognized as one of
3s group
the fastest-growing massachusetts
Sylvère Leu, formerly the managing
companies
director of Conergy Solar Module
Spire Corporation has been recognized
GmbH, was named COO.
by the Boston Business Journal as one of
the fastest-growing public companies in
ascent solar
Massachusetts. The article ranked compa-
Bruce Berkoff was appointed chief
nies based on revenue growth from 2005
marketing officer. Prior to joining As-
through 2007; Spire placed 40th. Spire was
cent, Mr. Berkoff was chief marketing
The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik also ranked number seven in the Biggest
officer of LG.Philips LCD.
Engineering AG and the systems supplier One-Year Revenue Gains. Spire revenues
Würth Solergy have started up the world’s have grown over 90% from 2006 to 2007.
clear skies solar
largest-area solar electricity unit with Manufacturing companies, like Spire, make
Matthew Nelson, previously with
modules made of copper-indium-diselinide up only 14% of the top 100Fastest-Growing
Quantum Energy Group, was
(CIS) in Albacete, Spain. This system Public Companies list.
www.spirecorp.com
appointed Sr. VP, global operations.
consisting of 41,600 solar modules and
semi and intersolar to collaborate
esolar
100-kilowatt centralised inverters generates
on photovoltaic innovation on a
Craig Tyner, Ph.D., who has 31 years’
a total of 3.26 megawatts.
global scale
experience with Sandi National Labs,
Fraunhofer ise raises euro pV
SEMI, Solar Promotion GmbH, Wirtschaft
has been appointed Sr. VP, engineering.
efficiency record to 39.7% Touristik and Messe GmbH & Co. KG
After announcing a European record of announced an agreement that will expand
greenVolts
37.6% for solar cell efficiency in mid-July, the technology and manufacturing pres-
Richard Raushenbush was appointed
the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy ence at Intersolar, the world’s largest solar
VP and general counsel. Raushenbush
Systems (ISE) of Freiburg, Germany, has energy exhibition, held at the New Messe
spent 20 years in the Environment,
achieved a new record: 39.7%, closer to Munich in Germany on May 27-29, 2009.
Land & Resources and Litigation
the world record of 40.8% set in August by Under the agreement, SEMI will manage
departments at Latham & Watkins.
the US Department of Energy’s National the PV manufacturing equipment and
materials segment in a dedicated area and
helioVolt
Renewable Energy Laboratory. The new
co-organize a manufacturing and technol-
Haresh P. Patel was appointed VP,
cell uses the same metamorphic (lattice
ogy conference and other meetings related
sales and marketing. Patel joins
mismatched) triple-junction structures
to manufacturing and materials.
HelioVolt with more than 20 years of
consisting of more than 30 layers (includ-
www.intersolar.de,
www.semi.org
experience.
ing Ga0.35In0.65P, Ga0.83In0.17As and
Ge) grown on a germanium substrate by
solar Thin Films to acquire
solaicx
metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
Budasolar Technologies
Peter V. Schwartz, PhD was appointed
(MOCVD) using a reactor from Aixtron
Solar Thin Films Inc. has, through Kraft
VP, product engineering. Dr. Schwartz
of Aachen, Germany. However, the higher
was most recently VP of process and
efficiency has been achieved by improving
Elektronikai Zrt, its wholly-owned main
equipment for Nanoconduction Inc.
the contact structures of the solar cells
operating subsidiary, signed a definitive
through using a front-side network of thin
stock exchange agreement to acquire Buda-
spire
metal wires that transport large currents
Solar Technologies Co. Ltd, headquartered
Dr. Avishai Kepten has been appointed
but with low resistance.
www.ise.fhg.de
in Budapest, Hungary. Budasolar designs
and markets turnkey systems for the pro-
VP, solar cell lines. Jae-Bok Young is
solar leaders meet in san Francisco
duction of “thin-film” amorphous silicon
VP, business development—Far East.
to discuss thin film pV technology, solar modules.
www.solarthinfilms.com
Mr. Martin Stein is VP of engineering
market developments
and new product development. Louis
After decades of waiting in the wings, Konarka opens world’s largest roll-
Insalaco, Jr. has been appointed as VP
the time has come for thin film to take a
to-roll thin film solar mfg facility
of manufacturing. Michael Hurton is
central role on the global solar stage. Years
Konarka Technologies Inc.has opened the
VP of strategic resource management.
of crystalline technology dominance are
largest roll-to-roll flexible thin film solar
sunpower
coming to and end and thin film PV now
manufacturing facility in the world, prepar-
Howard Wenger was promoted to
looks set to be the star solar performer
ing for the commercialization and mass
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president, global business units.
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