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Available in 4, 6, 8 & 10 mm, AGC new Matelux is a dark grey satin finish glass in line with current trends towards black & dark effects.This high quality glass can be toughened and laminated if required.To discover this new colour, please…
GROSSROEHRSDORF, Germany – June 24, 2009. Today Sunfilm AG announced that all its larger size thin-film solar modules have now also received IEC 61646/EN 61730 certification.
The semi-transparent "ASI THRU" photovoltaic modules from SCHOTT are now being put to use in Romainville, a suburb of Paris, for the first time ever in France.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.On the 30th of April 2009, AGC Automotive, the automotive glass division of AGC (Asahi Glass Co.,Ltd., Head Office: Tokyo, President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura), and Daimler AG signed a long-term agreement on the development…
Meeting place for senior citizens in Romainville becomes the first building in France to have “ASI” modules from SCHOTT on top of its roof Düsseldorf, June 23, 2009 – The semi-transparent “ASI THRU” photovoltaic modules from SCHOTT are now being put…
Dow Corning wants U.S. federal lawmakers to set new policies to boost the solar energy sector, the producer of silicon-based materials said on Wednesday.
The construction employment picture brightened slightly with 18 states adding construction jobs from April to May according to a new analysis of data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Faster and cheaper deposition of TCO layers for photovoltaic applications through new rotatable sputter target – demonstration on booth 7413.
Planibel Top 1.0 is the “latest arrival” in the AGC Low-E range. This innovative soft coat glass offers the best thermal insulation rating in its class, with a Ug value of 1.0/(m².
A new PV incentives program was introduced in Greece last week. The new program covers rooftop PV systems up to 10 KWp (both for residential users and small companies) and establishes a new feed-in tariff (FIT) for such systems.
Asahi Glass, the Japanese-based parent of AGC Flat Glass, plans to merge its flat glass and automotive glass organizations under one umbrella to help boost profitability.
Edgetech I.G. will bring back its popular booth theme “Edgetech University” for GlassBuild America 2009, aiming to help manufacturers through upcoming ENERGY STAR® changes and the IG Certification process.
AGC Flat Glass Europe launches the new version of Thermobel TRI (featuring a TRI coating), a new type of triple glazing specially developed by AGC.
The modern science of nanotechnology, the highly-advanced manipulation of matter at a molecular level, and which is set to revolutionise every aspect of our lives in the next decade or so, was in fact invented by a medieval glazier.
The National Glass Association is introducing a special “Innovations Pavilion” at this year’s GlassBuild America, to be held September 30 through October 2 in Atlanta.
AGC Flat Glass Europe participates at Architect@Work 09 in Kortrijk Xpo from 7 to 8 May – booth 26 and in Liège from 4 to 5 June - La Foire Internationale de Liège - booth 183.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that a meeting of its Board of Directors decided on April 15, 2009 to cease the automotive glass business at its Kitakyushu Plant by the end of 2009.
In Turin, the new Headquarter of the association for suffering children will be a smart houseThe foundations of the new headquarter of CasaOz were laid at the end of December.
The solar revolution is here. With its comprehensive know-how in float bath and glass coating technology, Stewart Engineers has developed the AcuraFloat™ System, a proprietary float bath furnace design totally integrated and optimized for an on-line…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced Solarphire PV glass, a product designed to maximize solar energy transmission for photovoltaic modules. "A proprietary glass formulation gives Solarphire PV glass greater clarity than leading…
Glassiled, the result of extensive research by AGC Flat Glass Europe, integrates LEDs(1) into laminated glass.
The events aim at presenting on the SE European market new technology, equipment and services, and attracting the public and investors attention to the practical benefits from renewables and the different means to save energy.
One of the 4 float glass furnaces at AGC Flat Glass Europe in Moustier (Belgium) has been shut down after 18 years of uninterrupted production.
Glassiled, a unique product based on a revolutionary new technology developed by AGC Flat Glass Europe, integrates LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) into laminated glass.