Thin film solar just became paper - printable: researchers at MIT have found a way to coat paper with thin film solar cells with a technique similar to standard inkjet printing processes. (treehugger.com)
Audi and Alta Devices, a wholly - owned US subsidiary of the Chinese solar - cell specialist Hanergy, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation in thin film solar cell technology. (greencarcongress.com)
With this technique, the Empa team has again been able to significantly increase the energy conversion efficiency from sunlight into electricity using CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible plastic foils — to a new record level of 20.4 %, representing a marked improvement over the previous record of 18.7 % established by the same team in May 2011. (sciencedaily.com)