NREL robot to make and test solar cells The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has come up with a robot that makes thin-film solar cells faster and with more precision than ever before. According to the NREL press release, the robot can build a semi-conductor on a six inch square … Continue reading
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Nanosolar announces $4.1 billion in contracts, boosts efficiency, starts
Nanosolar came out with flurry of announcements today, after months and months of quiet time for the company. And the announcements were pretty big – Nanosolar’s thin film CIGS solar cells have hit 16.4% efficiency (verified by the DoE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory), which is currently the highest efficiency … Continue reading
UCLA researchers develop low cost solution based method for creating CIGS solar cells
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new way of creating CIGS solar cells. This new method promises to substantially bring down the cost of producing CIGS solar cells. While CIGS cells haven’t yet achieved the efficiency of silicon based solar … Continue reading
Nanosolar’s new solar panel printing press
This week, Nanosolar showed off its new solar cell printing press, which they claim is the first solar cell production tool capable of producing up to one gigawatt of solar cells per year. Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen said that their new press represents a “major milestone in solar technology.” According … Continue reading