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. This... (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 are... (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 energy... (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 is... (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 systems... (Continue reading)
Konarka’s advanced photovoltaic technology started with the work of the late Dr. Sukant Tripathy, an internationally known polymer materials scientist, provost at UMASS Lowell and founder of the Plastic Innovation Center and Dr. Alan Heeger, Konarka’s chief scientist, who was... (Continue reading)
Signet Solar expects to begin commercial production of thin-film solar panels by the end of this month, a company executive told Greentch Media this week. Signet plans to begin shipping its films to commercial customers this month and to ramp up... (Continue reading)
Morgan Solar – a company which might have the key for the brigh future. For of us, small users of solar panels. They expecting to divide the costs of fabrication by 4 !!! That’s simply amazing. The magic is the... (Continue reading)