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Cheap, flexible solar
Original story at MIT News Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient. However, altering the chemical composition of quantum-dot solar cells offers a way of tuning them to reach higher efficiencies, MIT physics graduate student Patrick R. Brown says. "Instead ...
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New partnership signed between Solbian and ILOOXS: solar energy meets aesthetics
A new partnership between Solbian Energie Alternative and ILOOXS Technologies has been signed in the past weeks. In the photovoltaic sector since 2007, Solbian developed a keen eye for design from the very beginning, a particular attention to aestethics in order to reduce the visive impact and allow for a better integration of the modules with their surroundings. The partnership with ILOOXS ...
By Solbian
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Flexible Solar Panels For Home to Make Households Energy Self Reliant
Has anyone ever contemplated on getting flexible solar panels for home? If yes, then there are several aspects one should study well before taking a decision to make it an educated one. Solar panel installation is something that comes with various benefits that anyone would like to have. For instance, one can save hundreds of dollars annually and even more over years on his power bills by ...
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Packaging technologies for thin-film solar modules
Depending on the use and application, flexible solar cells need a fair life time. It is important to develop materials and processes that can protect the sensitive chemical and physical composition of thin-film solar cells, during the required lifetime. Although glass is an excellent inert barrier, it is not flexible enough. Therefore Solliance is focussing on flexible, polymer based ...
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Solar Press and KROENERT announce partnership for low cost, flexible organic solar cell manufacture
Move dramatically reduces cost of Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) production, enabling low cost production of light weight, flexible solar cells Solar cell technology developer Solar Press and coating and printing experts KROENERT have announced the signing of a long term partnership agreement to develop and sell turn-key manufacturing solutions for Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) modules. This move, ...
By Carbon Trust
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Solar Cells on Guardrail: World’s First Practice Trail Completed
TNO has conducted research together with the province of Noord-Holland and various partners into safe and sustainable generation of energy via flexible solar foil on crash barriers. With about 7,500 kilometers of guardrail in the Netherlands, a lot of solar energy can potentially be generated. The test rig with flexible solar foil on a 72-meter double ...
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Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient solar cells from low-cost and flexible materials. The new design grows optically active semiconductors in arrays of nanoscale pillars, each a single crystal, with dimensions measured in billionths of a meter. “To take ...
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Ascent Solar Pioneers the Next Generation of Flexible Solar With New Patents
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI), a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into the company's EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the Company was issued the second of two US Patents, in December, pertaining to the company's solar manufacturing process. "In conjunction with US patent 9,209,322 ...
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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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Solliance will develop Quadruple tandem modules for local brewery
A large renovation project for the famous brewery Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven, known for their “trappist” beers with the brand name La Trappe is being drafted and will start in exactly one year. In their search for integrating innovative technologies and the need for sustainability they are interested in the development of flexible, light weight solar modules. Due to the status of ...
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Ascent Solar Selects Teams for Innovative Design Competition
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the seven selected teams that will begin designing prototypes for the Ascent Solar Innovative Design Competition. Teams from Boston University, Rochester Institute of Technology, San Diego State, Texas A&M, University ...
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Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Panels Named a TIME Magazine Best Invention
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that its flexible CIGS solar panels were named one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Ascent’s technology was one of six ‘green’ inventions to be recognized in this year’s list, featured in ...
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Ascent Solar Announces Winners of Innovative Design Competition
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the winners of its company sponsored Innovative Design Competition. The winning team of students from Boston University, whose team developed a portable solar powered water purification system, won first place as well as the Grand ...
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Republic Services Caps Atlanta Landfill with Flexible Solar Cover
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today cemented its leadership in landfill energy production with the dedication of a solar energy cover on its closed Hickory Ridge landfill near Atlanta. The innovative flexible solar cover technology that increases renewable energy output at landfills will generate 1 megawatt (MW) of electricity and meet the needs of 224 homes. The 45-acre closure system, ...
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Ascent Solar to Sponsor Collegiate Solar Innovation Competition
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that the company is sponsoring an Innovative Solar Design Competition for college students across the United States. The competition will last throughout the 2011-2012 school year and will allow both students and professors alike to ...
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Energy and Mines World Congress, Toronto, Sponsored by Lightsource
The Energy and Mines World Congress was held last month (21st-22nd November) in Toronto, Canada. The event, sponsored by Lightsource, brought together mining companies looking to delve into renewable energy. As the world shifts toward a low-carbon economy renewable energy provides a way to offset the impact of rising fuel prices and reduce energy costs. The mining sector accounts for 11% of the ...
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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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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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Smarter Grid Solutions Finalizes Five Solutions for Flexible Solar Interconnection to Utility Grids
Clean energy software firm Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) has developed five methods that could double the capacity available for solar panels and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to connect to individual electricity substations. Using the company's ANM Element software product, utility companies can monitor the amount of power generated by solar photovoltaics (PVs), wind turbines and ...
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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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