Magnolia Solar Receives $1M To Advance Thin-Film Solar Cells

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Excerpt: Magnolia Solar has received a US$1 million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). This award is to develop advanced thin-film solar cells in partnership with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany.Magnol …

Research Shows Nanotube Thermocells Can Be Excellent Power Sources

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Excerpt: According to a study published in the American Chemical Society's Nano Letters journal, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have determined that thermocells based on carbon nanotube electrodes could be used for generating electrical energy from heat cast off by chemical plants, auto …

XRF Management Tool Measures PV Thickness

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Excerpt: Solar Metrology expanded its SMX XRF tool portfolio for film composition and thickness measurement of CIGS photovoltaic depositions with the addition of the System SMX-Remote static head ILH.Solar Metrology’s System SMX-ILH is atmospheric in-line x-ray fluorescence (XRF) metrology tool plat …

Machine Gives Silicon Cells An Anti-Reflective Coating

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Excerpt: Singulus Technologies commissioned the first SINGULAR inline coating machine for anti-reflective coating of silicon solar cells at a European customer. The cells produced  achieve an excellent efficiency. In addition, the cells are characterized by a very homogenous coloring. The SINGULUS inline …

IBM Creates Solar Cell Comprised Mostly Of Earthly Elements

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Excerpt: IBM announced it has built a solar cell -- where the key layer that absorbs most of the light for conversion into electricity, is made entirely of readily-available elements -- that set a new world record for efficiency and holds potential for enabling solar cell technology to produce more energ …

New Solar Cell Design for CPV Cells

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Excerpt: Interplex Engineered Products (IEP) introduced a new solar cell package design for Concentrator Solar Photovoltaic Devices (CPV) for use by manufacturers, system developers and chip makers requiring high performance, high efficiency interfacing for their CPV cells.The package design incorporates …

Asthetically Pleasing Solar Cells Save Energy

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Excerpt: Solar engineers have long sought to develop an energy-generating glazing that is as capable of producing power as it is easy on the eyes. The feat may just have been accomplished by The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), who have developed a concentrating solar system that is not on …

PV Regulator Has Fuse Protection On Array and Battery

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Excerpt: The MARK/15 photovoltaic regulator has fuse protection on array and battery. It is capable of controlling array current up to 15A or 22A. This charge controller is equipped with a LCD meter that displays array current, charge set-point, and battery voltage. This controller has an optional external o …

Has Light Induced Degredation In Solar Cells Met Its Match?

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Excerpt: Sixtron Advanced Materials introduced its patent-pending Silexium™ technology, an antireflective passivation coating that nearly eliminates Light Induced Degradation (LID) in solar cells. LID is a well known issue for solar cell and module manufacturers, and LID reduces the efficiency of modules i …

State-of-the-art Drying Technology for Solar Cell Metallization

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Excerpt: DEK Solar and Heller Industries have unveiled the results of a recent collaboration; a pioneering drying system that enhances the state-of-the-art PV3000 metallization line even further. The alliance between the market-leading screen printing and thermal technology specialists has enabled a signific …