News tagged with photovoltaic module

Oerlikon Solar works to pull down PV costs in 2014

(PhysOrg.com) -- Switzerland-based Oerlikon Solar, kingpins in thin film silicon solar module equipment, has announced that it has reached a milestone in reducing the cost of production for its thin-film silicon ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 25 | with audio podcast report

Silevo solar cell makers reveal product with best-ever claims

(PhysOrg.com) -- Silevo, the Fremont, California, photovoltaic solar module manufacturers, yesterday stepped forward to talk all about their technology for the first time and to say that it offers the best ...

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Record efficiency of 18.7 percent for flexible CIGS solar cells on plastics

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further boosted the energy conversion efficiency of flexible solar cells made of copper indium gallium (di)selenide ...

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created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Solar panels go through extreme tests at San Jose lab

At a nondescript office park in San Jose, solar panels from manufacturers around the world are going through tests of extreme endurance to make sure they are safe to put on your roof.

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created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (33) | comments 0