Nano-solar -- This is a company that as the potential to change the world. It has developed proprietary technology that makes it possible to simply roll-print solar cells that require only 1/100th as thick an absorber as a silicon-wafer cell (yet deliver similar performance and durability). It has so far raised over $1Bn US and is building a factory in the US, Germany and Wales. Their technology dramatically lowers the process cost and complexity involved in the production of thin-film solar cells and makes it possible to scale production very rapidly. The result sets the standard for the technology and products that make it possible to put A Solar Panel on Every Building™. Nanosolar is on track to make solar electricity: i. cost-efficient for ubiquitous deployment ii. mass-produced on a global scale iii. available in many versatile forms.
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Nano-printed Utility Panels for Enhanced Solar Energy AZoNano.com Nanosolar has declared achieving 11.6% efficiency benchmark for the Nanosolar Utility Panel and 13.9% for its printed Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium solar cells. These benchmarks have been specified by the Fraunhofer Institute for ... and more » |
 PV-Tech | Nanosolar Notes New Efficiency Benchmarks, Partnerships Solar Industry by SI Staff on Wednesday 06 April 2011 Nanosolar Inc. says its Utility Panel has reached 11.6% efficiency and copper indium gallium selenium printed solar cells have reached 13.9% efficiency, as measured by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy and ... Nanosolar claims 13.9% printed CIGS module efficiencies and much morePV-Tech all 7 news articles » |
 UC Berkeley | Architect named Fulbright NEXUS scholar for Western Hemisphere research on ... UC Berkeley The building prototype design calls for a pneumatic structure on the roof for adjusting the nano-solar photovoltaic panel, a greywater recycling system and water tank, and a hydronic floor heating system, among other features. ... |
 Mother Nature Network | First Solar Fights To Keep Government Cheese Coming Forbes (blog) First Solar has joined forces with 33 other clean power companies including rivals like SunPower and Nanosolar to oppose the Republican proposal to axe funding for the Department of Energy's loan-guarantee program. [1] The proposal was included in a ... Solar panel efficiencyMother Nature Network First Solar & Renewables Industry Plead to Save DoE Loan ProgramNASDAQ all 65 news articles » |
About Nano-structured organic Photovoltaic cells Power-Gen Worldwide Navab Singh who is main investigator at A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics of Nano Electronics & Photonics Program, is involved in making microelectronic tweaks to improve silicon utility in photovoltaic. Typical solar cells using silicon are made up ... |
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Debra Vogler
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Solar cells which are also known as photoelectric cells are the main source of conversion. Solar panels are made up of the cells and are arranged in such a fashion that they soak up the power given off by the sun.
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