On April 3, 2008, First Solar Inc., a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar equipment manufacture, announced that the company is in dialogue with US utilities to build renewable energy projects. In 2007, First Solar saw its stock skyrocket, added a new facility in Germany and began construction of another in Malaysia. The company is currently supplying [...]
On March 26, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the achievement of 19.9% efficiency with a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell. The record efficiency for a multicrystaline silicon solar cell is 20.3%. Thin-film solar cells require less energy to manufacture and can be placed on glass, [...]
On April 2, 2008, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. of Littleton, Colorado USA, announced an agreement with ICP Solar to provide thin-film photovoltaic (PV) material to ICP Solar in 2008 and 2009. ICP Solar will then integrate the thin-film PV material into portable power and other electronic products with PV integration. Ascent Solar Technologies has a [...]
