Unconquered Sun Solar Golf Cart Installation
This is one of the most interesting solar installation videos I have ever seen (just click on the picture): Unconquered Sun......
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Will IKEA Set A Global Commercial Solar Installation Trend?
I’ve still never made it to an IKEA store, although I’ve always wanted to check one out. Known for their furniture, IKEA may soon be known...
Cleaning No-Clean Solder Paste Residues in SMT Assembly
Folks, There is a lot of interest in cleaning PCBs that have been assembled with no-clean solder pastes. Recently I discussed the topic with my ...
Advantages of L-Shaped Bus Ribbon For Solar Module Assembly
Okay, I have to admit I was wrong… I used to have a bias against L-Shaped bus ribbon. “Why not just use available continuously spooled ri...
CPV Concentrated Photovoltaics World Map 2012
I just received a message from Matt at PV Insider, and I thought I’d pass it along to you: ” This week, PV Insider have released the ...
Solder Coating Thickness for Tabbing Ribbon
While it is important to have at least 10µm of solder on each side of a tabbing ribbon to form a proper solder joint during cell interconnection...
PV Plants Map USA 2012
I recently caught up with Jack from PV Insider, to discuss some work the company has done researching the solar installations in the US. Here is how o...
3rd Utility Scale PV Plant Optimization Summit 2012
A relatively new conference for developers, EPC groups, and utilities will be held in San Jose, CA, during October 17th and 18th. While material compa...
Flux Pens for Hand Soldering Solar Cells
A few months back, while discussing tricks for hand soldering c-Si solar cells, I mentioned flux . One tip I didn’t mention is how to APPLY......
CPV USA 2012: A Focused Solar Photovoltaic Event
The 4th Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit is being held in San Jose, California this year. CPV USA is an interesting show because (unlike many solar tr...
Advantages of Rotary Sputtering Targets vs. Planar Sputtering Targets
I have been asked to explain why someone would want to use rotary sputtering targets instead of planar sputtering targets. Certainly there is some exp...
Indium Corporation Tabbing Flux Performance
I was recently asked to gather some data comparing Indium Corporation’s tabbing fluxes and our largest competitor’s leading tabbing fluxes...