Photovoltaic Film Articles & Analysis

Berlin Hohenschönhausen, 14 October 2021. The project, funded by the EU under the ‘LIFE’ programme, was officially commissioned on 13 October 2021 by representatives of the European Commission's funding commission, the project partner COMSA and representatives of the companies involved. Avoiding CO2 emissions wherever possible – GREEN also pursues this goal for managed ...

By Heliatek GmbH

Heliatek will exhibit at the Big 5 Solar – one of the leading solar exhibitions in the Middle East. The Big 5 Solar will take place from 12- 15th September at the Dubai World Trade Center. It is part of the leading International Building & Construction Show - The Big 5. We will present our innovative organic solar film HeliaSol®. This is our ultra-light, flexible and ultra-thin ...

By Heliatek GmbH

Perovskite on CI(G)S tandem is an all-thin-film PV technology with very high efficiency potential (greater than 30% efficiency)- the best recorded efficiency in tandem materials in the consortium currently up to 27,3% for the tandem cells*. Upcoming Academic Workshop will focus on life cycle assessment and techno-economic sustainability evaluations for the tandem perovskite/CI(G)S solar ...

By Solliance Solar Research

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (OTC-PK: ASTI), a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, lightweight, and flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, announces the completion of a new funding agreement and full settlement of a secured promissory note. On March 4, 2021, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (“SPA”) with a private investor (the ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

In this webinar we discuss advanced interconnection technologies as developed at Solliance partners TNO and Forschungszentrum Jülich. Interconnection technology is needed to create a working solar module from a stack of thin-film photovoltaic layers. Together with researchers Veronique Gevaerts and Stefan Haas we take a look to different strategies to create different cells on a thin-film ...

By Solliance Solar Research

Solliance starts a new initiative that renews our close collaboration with our partner universities and institutes. From today, we offer young talents to work in a vibrant and well connected research ecosystem and invite them to execute their thin-film photovoltaic PhD research in the Solliance network at one or several of our research partners. We would like to share our cutting-edge ...

By Solliance Solar Research

Solliance partners TNO, imec and the Eindhoven University of Technology, demonstrated encapsulated perovskite solar modules fabricated using industrial processes that withstand three established lifetime tests, i.e. the light soak test, the damp-heat test and the thermal cycling test. It is for the first time this milestone is passed with scaled perovskite solar modules prepared by research ...

By Solliance Solar Research

It was in response to a call for tenders, launched by the Charente-Maritime Department, that the teams of ENGIE proposed to cover the 530 sq. m roof of the Pierre Mendès-France secondary school, in La Rochelle, with HeliaSol® technology. Thanks to this innovation, which is a photovoltaic film installed with no need to strengthen the structure or pierce the roof, the Pierre ...

By Smart Grid Observer

"I am honored and proud to chair the world’s largest international scientific photovoltaics conference in my home country,” says Smets. “Research has played a crucial role in making solar energy the lowest cost power generation technology in many regions already today. Now it’s about quickly proceeding on this path to make sure solar power takes a much larger role in our ...

By WIP - Renewable Energies

Shortages of indium, a key metal found in thin-film solar cells, could limit their large-scale deployment in the future. A new study has outlined four ways that indium supplies could be increased to meet future demand. For example, indium could be extracted more efficiently from zinc ores, or historic wastes containing indium could be processed to extract the element. CIGS solar cells are a thin ...

By European Commission, Environment DG

Original story at MIT News Organic photovoltaic material offers great promise for solar energy. The semi-conducting plastic is lightweight, flexible, relatively inexpensive, and easy to make. The problem is that, unlike inorganic photovoltaic material, it is not very efficient or stable. But work by Adam Willard, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at MIT, has the potential to ...

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thin-film PV modules differ technically from crystalline silicon modules. Such modules are for a different spectral sensitivities, ie they can handle light of different wavelengths differently well, on the other hand they have different stability properties. During the construction or during plant operation with thin-film PV modules are technical particularities of the installation, system ...

By K&S Ingenieurpartnerschaft Krug & Schram

David S. Ginley, a materials scientist at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has been named a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor accorded to at most 1 percent of the prestigious scientific society’s membership each year. AAAS cited Ginley for “distinguished contributions in renewable energy and ...

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the release of its most advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module, the Series 3 FS-392, which is rated at 92.5 watts. The new FS-392 module maintains all the existing IEC certifications and UL listings for the Series 3 family, including UL listing for 1000-volt systems. “The FS-392 demonstrates the success of First Solar’s R&D ...

By First Solar, Inc.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the release of the company’s Jumpr battery pack. The EnerPlex Jumpr is a multipurpose battery pack that gives users the capability to store solar power generated from their EnerPlex KickrTM IV solar chargers or from a conventional plug in power source. ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of flexible CIGS solar panels, announced today that Robert Roche has been appointed Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Communications at the Thornton, Colo., based solar panel manufacturer. Mr. Roche brings over 25 years of sales, marketing and technical leadership experience to Ascent Solar. Prior to joining Ascent, Mr. Roche served ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the initial sale of SOLab Basic and SOLab Premium products, as branded by Ascent’s joint development partner, CTC CarTech Company. SOLab is an autonomous solar charger meant for automotive battery cycling & trickle charging. The innovation of ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the retail debut of the company’s EnerPlex solar assisted battery case for the iPhone 4 and 4S with Korean distributor H3P Co., Ltd. The EnerPlex cases are available at selected retail stores and online through the ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

Solar Gard®, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of flexible films and backsheet materials, today introduced PV FC10f to its line of high-quality solutions for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The new photovoltaic backsheet is a cost-effective PV solution that provides increased protection and durability for top quality module manufacturers. ...

By Saint-Gobain

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that it has been selected to provide BIPV solar modules in a pilot application at Foxconn’s new factory in Zhenzhou City, Henan Province, China. Foxconn is the world’s largest maker of electronic devices and ...

By Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.