Hybrid Photovoltaic Solar-Thermal Collector Does Both Jobs

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Excerpt: The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water while optimising efficiency, the company says.Histor …

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 …

Optical PV Cell Testing System Provides Non-Destructive Analysis

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Excerpt: CRAIC Technologies released the 20/20(TM) UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer.  20/20(TM) microspectrophotometer is designed to non-destructively analyze many types of microscopic samples from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared. Analysis of samples can be done by absorbance, reflectanc …

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 …

Mitsubishi Sets New Bar For Efficiency of PV Cells

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Excerpt: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced it has set two world records for photoelectric conversion efficiency in polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, achieved by reducing resistive loss in the cells. Photoelectric conversion efficiency is the rate at which sunlight energy is converted i …

New Hybrid Solar Collector Produced By Solimpeks Corp.

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Excerpt: Solimpeks Corp., a solar company based in Karatay, Turkey, has released the Volther hybrid solar collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously.The product hybrid modules produced by Solimpeks Corp. allow extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water, thus optimizi …

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 …