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  • PV breakthrough: Thin-film solar cells can now be mapped in 3-D as they absorb photons

    Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they’re relatively inexpensive and flexible enough to be applied just about anywhere. Researchers are working to dramatically increase the efficiency at which thin-film solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But it’s a tough challenge, partly because aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Thin-film module maker Solar Frontier surpasses 4 GW globally

    We have a thin-film segment update coming in our Nov/Dec issue. Spoiler: there are some things happening there. Case in point, Solar Frontier reports that the total cumulative shipments of its CIS thin-film solar panels have surpassed 4 GW, now reaching approximately 60 countries around the world. Some of the 11Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Magnolia Solar teaming with InSolare Energy to bring its thin-film PV to market

    Magnolia Solar has signed a teaming arrangement with India-based InSolare Energy to bring Magnolia’s patented solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to market. Magnolia is a subsidiary of Ecoark Holdings, a provider of a growing suite of proprietary technologies and services. The initial purchase order is for a study of feasibility forRead 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

  • GameChange Racking launches new thin-film pile, ballasted ground systems

    GameChange Racking announced that it has launched the MaxSpan Thin Film System and the Pour-in-Place Ballasted Ground Thin Film System. The breakthrough features of the GameChange Thin Film Systems: • The Max-Span Thin Film system has the industry’s fastest installing Post/Beam/Brace assembly. These nesting parts have no brackets and onlyRead More — Solar Builder magazine