thin-film solar News
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SolarACM visited First Solar for its robotic O&M system used on thin-film solar projects
SolarACM’s CEO, Mr. Harry Pan, visited First Solar in US and the trip is very rewarding. SolarACM has since included in its development plan the robotic O&M system for thin-film solar ...
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Webinar: Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Talking about perovskites, the word stability or lifetime soon comes up. A lot of energy has been invested in the research to arrive at stable perovskite based solar cells. New chemical composition, new layers and new barrier technologies combined made these solar cells more resilient to oxygen and moisture. The milestone of one thousand hours in at 85 degrees Celsius and 85% relative humidity is ...
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Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Talking about perovskites, the word stability or lifetime soon comes up. A lot of energy has been invested in the research to arrive at stable perovskite based solar cells. New chemical composition, new layers and new barrier technologies combined made these solar cells more resilient to oxygen and moisture. The milestone of one thousand hours in at 85 degrees Celsius and 85% relative humidity is ...
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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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Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America - Case Study
In January 2015, climbing Aconcagua,the highest peak in South America. Hanergy thin-film solar power products providedteam members with convenient power supply, and portable solar chargers has become necessary equipment for mountaineering professionals to help the team climb to the ...
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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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Thin Film Module Manufacturers Directory 2011-2012 unveiled by PV Insider
Researchers at PV Insider have completed work on the Thin Film Module Manufacturers Directory 2011-2012, as part of the launch of the 4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe. Hours of research has resulted in the general release of the Thin Film Module Manufacturers Directory 2011-2012, which shows a list of all the companies around the world involved in the manufacturing of thin film modules. ...
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Test of floating thin-film solar module has officially started
In the Weperpolder, next to the floating solar system of Groenleven, is the test setup of the TKI project Solar @ Sea. This floating thin-film test set-up has been operational since March this year, but due to the corona measures, this could not be celebrated by the consortium partners. Moving Along Within the framework of the TKI project Solar @ Sea, a ...
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NREL and Stanford team up on peel-and-stick solar cells
It may be possible soon to charge cell phones, change the tint on windows, or power small toys with peel-and-stick versions of solar cells, thanks to a partnership between Stanford University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A scientific paper, “Peel and Stick: Fabricating Thin Film Solar Cells on Universal Substrates,” appears in ...
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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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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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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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Thin film myth-busting with Inventux
Increasing competitiveness is a top priority for the thin film industry this year, as the raw material price advantage it had been enjoying over its crystalline silicon rivals now significantly reduced. While raising module efficiencies and lowering production costs are the obvious responses to this challenge, another key battle is to win over the sceptics of the technology. At the 3rd Thin ...
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Atomic Layer Deposition for thin-film solar
In this sixth Solliance webinar, we focus on atomic layer deposition. This deposition technique is developing fast and can create ultra-thin layers with high accuracy, which maybe crucial for reliability of flexible, thin film solar. We will discuss the development new functional layers for photovoltaic applications and the challenges for scaling up (spatial) ALD roll-to-roll and ...
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Atomic Layer Deposition for thin-film solar
In this sixth Solliance webinar, we focus on atomic layer deposition. This deposition technique is developing fast and can create ultra-thin layers with high accuracy, which maybe crucial for reliability of flexible, thin film solar. We will discuss the development new functional layers for photovoltaic applications and the challenges for scaling up (spatial) ALD roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet ...
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Thin film industry experts set to meet on March 3-4 in Berlin to discuss how to increase competitiveness and achieve real bankability in 2011
Recent reports indicate thin film is set to continue its impressive growth within the booming PV sector. 2010 saw the critical moment when thin film overtook crystalline silicon in its internal rate of return, and in 2009 thin film production seized a 20% share of the global PV market with figures for production predicted to reach 30% within the decade. Enhanced technology is now raising the ...
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High-end vs low cost thin film, which will be the winning approach?
It is widely anticipated that the thin film market share will continue to grow in the coming years. However, which will be the winning approach? In the run-up to the 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit Europe taking place March 17-18 in Berlin, Cristian Cavazzuti, General Manger at Pramac Swiss and Lynn Sha, General Manager at QS solar have shared their views on the future of thin film for 2015. The full ...
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SINGULUS Launches New Version of Thin Film Processing System VITRUM at Intersolar North America 2011
After the successful launch in Munich (Germany), SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) provides information about the enhanced wet-chemical processing system for thin film solar VITRUM GEN 2 at the Intersolar North America. With its innovative Solar portfolio including new production and process concepts, the company underlines its leading position of its successful and high-efficiency solar ...
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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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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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