Thin Film Photovoltaics
Xunlight Supplies 208kW of Solar Modules for European Projects
19 December 2011POSTED IN Business News
Xunlight Corporation announced today that it has sold 208 kilowatts (kW) of its solar panels through European channel partners for two rooftop installations in Europe.
Intersolar India: Report from the show floor
16 December 2011POSTED IN Editors Blogs
The Intersolar India exhibition was almost double the size of last year’s, with 264 exhibitors of which, 53% where from India while others were from 18 other countries including China, Italy and Korea.
Arradiance Partners to Sell, Support GemStar ALD Equipment Overseas
14 December 2011POSTED IN Business News
Arradiance has announced partnerships with two international organisations: Euris Semiconductor Services of Grenoble, France has agreed to represent and support Arradiance's GemStar line of Benchtop Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems in Europe and HTL Co. Japan Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan has agreed to a corresponding role in Asia.
Quantum Solar Power's PV Prototype Headed for NREL Certification in Early 2012
14 December 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Quantum Solar Power Corp. is pleased to announce that the company has achieved a milestone in the development of its solar technology.
First Solar Appoints Jim Brown President, Global Business Development
14 December 2011POSTED IN Business News
First Solar, Inc. today announced it will consolidate its worldwide sales and project development activities under Jim Brown, who has been appointed to the new role of President, Global Business Development.
Optimizing Electron Transport in Hybrid Photovoltaics
08 December 2011POSTED IN Research
Yale University researchers have developed a new way of guiding and channeling electrons within hybrid organic-inorganic photovoltaic devices. Better control of the structure and alignment of the materials in the photovoltaics could help improve efficiency by maximizing the amount of light that is successfully converted into electricity.
Q-Cells Malaysia Holds Solar Product Showcase
08 December 2011POSTED IN Business News
Q-Cells Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, today held a solar showcase in Selangor Science Park 2, Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
Arizona Western College, Main Street Power Complete 5MW Solar Installation
07 December 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Arizona Western College (AWC), Main Street Power Company Inc. and Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona have turned on a 5 megawatt (MW) solar installation that will provide approximately 100% of the college's daytime electricity needs.
CIGS Thin-Film Technology Reaches Efficiency of 17.4%
29 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Solibro GmbH, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, has marked a world record with its thin-film copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) technology.
New Jersey Landfill Transformed into 4.3MW Solar Farm
28 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
A New Jersey landfill has recently been converted into a solar power generation facility capable of producing more than 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity over its lifetime.
Finnish Beneq's Coating Technology Named for Cleantech Excellence
23 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Beneq Oy of Vantaa, Finland is a Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) Top 10 winner of the 2011 Later Stage Award.
Dunmore Products Head to Red Planet as Part of Mars Science Lab Program
23 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Dunmore Corporation's high-performance thin-film products will help to explore the surface of Mars as part of the Mars Science Laboratory program, which is trying to determine whether the red planet's environment ever sustained microbial life comparable to what is found here on Earth.
Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Panels Named a TIME Magazine Best Invention
21 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that its flexible CIGS solar panels were named one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Ascent’s technology was one of six ‘green’ inventions to be recognized in this year’s list, featured in the 28 November TIME issue.
HelioVolt Solar Modules Receive UL and IEC Certifications
16 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
HelioVolt announced today that its high-efficiency thin-film HVC-170X solar modules have received ANSI/UL-1703, IEC-61646 and IEC-61730 certifications, as tested and certified by Intertek-ETL.
Konarka Exhibits Design-Friendly Solar Thin Film at Build Boston 2011
15 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Konarka Technologies, Inc. today announced that the company is exhibiting its design-friendly photovoltaic (PV) panels at Build Boston 2011 on 16-18 November 2011 at the Seaport World Trade Center (booth 346) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Encapsulants: Increasing thin-film solar power
14 November 2011POSTED IN Applications Features
As with every question, there are several different answers depending on your perspective. The general answer to this question will be: it depends on the technology used to produce thin film.
Epitaxial Growth of InGaAs Nanowires on Silicon
11 November 2011POSTED IN Research
University of Illinois researchers have grown indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) nanowires on silicon substrates using chemical vapor deposition without catalysts or masks. Since the nanowires can be grown on silicon in a wide composition/bandgap range, the new approach could be used to make high performance photovoltaics.
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Reach 12.3% Efficiency
09 November 2011POSTED IN Research
Researchers led by Michael Grätzel from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a new design for dye-sensitized solar cells, bringing the devices closer to the efficiency of standard silicon-based solar cells.
First Solar to Build, Operate and Maintain 66MW California Solar Project
04 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
NRG Energy, Inc. and First Solar, Inc. announced an agreement for First Solar to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for NRG's 66 megawatt (AC) Alpine solar project in Lancaster, California.
SERIS Orders Singular PEVCD Machine for Coating Solar Cells
03 November 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Singulus Technologies has received an order for one Singular plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) tool for silicon-wafer solar cell fabrication from the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS).
