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SoloPower’s Flexible Solar
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 8:54 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
SoloPower’s proprietary electrochemical process for CIGS solar. Flexible solar panels are less efficient, but offers some advantages over classic solar panels. Especially when it comes to pose them on the flat roof without a special equipment, because lightweight and can... (Continue reading)
35% efficiency for thin film solar panels in 3 years
Written on 18 Jul, 2010 at 19:29 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 238 views times | 0 Comments
Lab demo of multiband photovoltaic device was showed. As you might know, the usual photovoltaic panes are efficient between 15-20%. It’s because the light spectrum is limited, and the rays falling out of the spectrum are not converted to electricity.... (Continue reading)
Another breakthrough in the thin-film technology
Written on 24 Apr, 2010 at 17:48 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 193 views times | 1 Comment
Researchers or the Oregon State University have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells – an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices... (Continue reading)
Printable solar cells and battery
Written on 15 Jan, 2010 at 17:07 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 489 views times | 5 Comments
The printable solar cells are not new. I already reported several times that Nanosolar has build the most advanced printing process for making solar thin film panels and that there had been some big investment made by french group EDF. ... (Continue reading)
Tiny Solar pannels developed and uses 100 times less silicion
Written on 2 Jan, 2010 at 5:37 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 230 views times | 1 Comment
Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed very small, tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could be the next revolution in the solar industry. “So they use 100 times less silicon to generate the same amount of electricity,” said Okandan. “Since they... (Continue reading)
Nanoantennas to collect up to 92 percent of infrared wavelengths energy
Written on 30 Dec, 2009 at 6:48 in Solar-thin-film | viewed 537 views times | 5 Comments
The nanoantennas. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory believe that plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources could dramatically improve the use of a type of... (Continue reading)
Video about Nanosolar – CIGS photovoltaics
Written on 12 Jul, 2009 at 8:16 in Solar-thin-film, solar energy | viewed 289 views times | 0 Comments
I was searching for some videos from Nanosolar today, because I think that paying one-third for a photovoltaic panel which is even more efficient than traditional silicon PV, is the future. We need to bring the price of that photovoltaics... (Continue reading)
Startup Solyndra uses CIGS for their solar panels
Written on 9 Mar, 2009 at 14:55 in Solar-thin-film, solar energy | viewed 491 views times | 0 Comments
Solar startup company Solyndra unveiled for the first time its solar module design for commercial rooftops. The company says its design can cut the cost of installing solar rooftops in half and reduce installation time by a third. The design... (Continue reading)
Printing solar cells like…. money
Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 10:29 in Solar-thin-film, solar energy | viewed 232 views times | 0 Comments
Printed solar cells is one of the solutions to make solar panels. Like the Nanosolar’s printing machine, there are other initiatives starting to develop. One of them is at CSIRO Australia. Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials... (Continue reading)
Round CIGS are more efficient and cheaper
Written on 14 Oct, 2008 at 17:01 in Solar-thin-film, solar energy | viewed 168 views times | 0 Comments
Company called Solyndra has invented circular photovoltaic panels. They are seems to be more efficient than traditional solar PV panels and they are easier and cheeper to install too. We know that usually CIGS are not as efficient as photovoltaic... (Continue reading)