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May 28, 2019 — In a time of growing concern about climate change and the high cost of humanity’s carbon footprint, there are glimmers of hope. A global boom in sustainable energy investment is underway. The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) reports that in 2016, nearly a fifth of the world’s energy was derived from renewable sources. Solar energy is seeing particularly rapid growth. Between 2012 and 2017, global solar capacity more than quadrupled to a total of 402
Patterned Photovoltaic Absorbers Harvest Sunlight Better
May 30, 2018 — Recent reports forecast solar power will become the world’s cheapest form of energy within the decade. The dramatic decrease in the price of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules in recent years (now hovering around 31 cents per watt peak) has resulted...
Quality, Durability, Relability Critical for Solar Photovoltaics
Oct 24, 2017 — Making decisions that ensure the quality, durability and reliability of a photovoltaic (PV) is crucial for the development, installation and lifetime of a system. There are multiple ways in which these three attributes can be designed into all...
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Aug 30, 2016 — The concentrated solar market is often overshadowed by photovoltaic (PV) panels, yet the market segment is expected to grow by nearly 20 percent annually through 2020. Concentrated solar power — or CSP — has unique performance advantages...
Centrotherm Revenues Decrease While Photovoltaic Segment Rises
BLAUBEUREN, Germany, Aug. 18, 2016 — Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG has announced a decrease in total operating revenue to €75.9 million ($86 million) compared to €91.7 million ($103.9 million) in the comparative period. Consolidated sales in the silicon segment in the first...
UbiQD Awarded NSF Small Business Grant
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 4, 2016 — Quantum dot (QD) manufacturer UbiQD LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the National Science Foundation. The 12-month, $225,000 award is intended to help fund the R&D of luminescent solar...
Heliatek, Kandil Launch Organic-PV Pilot Program
DRESDEN, Germany, June 30, 2016 — Organic electronic energy technology developer Heliatek GmbH has implemented its first Building Integrated Organic Photovoltaic (BIOPV) pilot project in Egypt. Installation of HeliaFilm on Kandil Steel panels. Courtesy of Kandil Steel. The energy...
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BARCELONA, Spain, June 28, 2016 — Solution-processed inorganic solar cells based on nontoxic and abundant AgBiS2 nanocrystals could be a low-cost alternative to first-generation solar cells. A semitransparent solar cell based on AgBiS2 nanocrystals. Courtesy of ICFO. The most-common...
1-µm-Thick Solar Cell Could Advance Wearable Electronics
GWANGJU, South Korea, June 24, 2016 — An ultrathin photovoltaic that is flexible enough to wrap around an object just 1-mm thick — the diameter of a pencil — may offer the reliability and flexibility that wearable technologies require, at a performance level comparable to...
Scalable Biomanufacturing Technique May Increase QD Availability
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 16, 2016 — A method for biomanufacturing large amounts of zinc sulfide nanoparticles inexpensively could lead to their wider availability and use in applications such as light-emitting displays, sensors and solar panels. A research team from Oak Ridge National...
LPKF Expands Production, Management
FÜRTH, Germany, June 15, 2016 — The laser plastic welding division of equipment manufacturer LPKF Laser & Electronics AG is expanding with new production rooms and a larger management team. “In the past, LPKF had compelling solutions in the form of outstanding individual...
Quantum Materials Ramps Up Production
SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 27, 2016 — Quantum Materials Corp. has announced the completion of its initial development phase with display film partners, and is entering into a preproduction phase, committing to an accelerated sample optimization and delivery schedule for its cadmium-free...
Christophe Ballif Awarded Becquerel Prize for Photovoltaics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 25, 2016 — Professor Christophe Ballif of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has won the 2016 Becquerel Prize for his achievements in solar technology research and industrialization. Christophe Ballif, winner of the 2016...
Sol Voltaics Secures $17M in C-Round Funding
LUND, Sweden, May 13, 2016 — Advanced materials startup Sol Voltaics has reported a $17 million round of equity investment and grant funding to accelerate commercialization of its nanowire solar film tandem-layer technology. The Series C funding round was led by new investor...
Flexible Solar Cell Achieves 7.6% Efficiency
SYDNEY, May 12, 2016 — A thin-film technology called CZTS has been applied to photovoltaics to achieve a world-leading 7.6 percent efficiency in a 1-cm2 solar cell. The achievement marks a milestone for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology — which is being...
DOE Office of Science Selects 49 for Early Career Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2016 — The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science has selected 49 scientists from across the nation to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program. DOE said the program, now in its seventh year, is...
Jan von Schuckmann Appointed to Centrotherm Board
BLAUBEUREN, Germany, May 4, 2016 — The supervisory board of process technology and equipment supplier Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG has appointed Jan von Schuckmann to its management board. Von Schuckmann, who led Rena Technologies GmbH for the past two years, previously spent nine...
Centrotherm Reports Revenue Down, Profits up in 2015
BLAUBEUREN, Germany, May 3, 2016 — Process technology and equipment supplier Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG has announced €19 million ($21.8 million) in earnings before interest and tax, compared to last year’s €19.6 million. With about €139 million of consolidated...
Sanyo Signed as TeraView’s Japanese Supplier
CAMBRIDGE, England, May 2, 2016 — Terahertz technology developer Teraview Ltd. has appointed Sanyo Trading Co. its new supplier in Japan. The agreement aims to strengthen Teraview’s position as a terahertz provider and forge a significant relationship with Sanyo, a company...
Pressure Tunes Absorption Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells
STANFORD, Calif., April 29, 2016 — The voltage and electronic conductivity of perovskite solar cells have been shown to increase under high pressure. The findings suggest that either chemical or mechanical compression could enable tunable perovskites solar cells capable of absorbing...
Sol Voltaics Aligns, Orients Nanowires in Solar Thin Film
LUND, Sweden, April 25, 2016 — Advanced materials startup Sol Voltaics AB has reported successful alignment and orientation of nanowires in a thin film, an achievement the company said will pave the way for a 50 percent boost in photovoltaic (PV) module efficiencies. Nanowires...
Imec, Crystal Solar Achieve Solar Cell Efficiency
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2016 — Imec nanoelectronics research center of Leuven, Belgium, and direct wafer developer Crystal Solar have reported 22.5 percent cell efficiency with nPERT silicon solar cells manufactured on 6-in. mono-crystalline expitaxially-grown kerfless wafers....
Hanwha, 1366 Enter Into 5-Year Wafer Supply Agreement
SEOUL, April 18, 2016 — Photovoltaic manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells Co. Ltd. and solar wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies Inc. have entered into a supply agreement for 700 MW of wafers over a five-year period. Using 1366’s proprietary Direct Wafer technology, the deal...
NREL Raises Rooftop PV Potential Estimate
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said it has used detailed lidar data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis methods and simulation tools, to update its estimate of total U.S....
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