PV Standards Update - July 2012

By SEMI International Standards Team

Here is a wrap-up of recent SEMI International Standards activities from around the globe.

Europe - SEMI Standard Program Update: Latest news from Bavaria
Last SEMI Europe Standard meetings were held in conjunction with InterSolar Europe in Munich on June 13th and 14th. Many PV experts took the opportunities to combine one of the major European PV exhibition and conference with the SEMI PV Standard meetings.

NA PV Materials Standards Meeting Summary – July 2012
The SEMI North America PV Materials Committee held its meeting in conjunction with Intersolar North America on July 10-11 in San Francisco, California.   A brief summary of the meeting is found in the Committee Express Report.  The meeting drew over 25 participants.

SEMI China Photovoltaic Standards Committee Update
The SEMI China Photovoltaic Standards Committee’s second meeting of 2012 was held at GCL’s manufacturing facility in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, on May 11, 2012. The China PV industry is increasingly active in SEMI Standards development and over 60 technologists from 26 companies attended the meeting, including employees from Astroenergy, CESI, GCL, GDsolar, JASolar, LDK, Suntech, and Trina.

Participation in SEMI Standards

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