Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Articles
SNEC 2013: Manz features PV production equipment
14 May 2013POSTED IN New Products
Manz AG, which specialises in production equipment for solar cell and panel, display, and lithium-ion batteries, will spotlight integrated solutions at SNEC this week in Shanghai. Being shown are solutions for manufacturing crystalline solar cells as well as its turnkey production line for thin-film solar panels, the Manz CIGSfab.
R. James Woolsey Joins Solexant Board of Directors
27 March 2013POSTED IN Business News
R. James Woolsey, a seasoned veteran of Washington, DC and Silicon Valley, has joined the board of directors of Solexant, according to an announcement made by the company’s CEO Brad Mattson.
US PV Consortium and NREL Team to Develop Thin-Film PV
15 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
The US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), an industry-led collaboration headquartered in New York at the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), has partnered with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to improve manufacturing processes for thin-film CIGS photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, including products, metrology and reliability that will support the US solar industry in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of next-generation solar PV systems.
Magnolia Demonstrates High-Performance, Flexible CIGS Solar Cell
13 March 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Magnolia Solar Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has demonstrated a flexible CIGS solar cell with an efficiency of 13%, rivaling the average efficiency of current PV technologies and proving that flexible thin film solar cells are potentially a viable solution for various energy needs.
Solar VC Funding ‘Down 50% in 2012’
08 January 2013POSTED IN Business News
Global venture capital investments plunged nearly 50% to US $992 million in 103 deals in 2012 compared to $1.9 billion raised in 108 deals in the previous year, according to a report by Mercom Capital Group.
The 2012 total represents the lowest amount since 2007.
Solar Photovoltaic Coatings
20 December 2012POSTED IN Applications Features
In the race for lower cost per watt for solar photovoltaic panels, the importance of thin film coatings is rising.
Cost of Solar Expected to Drop
12 December 2012POSTED IN Business News
The solar industry has suffered from overcapacity and diminished profits, but that is going to change in just about four years, according to a report from Lux Research.
Pioneer PV Solutions Starts Up Microsolar Product Line
07 December 2012POSTED IN Business News
Pioneer PV Solutions, a thin-film microsolar solar company, has launched its operations in California.
The company will provide off-the-shelf solar solutions for small off-grid products including solar-powered lamps, parking meters and consumer electronics.
US Air Force Selects Ascent Solar for Flexible PV
05 November 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies today announced that it has been selected for an US Air Force Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 2 award to demonstrate a next-generation PV product that builds upon its flexible monolithically integrated copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology.
Lux Research: Solar panel makers need equipment upgrades
25 October 2012POSTED IN Business News
Reeling from a glut of production capacity, makers of solar panels need to acquire innovative production equipment in order to cut costs, increase margins, and offer differentiated products, according to research released today by Lux Research.
China’s Hanergy to Buy MiaSole for $30 Million
02 October 2012POSTED IN Business News
China’s Hanergy Holding Group has agreed to buy Santa Clara, California-based MiaSole for $30 million, according to news reports.
EU PVSEC 2012: A jewel for PV research, but also for exhibitors?
01 October 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
With 4000 delegates, 1600 presentations, 650 exhibitors, and 40,000 visitors the 27th EU PVSEC closed its conference and exhibition doors last Friday. The closing session of the conference wrapped up the huge variety of topics and speeches given during the five days conference days.
EU PVSEC 2012: Plansee’s upgraded rotary target
21 September 2012POSTED IN New Products
Plansee today announced it will show its upgraded rotary target, an inner diameter coating for monolithic molybdenum targets that prevents direct contact between the target material and cooling water during the sputtering of CIGS back contacts, at EU PVSEC 2012 (hall 3.0, stand F29) in Frankfurt, Germany, 24-28 September.
Ascent Solar Announces North American EnerPlex Availability
17 September 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Flexible thin-film PV module developer Ascent Solar Technologies today announced the retail debut of the company’s EnerPlex solar assisted battery case for the iPhone 4 and 4S in all of North America with one of the company’s distributors, CommXPERTS.
Synthesising Solar Cell Compound in Microwave Oven
06 September 2012POSTED IN Research
The technology behind microwave ovens people use to heat food could soon be used to synthesise nanoparticle materials in the production of thin-film photovoltaics. Engineers at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US for the first time ever have succeeded in using microwave heating in the synthesis of a new solar cell compound, copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS), which is benign and inexpensive. Cu2ZnSnS4 could be a promising alternative to CIGS absorbers in thin-film solar cells. The zinc and tin would replace the expensive indium and gallium, leading to much lower materials costs.
EU PVSEC 2012: Indium Corp. features rotary sputtering targets
15 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
Indium Corporation will feature its enhanced copper-indium-gallium (CIG) and copper-gallium (CuGa) rotary sputtering targets and its full family of PV Module Assembly Materials at the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) on 25-28 September 2012 at the Messe Frankfurt fairground (hall 3.0, booth D21) in Frankfurt, Germany.
Ascent’s Solar Charger for Samsung Galaxy S III
13 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
Ascent Solar Technologies today announced a charger for the Samsung Galaxy S III smart phone using Ascent’s ultra light CIGS technology.
Branded under Ascent’s EnerPlex line of consumer products, the charger incorporates the company’s solar cells into a sleek, protective Galaxy S III case, along with an ultra-thin battery. The charger adds minimal weight and size to the Galaxy S III yet provides improved battery life by harnessing sunlight for electric power.
EU PVSEC 2012: Plansee molybdenum alloys
09 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
Plansee today announced it has developed two molybdenum alloys: molybdenum-sodium (MoNa) and molybdenum-tantalum (MoTa).
Plansee will present the alloys at the EU PVSEC 2012 in Frankfurt, 24-28 September, hall 3.0, F29.
MiaSolé Reorganizes Manufacturing and Operations
08 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film PV solar panel manufacturer MiaSolé today said it will reorganize manufacturing and operations.
Ascent Solar Provides BIPV Modules for Foxconn
06 August 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it has been selected to provide building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar modules in a pilot application at Foxconn's new factory in Zhenzhou City, Henan Province, China. Foxconn is one of the largest makers of electronic devices and produces many products including the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Playstation and Xbox.
