Leading Manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Thin-film Photovoltaic Solar Panels Reorganizes

August 7th, 2012, Santa Clara, Calif. – MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, announced today it will reorganize manufacturing and operations. This course of action will allow the company to continue strategic discussions with potential partners ensuring long-term success. In a move designed to reduce costs and [...]

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Solar PV Technology Contributing to the Renewable Energy Strategy in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2012 SolarThermalMagazine Solar PV technology Saudi Arabia. Intermolecular, Inc. today announced an ongoing project with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for the enhancement of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing technology. The advanced metrology capabilities of the Solar and Photovoltaics Engineering Research Center (SPERC) at KAUST [...]

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Magnolia Presents Research on Ultra-High Efficiency Solar Cells

“Magnolia Solar has developed a novel device structure that suppresses undesirable recombination events and enables photovoltaic devices to operate at higher voltages, and therefore achieve higher performance,” stated Dr. Ashok K. Sood, President and CEO of Magnolia Solar Corporation.

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MiaSole Continues Global Expansion Into India Solar Market

MiaSole ,a manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, announced the appointment of Preetha Nair as Country Manager India.

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CIGS Solar Market to Nearly Double to $2.35 Billion and 2.3 Gigawatts in 2015

The market for solar installations based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film panels will nearly double in size to $2.35 billion in 2015, as manufacturers signaled a breakout year in 2011 by taking advantage of falling production costs, improving module conversion inefficiencies and increasing adoption in commercial rooftops, according to a Lux Research report titled, “Sorting [...]

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New System Adds Photoluminescence for Advanced Solar Cell Process Control

Nanometrics Incorporated , a leading supplier of advanced metrology systems, today announced that a major manufacturer of advanced thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells has selected and successfully installed the latest generation of the TSM(TM) (Trajectory Solar Monitor) metrology system for in-line process monitoring and control of CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium) films. Established and recognized [...]

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Solar Thin Film PV

Thin Film Solar Technologies  (wikipedia defn)             Click Here to see all of our Solar Thin Films Articles.. A thin-film solar cell (TFSC), also called a thin-film photovoltaic cell (TFPV), is a solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin film) of photovoltaic material on a substrate. The thickness range of [...]

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Busting the Myths of Thin film Solar PV

Top industry experts set to gather at Thin Film Summit in Berlin. PV Insider announce that ‘Busting the Myths’ will be the main focal point of the 4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe (5-6th March 2012, Berlin), helping to steer the thin film industry out of confusion and fear towards reality and promise. 2011 [...]

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UAlbany NanoCollege launches Solar Energy Development Center

Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-20) today was joined by College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany Senior Vice President and CEO Dr. Alain Kaloyeros to announce the launch of CNSE’s Solar Energy Development Center in Halfmoon, New York, an integral component of the CNSE green energy initiative that will retain 17 [...]

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