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Webinar: Solar PV cell analysis - date tba

09 September 2009

Renewable Energy Focus, in association with PerkinElmer, is organising a free, 1 hour webinar (exact date tba), examining how analysis/testing solutions and equipment can ensure quality and detect areas of improvement needed for solar cell development.

The webinar will highlight some areas of PV cell development where analysis with measurement/testing devices is especially relevant and helpful – such as reflectance, haze, and emissivity. It will also highlight some case studies where measuring equipment is key to the development process.

Speakers, date, subject and registration information to follow shortly…

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Comments

REF Editor says:

10 September 2009
Hi - we'll have registration information about this event next week I hope. This announcement was more of a "save the date". Cheers...

Priyank says:

10 September 2009
How can one attend this webinar?

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