New Pathway Emerges To Improve Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cell Performance
Curiosity and Keen Observation Provide Insights for Next Generation of Thin-Film Solar Cells
CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) solar
Dolphin Boat Goes Hybrid With BMW i3 Batteries + Sunflare Panels
An operator of a custom dolphin observation boat has combined Sunflare solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for what may be the first charter vessel of it kind, says the Key West owner. Dubbed “The Squid,” the vessel was designed for tour operator Honest Eco by David Walworth, an MIT-educated boat designer and builder.
Sunflare’s Lightweight Solar Lets Solar Go Where It Couldn’t Go Before #SPI2018
One of the most exciting companies we found at the 2018 Solar Power International show in Anaheim this year was Sunflare and its line of flexible CIGS solar panels.
Sunflare Brings New Solar Shingle Into The Light — #CleanTechnica at #SPI2018
There may be a growing number of solar application ideas that die off before going mainstream, never having tapped enough technology, financial backing, and market savvy to last. But it seems solar roof shingles is not one of those. Dow withdrew from the market, but Exasun and Tesla moved in. Now, there’s also a smart new set of patent-pending thin-film CIGs solar shingles being offered by Sunflare Solar, based in La Verne, California. The company refers to the cell technology as Capture 4.
Perovskite + CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module Achieves 17.8% Efficiency, New Record
A new perovskite + CIGS tandem thin-film solar module — presented by researchers from KIT, ZSW, and the Belgian research institute imec at the recent PSCO international conference in Genova — has achieved a record solar conversion efficiency (for the type) — 17.8%.
Siva Says “Scale Up!” For Low Cost Solar In USA
Low cost solar innovator Siva Power has been making that case that scaling up is the key to manufacturing solar modules in the US.
Solar Frontier Pushes CIS (aka CIGS) Thin Film Solar Envelope With New Conversion Record, Factory…
Japan’s Solar Frontier comes up with a killer combo, a new low cost thin film solar manufacturing model and a new solar conversion efficiency record, too.
“Molecular Soccer Ball” Perovskite Solar Cell Already At 20.5% Efficiency
A new perovskite solar cell combines tandem architecture, low cost materials and energy efficient, low cost thin film solar cell manufacturing.
200,000-Member Org Fights For FL Solar Choice, China Wind Market… (Clean Electricity News)
Here’s some more solar and wind electricity news, as well as analysis and commentary, from around the cleantech interwebs: Layman’s Guide to the Value of PV Solar The PV solar industry is experiencing explosive growth and many homeowners and business owners are being approached by solar companies to buy or lease … [continued]
TSMC Exiting Solar Energy Industry, Despite CIGS Efficiency Record
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) is completely exiting the solar energy industry, owing to the fact that the company’s solar energy business is “no longer economically sustainable,” according to recent reports. This is in spite of the fact that the company recently unveiled a new CIGS module that … [continued]
