Welcome to our 25^th edition of our weekly news. All of us here at SolarPV.TV have really been enjoying the excitement of the Winter Olympics, watching all those athletes trying to win Gold or even create a new world record.

In today’s news we report on a company; Kyocera who have claimed a world record in their own field, module conversion efficiency. We also hear of IBM’s new solar cell the CTZSS.

We also take a look at Reuters, which reports that subsidy cuts throughout Europe promise more business for Chinese solar companies at the expense of European and American competitors. Analysts have predicted German companies such as Q-Cells, Solon and SolarWorld could be among the worst hit.

Other news in brief....ReneSola announce a large 600 MW contract, India’s solar production capacity exceeds 1GW, SunPower are to buy SunRay for $277M, Calisolar Inc. acquire 6N Silicon Inc and GDF Suez set  to Build Largest Solar PV System at 33-MW.

We also bring you details of the 4th PV Fab Managers Forum organised by SEMI PV Group in Berlin from the 9th to the 11th of March.

Moreover, in our recycling focus we will approach experiences from other sectors:

• Thierry Dalle, Business Development and Project Manager, Umicore Recycling Solutions, speaks about the differences in recycling of Solar PV modules and electronic sector.

• Dr. Eckart Doering - Manager Batch Supply, Glass Ceramics & Borofloat at Schott AG, talks to us about synergies between TV monitor recycling and Solar PV.

During the conference we did the following interviews, which are being uploaded constantly on SolarPV.TV:

• "PV Cycle today and tomorrow", Dr. Karsten Wambach, President of PV CYCLE
  
• "Making the Photovoltaic Industry 'Double Green'", Jan Clyncke, Managing Director of PV CYCLE
  
• Recycling per Module Technology - State-of-the-Art
  
  • Thin Film
    
    • "First Solar’s Collection and Recycling Program", Interview with Lisa Krueger, VP Sustainable Development, First Solar
      
    • "Major challenges in recycling of thin film modules", Marc Suys, EH&S Manager, 5NPV
  • Crystaline
    
    • "Major challenges related to recycling of Solar PV modules", Dr. Sylke Schlenker, Head of Marketing, Sunicon AG
      
• Recycling activities in USA
  
  • "US should follow efforts started by PV CYCLE in Europe", Prof. Vasilis Fthenakis, Head, National Photovoltaic EH&S Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Recycling experiences from other sectors, with:
  
  • "Differences in recycling of Solar PV modules and electronic sector", Thierry Dalle Business Development and Project Manager, Umicore Recycling Solutions
  • "Synergies between TV monitor recycling and Solar PV", Dr. Eckart Doering - Manager Batch Supply, Glass Ceramics & Borofloat at Schott AG

Related articles:

• IBM's New Solar Cell: It's a CTZSS!
  
• Kyocera claims new multicrystallinesolar PV module conversion ...
  
• Financial CrisisPaves the Way for Chinese Solar Giants ...
  
• Chinese solar to gain on subsidy cuts in Europe
  
• German stocks climb           
  
• JA Solar boosting solar cell capacity past 1GW in 2010
  
• ReneSola lands 600MW module OEM supply deal ...
  
• Indian photovoltaic production capacitytops 1 GW per year ...
  
• SunPower Plans to Buy SunRay | TradingMarkets.com
  
• Calisolar Acquires 6N Silicon
  
• GDF Suez To Build Largest Solar PV System in France at 33-MW ...
  

More information about 4th PV Fab Managers Forum:

The new format of the 4th PV Fab Manager Forum will address the contribution of technology and manufacturing to reach Grid Parity as soon as possible in order to generate new growth and prospects for our industry.

For the first time the Photovoltaic market has reached a point of saturation where supply passed demand despite the fact that falling silicon prices, higher cell efficiency and productivity were stimulating the market. However, it will be a matter of time until the second wave of strong demand will come. It seems simple but it will be challenging to accomplish after the breathtaking progress that has already been made by the industry in the last couple of years.

• What are the critical drivers to initiate a long term growth?
• What could be the common nominator for Photovoltaic to be captured in a long term Roadmap comparable to the Moore’s law?

The PV Fab Managers Forum is not just another conference but a forum to discuss the "burning challenges" of PV production between fab managers and equipment suppliers.

Register now and join us and be a part of this important executive forum. See you in Berlin!

The forum is attended by executives, fab managers, scientists and experts from the photovoltaic industry, research and academic organizations.

Click to review all event photos from 2009!

The PV Group is a SEMI special interest group that serves the photovoltaic supply chain. Participating companies provide manufacturing equipment, materials, cells, modules, sub-systems, and components to the solar energy industry worldwide. The PV Group mission is to advance industry growth, support continuous efficiency improvements and promote sustainable business practices through international standards development, events, public policy advocacy, EHS support, market intelligence, and other services. For more information, visit:www.pvgroup.org