SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans are increasingly choosing to install residential solar cell panels at their homes. Last year, solar power generating units were supplied to 42 households in Daegu, and that number will go up to 600 this year. In April, 251 households from 34 apartment complexes applied for the panels. Under the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese solar power company CNPV signed an agreement to develop 300 billion won (US$ 270 million) plant facilities for solar cell and module production in Saemangeum, on June 10 at an investment briefing in Yeouido. CNPV’s ‘Greenfield’ investment is the largest investment in Korea from a Chinese company. According [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The energy efficiency of solar cells is expected to rise thanks to a newly established tandem solar cell platform developed by Korean scientists, which overcomes the limitations of its theoretical maximum efficiency. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on November 24 that its Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center, led [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A smart window technology was jointly developed by Korean and British scientists enabling automatic sunshine control and generating electricity at the same time. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on October 22 that its Center for Opto-Electronic Convergence led by lead scientist Ko Doo-hyun succeeded in developing [...]
SHANGHAI, China, Nov 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a global photovoltaic provider of cost-competitive, high-quality solar photovoltaic modules, today announced the completed integration of new cell technology into its production processes. Through the implementation of this innovative new technology, known internally as ‘Project EStarII,’ Hanwha SolarOne is able to [...]