Nanosolar solar cells Nanosolar this week announced some pretty sizeable orders for its thin film solar cells and also said that they expect to match solar industry cost leaders within a few years. Their new orders could be for as much as 1 gigawatt of solar panels over … Continue reading
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GE to build largest US thin film solar panel manufacturing plant
General Electric came out with several solar power related announcements this week. They’ve acquired PrimeStar Solar (a company they’ve been working with to develop cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cells), achieved an NREL confirmed record 12.8% efficiency on its CdTe panels, and announced that they will be building a … Continue reading
Solexant raises money, comes out of stealth mode
Solexant, a Silicon Valley company that already is operating a pilot manufacturing line producing two megawatts of its thin-film solar cells., has just raised $41.5 million in new funding so it can build a larger facility. Solexant claims a cheaper way to make solar cells – their process involves … Continue reading
ABC News highlights 7 solar sensations
If you’re interested, head on over to abcnews.com and check out 7 new “solar sensations” that they’re highlighting. The 7 sensations range from a solar powered aircraft expected to go on its first test flight shortly, to a solar powered bus station scheduled to be deployed in Italy … Continue reading