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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)