I came to this article about the Sunflower's Fresnel lens . Those lens concentrates sunlight more than 1,000 times, enabling cheaper electricity than traditional photovoltaics. The system is self-powered. Technical specifications: 200-watt system … [Read more...]
New Sharp’s plant in japan…
Several months back Sharp, the biggest maker of solar panels in the world, has invested 72 billion Yen (~$725 million) into a plant that will make thin film solar cells in Sakai, in the Osaka prefecture. The production will start in March of 2010, … [Read more...]
CIGS which are 17.7 percent effficient
The average efficiency of regular solar panels is 15 percent; thin-film solar cells register a lower efficiency percentage than that. Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), however, claims 17.7 percent … [Read more...]
Peel-and-stick solar panels are part of the building
Solar panels developped by construction company that use peel-and-stick technology to attach to roofs. The company is called Lumeta, a subsidiary of DRI. Just watch the video. The roof is done in minuts.... Incredible...... "Solar needs to become … [Read more...]
1GW Thin-film production tool – at NANOSOLAR
At Nanosolar - a company producing thin film solar cells based on CIGS - they've got a new production tool capable produce 1GW of solar cells per year !!!. While most production tools in the solar industry tend to have 10-30MW in annual production … [Read more...]
IBM to develop CIGS 15% efficient
IBM becomed a partner with company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK). IBM wants to develop cheaper and more efficient solar power technologies based on CIGS ( copper-indium-gallium-selenide ). Those cells should be more than 15% efficient. This is much more … [Read more...]
Thin-film solar cells more competitive and more efficient !!
CIGS cells use extremely thin layers of semiconductor material applied to a low-cost backing such as glass, flexible metallic foils, high-temperature polymers or stainless steel sheets. Thin-film cells require less energy to make and can be … [Read more...]
Konaraka thin film coated solar cells printed by Inkjet Printers
Thist time it's for good. I beleive that this technology will bring the solar energy to the masses. Let's have a look. I already talked about Nanosolar's flexible solar panels which can lower the producing costs. But few days ago Konaraka announced … [Read more...]
Solar Panel 80% Efficient of absorbing radiation ? Works at Night?
Steven Novack from the Idaho National Laboratories found a cheap solar panel, which is foldable and is about 80% efficient when it's to absorbe the radiation from the sun. This is as twice as much as an conventional solar panel, made from silicone. … [Read more...]
Global Solar Energy is Selling CIGS Thin Film Solar Cells to Silicon Module Manufacturers
Global Solar Energy, Inc. manufacturer of thin-film Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) solar cells announced they recently began selling their solar cells in power strings to established silicon module manufacturers. Global Solar … [Read more...]
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