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Valencia (Spain) - September 2008

23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition • Exhibitors' news

All products and/or services are new for 2008, already availble or to be launched in the following weeks.

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EKO INSTRUMENTS Europe B.V.

Grating Spectroradiometer MS-710 & MS-712

FEATURES

Continuous outdoor measurements (Weather proof instrument)
Spectral radiation measurements (W/m2/um) from visible to near-infrared range (MS-710: 350nm - 1100nm, MS-712: 900nm - 1700nm)
Quick measurement : the spectrum will be up on a computer monitor in 5sec.
Short wavelength interval (MS-710: 0.73nm, MS-712: 1.56nm)
High spectral resolution (MS-710: < 5nm, MS-712: < 7nm)

APPLICATION

Investigate power generation of PV modules
Remote sensing ground truth checking
Solar spectrum measurement
Research of aerosol
Research of vegetation(PAR, Photon)
Oceanographic

EKO INSTRUMENTS Europe B.V.: Scientific field use and laboratory-based applications in photovoltaics and meteorology measurements.

• I-V curve tracers for laboratory and field use
  Efficiency monitoring systems
  PV cell characterization
  Spectral radiation measurements of the shortwave solar irradiance
  Broad band solar irradiance measurements
  Direct solar radiation measurement (on solar tracker)

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EOLITE Systems

BOREAS G30
EOLITE Systems announces a new breakthrough in fiber Laser community with BOREAS G30 (515nm, 30W average power). BOREAS G30 is the fiber laser industrial alternative to DPSS Lasers. BOREAS G30 is based on a new generation of "rod-type fibers", designed to provide high energy pulses together with a good beam quality. "Rod-type fiber" technology makes thermal management much easier and leads to constant high beam quality. It offers all the advantages of fiber Lasers: compactness, low cost, ease of integration and robustness.
 BOREAS 30G combines all dreamed performances of a fiber laser at 515nm:

- high power level (30W)
- short pulse duration (<10ns)
- high frequency range (up to 200kHz)
- excellent beam quality (M2<1.5)  and beam pointing stability (<10µrad)

BOREAS 30W 515nm is the ideal Laser head for a variety of applications such as P3 process, wafer cutting and marking, edge isolation, wafer patterning, wafer scribing, diffusion, hole drilling …
BOREAS brings benefit on cost and beam quality (M2<1,5). short pulse durations (<10ns) combined with high pulse energy drastically reduces the thermal effect of the process in particular reduction of micro-cracks and isolation efficiency increase. High average power (30W) combined with high repetition rate (up to 200kHz) make of BOREAS 30G the most affordable solution of the market for increasing throughput of your solar cells production.

EOLITE systems develops and manufactures high power fiber Laser for a variety of micro-machining applications in particular for solar cells production such as hole drilling, edge isolation, scribing, diffusion, cutting… BOREAS and MISTRAL offers power levels up to 150W, 1 nanosecond pulses and M2<1.5 at 1030nm and harmonics at 515nm and 343nm. Combination of short pulse(1ns), excellent beam quality (M2<1.5), high repetition rate (up to 200kHz) and high average power (<100W) make BOREAS laser range the ideal Laser for improving solar cells efficiency and production throughput.

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ET Solutions

Full turnkey based solar parks
ET Solutions AG initiated its operations with new ideas and techniques. Although newly founded, it has acquired a highly qualified and experienced team of specialists to plan and design long-lasting solar plants using the latest technology. We can guarantee a steady supply chain from our mother company, ET Solar, a quality manufacturer of solar components. We use the most modern engineering techniques and only use highly efficient inverters and electrical components. Furthermore, we will standardize our solar parks to ensure time delays are kept to a minimum. Through the use of high quality system components, system design and engineering, in addition to its professional project implementation services, ET Solutions strives for high profitability in order finance its solid growth into market leadership and stimulate and maintain investor interest. We believe in higher efficiency at competitive prices.

ET Solutions designs and installs turnkey fixed-mounted and tracker based solar plants.  We develop, design, install and commission solar power plants on a turnkey basis to investors, project developers, and electrical utilities, whilst also providing supportive after-sales services. Furthermore ET Solutions delivers modules and dual axis trackers, together with supporting services, to large system integrators.  We strive to satisfy the demand for highly efficient solar power plants that incur low maintenance and operational costs so that our customers may enjoy high rates of return on invested capital.

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Fabricable S.L.

FABRISUN PV
The FabriSun PV cables are made with the most advance compounds. These compounds give our cables a very long lifespan even in extreme conditions. Their operating temperature (-40º-120º) makes them ideal for their installation in harsh environments like in a solar farm.
The FabriSun cables are made according to the customer specifications to ensure the complete satisfaction of our client. From shielded cable for rodent populated areas to cable for security systems.
All FabriSun cables are made halogen free, low smokes emission, according to UNE-EN 50267-2-1, UNE-EN 50267-2-1 and UNE-EN 61034-2.

Fabricable S.L. is a company specialized in the production and distribution of special and customizable cables for the Spanish market. In the renewal energy sector, Fabricable has a wide range of products for the solar farms such as security cables to avoid robberies in the solar installations or cables for the interconnection of the solar cells.

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FISCHER INSTRUMENTS, S.A.

FISCHSCOPE X-RAY XDV-SD
Dependable Analysis and Measurement of Thin Film Solar Cells
The sophisticated measurement technology of Helmut Fischer in Sindelfingen, Germany contributes to improving efficiencies in alternative energy generation. This relates in particular to electrical power generation using thin film solar cells. They have several advantages over monocristalline silicon solar cells. CIS cells can be manufactured with little material expenditure and, therefore, can be produced cost-effectively. However, with the thin-film technology, it is important to apply the substrates consisting of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIS) with a very uniform distribution and coating thickness onto the carrier material. The better this is achieved, the higher will be the realizable efficiencies. Improvements can also be expected by slightly varying the proportions of individual elements. To determine the quality of the production, manufacturers need to measure and analyze the applied coatings in an appropiately accurate and dependable manner. The X-ray fluorescence spectrometer FISCHESCOPE® X-RAY XDV®-SD is now available for this purpose.
Through numerous equipment features and attributes, this X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer is specifically designed for high-precision analyses of electronic components. The semiconductor detector has a high energy resolution of 200 eV. Because of this, it can present apart from one another spectra of elements that are adjacent to one another in the periodic table. This results in a very reliable spectra evaluation and a high detection confidence. Large collimators with diameters of up to 3 mm are used. This provides a high beam intensity and high countrates. For a correct evaluation, the instruments are equipped with a digital pulse processor, which is particularly well suited for high X-ray fluorescence intensities. This combination provides for high repeatibility precision even with thin films. On test series with different X-ray fluorescence instruments, the standard measurement uncertainties were less than 0.1 percent for the coating thickness and the analysis of polycrystalline thin semiconductor films.

FISCHER is recognized as a leader in the field of coating thckness measurement, material analysis and material testing instruments. The company is able to recommend the best solution for any application. The high level of quality of FISCHER instruments is the result of years of industry experience, extensive research and cooperation with renowned partners. FISCHER is a reliable and competent partner providing proper advice, extensive service and practical training seminars. Today, FISCHER instruments are employed with great success in industry, research and in all fields of engineering. FISCHER is active around the world with 12 FISCHER companies and 32 marketing representatives in different countries.

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Fronius International GmbH

Fronius IG Plus: Complete series of pv-inverters for grid-connected systems
COMPLETE FRONIUS IG PLUS PRODUCT FAMILY
With the new Fronius IG Plus 70, Fronius IG Plus 100, Fronius IG Plus 120 and Fronius IG Plus 150, Fronius is bringing inverters to the market in four power classes in one fell swoop, thus completing the Fronius IG Plus inverter family. This series comprises six total devices that cover a power class range from 3.5 to 12 kW. These inverters are now available and provide maximum earnings – in any weather, 365 days per year.

The automatic transformer switching function enables three efficiency peaks. This results in a constant, high efficiency level over a wide input voltage range.
The MIX™ concept guarantees optimal earnings in partial load ranges and maximum service life: Several power modules operate together, as required, dividing up the work depending on the operating hours – for example, they all work together in intense sunlight.
The optimized Module Manager software finds the point of maximum power quickly and reliably for any cell technology and in any weather. And whoever can always remain at the MPP, can get the most out of each ray of light.
The Fronius IG Plus has the highest maximum efficiency of any HF device available on the market.

In addition, the Fronius IG Plus is very easy to install because the connection area and the power modules are installed separately from each other. This also makes servicing the unit much easier since only the power module area must be removed. The connection area including all cabling and configuration settings can remain untouched on the wall.

The Solar Electronics division of Fronius International GmbH was started in 1992. It develops and manufactures high-performance inverters for grid-connected solar power systems and also offers a comprehensive range of components for professional system monitoring. 
Fronius has built its success on the three pillars of innovative power, reliable quality and customer-oriented service. And these factors are reflected in the latest device series the “Fronius IG Plus”.

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