CIGS News
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Conservation Innovation Grants Caribbean area
CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects. Projects intended to formulate hypothesis do not qualify. CIG funds cannot be used in any way to support research. CIG ...
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Louisiana Conservation Innovative Grants
The Louisiana NRCS requests applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Louisiana NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 will be US$150,000. Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process. This notice identifies ...
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New Hampshire Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 06/01/2010 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis. If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change ...
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Vermont Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 06/01/2010 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis. If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change ...
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PHOTON`s Thin Film Conference Presents Leading CIGS players on Feb. 1, 2012, in San Francisco
While the recent failure of one PV thin-film start-up, Solyndra, which had received over $500 million in US government loan guarantees, has caused huge uproar beyond solar circles, there's exciting news from several companies and researchers active in copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS/CIS) technology. "It's worthwhile taking another close look at CIGS," says Michael Schmela, chairman of ...
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TSMC Solar Commercial-size Modules (1.09 Square Meters) Set 15.1% Efficiency Record
TSMC Solar Ltd. today announced confirmation by both TUV SUD and UL that its commercial-sized (1.09 square meters) champion CIGS module has achieved 15.1% module total area efficiency. The champion module sets a new world record for monolithic thin-film module efficiency, and was produced using the current manufacturing equipment and materials at the company's manufacturing facility in ...
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PHOTON`s Thin Film Conference Presents Leading CIGS Players on Feb. 1, 2012, in San Francisco
While the recent failure of one PV thin-film start-up, Solyndra, which had received over $500 million in US government loan guarantees, has caused huge uproar beyond solar circles, there's exciting news from several companies and researchers active in copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS/CIS) technology. »It's worthwhile taking another close look at CIGS,« says Michael Schmela, ...
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Ascent Solar Becomes First CIGS Flexible Monolithically Integrated Module Manufacturer to Achieve External IEC 61646 Certification
THORNTON, Colo. - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that it has become the first manufacturer of thin-film flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules to receive full IEC 61646 certification upon completion of environmental testing. The environmental testing of Ascent Solar modules for this ...
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Uhasselt and Other Solliance Partners Contribute to 48th IEEE PVSC
Two researchers, affiliated with UHasselt, imec and Solliance, will present their latest results at the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 48), June 20-25, 2021. These two talks and the work included are part of the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 715027. This project focuses on the development of a novel ...
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Ascent Solar Adds New Series of Products to its BIPV/BAPV Product Portfolio
-Launches 5 Meter Long Modules with 320 Watts Output and Easy to Install Design -Module to Be Showcased at Solar Power International in October THORNTON, Colo. - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today the launch of its new WaveSol™ series of five meter long modules to complement its current portfolio of building ...
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World record efficiency of 26.5% on a tandem solar cell based on a flexible CIGS solar cell
In a collaboration between USA based MiaSolé Hi-Tech Corp and European Solliance Solar Research a power conversion efficiency of 26.5% on a tandem solar cell was established. The architecture combines two thin-film solar cell technologies: a top rigid semi-transparent perovskite solar cell with a bottom flexible copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) cell. This impressive efficiency ...
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Ascent Solar Signs Distribution Agreement with Radiant Holding Ltd., of China
Radiant to Distribute Ascent Solar Modules in China Direct Integration of Ascent Solar Modules into Radiant’s Metal Roofing and Façade Systems THORNTON, Colo. - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that Radiant Holding Limited will begin distribution of Ascent Solar’s lightweight, flexible, high-power ...
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Global Thin Film Photovoltaics CIS/CIGS Market Poised for Massive Growth Through 2017
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 24, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc is pleased to announce the immediate availability of two new reports on Photovoltaics Technology & Markets Thin Film Photovoltaics CIS/CIGS Technology & Market Photovoltaic (PV) modules have gradually turned into a commodity market, as numerous PV products based on various PV technologies have become ...
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Efficiency record of 17.6% on flexible CIGS solar cell on plastic developed at EMPA
Flexible thin film solar cells on polymer film with a new record efficiency of 17.6% have been developed by the scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology (EMPA). The conversion efficiency record has been independently certified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Germany. Scientists under the leadership of Dr. Ayodhya N. ...
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Methods to increase indium supplies for the manufacture of thin-film solar cells
Shortages of indium, a key metal found in thin-film solar cells, could limit their large-scale deployment in the future. A new study has outlined four ways that indium supplies could be increased to meet future demand. For example, indium could be extracted more efficiently from zinc ores, or historic wastes containing indium could be processed to extract the element. CIGS solar cells are a thin ...
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Millions in support of new Swedish environment projects
The Board of Directors of the research programme ProEnviro has decided to finance four new projects for small- and medium-sized enterprises. All four projects focus on environmentally-adapted product development. The first project is expected to start in February, 2009. Four companies will share 13 million Swedish Crowns (see below). “The projects address everything for optimizing solar cells ...
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Ascent Solar Launches USB OEM Ready Modules for Portable and Remote Power Solutions
THORNTON, Colo. - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced the launch of its OEM ready USB charger integrated modules for portable, off-grid charging solutions. The integration of the USB outlet makes it a universally acceptable application that can meet the need for a diverse and growing market for portable power needs in ...
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Innovative ways to determine degradation modes and mechanisms in thin-film solar modules
Understanding material degradation and failure mechanismes of a solar cell is the holy grail for lifetime improvement and application of solar cells in environmentally harsh conditions. Mirjam Theelen (TNO) is researching deceased CIGS solar modules. She developed a method to isolate functioning cells from a full scale module. The electrical and physical properties from this individual cell ...
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Tandem Breakthrough by Solliance Partners
Solliance partners TNO, imec/EnergyVille and the Eindhoven University of Technology, realized a 18.6% efficient highly near infrared transparent perovskite solar cell. The latter, when combined in a four terminal tandem configuration with an efficient Panasonic crystalline silicon (c-Si) cell or with a Miasolé flexible CIGS cell, delivers new record power conversion efficiencies of ...
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Ascent Solar Signs Distribution Agreement with DisaSolar of France
-Integration of Ascent Solar Modules into Passenger Trains and Commercial Signage Systems THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with DisaSolar, a newly established subsidiary company of Megamark/DisaTech Group, a leader in providing complete ...
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