Hanergy Acquires California-based Solar Cell Manufacturer Alta Devices
Chinese thin-film solar cell manufacturer Hanergy has recently acquired California-based Alta Devices to diversify into consumer technology.
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New Efficiency Record for Photovoltaic Cells Set, Jump in Efficiency Thanks to Heterojunction Technology
A new solar photovoltaic conversion efficiency record for solar cells made of amorphous and monocrystalline silicon of 21.4% was recently set, thanks to the innovations of researchers at EPFL’s Institute of Microengineering in Neuchatel. The research team, led by professor Christophe Ballif, director of the Photovoltaics Laboratory (PVlab), recently … [continued]
MIT Developing Paintable Solar Cells Made of Plants
In a report published by Scientific Reports, researchers say they’re successfully working toward making low-cost solar cells from plants. While technically […]
3D Solar’s 3-D Solar Cell Could Change the Economics of Solar Power
Santa Barbara’s Solar3D Inc. announced that it’s completed the design and is on track to complete a prototype of a “super-efficient” 3-D solar cell by the end of 2011. Holding out the promise of substantially increasing solar cell conversion efficiencies, the company believes its 3-D solar cell design “will dramatically change the economics of solar energy.”
