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Tag: CIGS

  • NREL argues for value of ‘watts per kilogram’ in emerging thin-film, flexible solar technology

    Rigid silicon solar panels dominate the utility and residential markets, but opportunity exists for thin-film photovoltaic and emerging technologies notable for being lightweight and flexible, according to scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Thin films such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium galliumRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ascent Solar Technologies nets DOE funding for thin-film, CIGS solar cell development

    Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Ascent Solar Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for two exclusive development projects. As part of the awards, worth up to $100,000 each, Ascent Solar is to work toward commercialization of sputtered Zn(O,S) buffers in flexible CIGS solar cells and alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar-Tectic earns patent for CIGS thin-film tandem solar cell

    A patent application for Solar-Tectic LLC’s CIGS thin-film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent is the first ever for a CIGS layer on crystalline silicon thin-film (CSiTF), and covers all inorganic materials, including germanium, for the bottom layer. More on CIGSRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Frontier, Cypress Creek Renewables reach 150 MW supply agreement

    Solar Frontier, the world’s largest CIS solar energy solutions provider, entered into a 150 MW module supply agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables (CCR), a leading solar company specializing in locally-based development strategies and ownership of clean energy solar projects with over 2.6 GW of solar farms deployed or in development.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • MiaSolé CIGS-based thin-film modules earn new certifications

    MiaSolé announced that its CIGS-based, thin-film FLEX-02 solar modules are IEC 61646, IEC 61730, UL 1703 certified and UL 790 Class A fire rated. The MiaSolé FLEX module is the highest efficiency flexible, lightweight thin-film solar module on the market today, with production efficiencies of 16 percent. The FLEX module provides highRead More — Solar Builder magazine