solar film technology News
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Solar Integrated Roof Tiles Tested at Solarbeat
In a major operation last week, the first prototypes of solar integrated roof tiles, made by Korean Roser are installed at SolarBEAT, the TNO outdoor test facility for solar modules at the Eindhoven University of Technology. This test is another important step towards commercial application of aesthetic integration of thin-film solar ...
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Heliatek`s Transparent Solar Films Will Enable Tinted Windows to Generate Electricity
Heliatek GmbH, technology leader in the field of organic photovoltaics, has announced that its transparent solar films could be used to be integrated between the glass sheets of double glazed windows. These windows would look like tinted glass as the unique vapor deposition technology for the solar films allows for a homogeneous coating of the solar layer without any distracting patterns or ...
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EIB supports renewable energy in South Africa market with EUR 40m loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 40 million to Thin Film Solar Technologies SA to support the construction of a production facility for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules in Paarl, South Africa. The new-generation PV modules produced by the facility will be used to generate emission-free electricity. The project will contribute to a gradual reduction of the costs of ...
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Commission endorses EUR 28m aid to Masdar for production of thin-film solar modules in Thüringen, Germany
The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty state aid rules, EUR 28 million of regional investment aid, which the German authorities intend to grant to Masdar for the production of thin-film solar modules in Thüringen, Germany. The project involves investments of €143 million and is expected to create at least 184 new jobs. The Commission found the measure to be compatible with the ...
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Mass Customisation for solar integration in infrastucture
Solar energy everywhere. Producing tailor-made products on a large scale and affordably, this is the future of solar energy. New ways to integrate solar panels so that they are invisible or, on the contrary, become an aesthetic part of a suitable surface. Infrastructural works like noise barriers along motorways offer large areas and plenty opportunities to integrate thin-film solar cells, ...
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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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Diederik Samsom (EC) and Yuri Sebregts (Shell) keynote speakers at Solliance Day
Ten years of partnership in thin-film solar research, ten years of working together on the future of solar. Thin-film solar can play a significant role for further improving the public acceptance of solar energy. This will allow a future smooth mass deployment of the highly needed solar in the world we as human beings live today. Solliance looks confident to this future where solar energy can ...
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New energy-efficient manufacture of perovskite solar cells that rivals silicon solar cells
‘Perovskite solar cells’ (PSCs) are less costly than conventional silicon solar cells, but one of their key components is energy-intensive to manufacture as high temperatures are needed. Now researchers have identified new alternative materials for this component which cut energy demands as they can be produced at low temperatures. PSCs replace the energy intensive, expensive, ...
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Dow Corning lights up solar sector with multibillion dollar investment
Dow Corning Corporation announced this week several billion dollars of investment to provide critical materials to the fast-growing solar technology industry. “Dow Corning and our Hemlock Semiconductor joint ventures hope to create a viable solar industry that produces new, high paying jobs, clean power technologies and a revitalized economy,” said Stephanie A. Burns, Dow Corning’s chairman, ...
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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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Lifetime of thin-film solar and mass customisation
Solliance is planning a four new webinars in the coming period. After a successful serie at the end of last years, we decided to come with a serie in depth webinars with experts from all our partners. In two of the coming episodes we focus on the research behind durability and lifetime of thin-film solar. On the other two episodes we focus on the developments and possibilities of mass ...
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Abu Dhabi`s Masdar initiative to invest up to US$2bn in photovoltaic solar energy
Masdar, the wholly-owned initiative by the government of Abu Dhabi through Mubadala Development Company, today announced that Masdar PV will embark on a multi-billion dollar investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology, as part of its drive to become a world leader in alternative energy. The total investment of approximately US$2 billion represents one of the largest investments ever ...
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Corporate Cleantech M&A Grew 153 Percent in 2011 Totaling $41.2 Billion
Cleantech Group™, a global research firm focused on cleantech innovation, today released preliminary 2011 results for clean technology venture and corporate investments around the globe, totaling $8.99 billion, a 13 percent increase over 2010. Cleantech mergers & acquisitions reached record highs in 2011 with 391 deals and a dollar volume of $41.2 ...
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NRG and Washington Redskins Announce Details, Showcase Largest Solar Installation at Professional Football Stadium
At a press conference today, executives from NRG, (NYSE: NRG) and the Washington Redskins unveiled the new solar installation at FedExField, which is the largest installation at an NFL stadium, demonstrating the potential of innovative and renewable energy solutions available today. On game days, solar power can provide up to 20% of FedExField’s power. On ...
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A day in the sun
Original story at MIT News An arresting image fills the screen before hundreds of rapt members of the MIT community as Vladimir Bulović, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, begins his presentation. Bulović, the School of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation, describes the graphic as a cross-section of two thin-film solar photovoltaic ...
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First Flexible Bifacial Module Tested
In order to increase the energy yield from a noise barrier, we can make use of albedo. A large portion of the sunlight is, depending on their albedo, reflected by buildings, plants, roads and forests. By developing double sided solar cells, we can harvest extra energy from this diffuse light. And last Friday, we tested the first double sided thin-film module that we made in the project ...
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Hanergy Officially Enters China`s pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai
The world's leading clean energy company, Hanergy Mobile Energy Holding Group, today announced its official entry in the New Lingang Area, a newly added area to the six-year-old Shanghai Free Trade Zone, which touted preferential tax and supportive policies to attract high-tech companies. The new Lingang area, located on the southeast coast of Shanghai, is already home to some leading companies, ...
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EU PVSEC 2015: Only 4 Days left to submit your Abstracts
Do not miss this opportunity to be part of the leading international PV Concerence. Be part of this leading international PV Conference and present your latest results to specialists and decision-makers from around the globe. You still have 4 days to submit your abstracts by this Monday, 16 February 2015! There are three great reasons to get involved in EU PVSEC 2015: be a part of the ...
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EU PVSEC 2016 – 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition takes place in Munich, Germany, at ICM - International Congress Center
Next year’s EU PVSEC 2016 will take place from Monday to Friday, 20 to 24 June2016 at ICM - International Congress Center, in Munich, Germany, in co-location with Intersolar Europe Exhibition(22-24 June 2016) at Venue Messe München. The EU PVSEC invites the leading international PV specialists to be part of the EU PVSEC Conference to present their latest results and innovations to ...
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Tradeshow: Big 5 Solar
Heliatek will exhibit at the Big 5 Solar – one of the leading solar exhibitions in the Middle East. The Big 5 Solar will take place from 12- 15th September at the Dubai World Trade Center. It is part of the leading International Building & Construction Show - The Big 5. We will present our innovative organic solar film HeliaSol®. This is our ultra-light, flexible and ultra-thin ...
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