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The next generation of solar cells lends itself to high-speed roll-to-roll processing.

Russell Gaudiana, Konarka Technologies Inc.

Photovoltaics based on crystalline silicon dominate the commercial solar energy industry; however, because solar energy is competing with energy sources such as gas and coal, the quest for new photovoltaic materials has expanded. Any new energy source must fulfill three requirements: It must use abundant nontoxic materials, it must be produced in a scalable process with high productivity, and the production process must require low capital investment. Roll-to-roll coating and printing has been identified as the most promising production process. In the late 1980s and early 1990s,...Read full article

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    Published: June 2008
    CoatingsenergyFeaturesindustrialKonarka Technologies Inc.crystalline siliconSolar Energy

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