Sentences with phrase «cadmium telluride solar»

If production of cadmium telluride solar panels increases substantially, it could trigger a scarcity of tellurium, raising the price for that type of panel.

In fact, cadmium telluride solar cells are currently the most ecofriendly devices, even though they use a toxic heavy metal, primarily because they require the least energy — typically provided by burning fossil fuels — to manufacture, says environmental engineer Vasilis Fthenakis, senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Photovoltaic Environment Research Center in Upton, N.Y., and Columbia University.

The researchers found that the cadmium telluride solar cells produced up to 5 % more energy than silicon ones in the hot, humid Singaporean location.

Not exact matches

It uses cadmium telluride for its thin - film PV panels, so the tariffs, which specifically concern the more popular crystalline silicone solar products, won't affect it.

The 1.2 x 2 meter modules are expected to become commercially available at 420 - 445 watts with efficiencies of over 17 %, which is a testament to the thin film solar maker's remarkable progress with cadmium telluride PV.

While most of its peers make silicon - based panels, First Solar manufactures thin - film panels made with cadmium - telluride, which absorbs more frequencies of light and uses fewer materials.

First Solar, based in Tempe, Arizona, offers to take back and recycle all the cadmium telluride thin - film solar cells it prodSolar, based in Tempe, Arizona, offers to take back and recycle all the cadmium telluride thin - film solar cells it prodsolar cells it produces.

«America is quickly falling behind in clean energy, trading Middle Eastern oil for cheap Chinese solar, batteries and wind turbines,» says Chris Rivest, co-founder of Berkeley, Calif. — based SunPrint, which is developing technology to print cadmium telluride thin - film photovoltaic cells.

Surprisingly, they identified that two types of solar cells (silicon and cadmium telluride) can vary in energy output by 5 % or more in tropical regions, where most of the emerging solar cell markets are located.

Cadmium - telluride, however, has an advantage over silicon because it can absorb the same amount of sunlight with 98 percent less semiconducting material, thus reducing the overall cost of the solar panel.

With this data, they analyzed two solar cell materials: silicon (commonly used in solar cells) and cadmium telluride (thin - film competitor material).

Enter thin - film solar cells — devices that use a fine layer of semiconducting material, such as silicon, copper indium gallium selenide or cadmium telluride, to harvest electricity from sunlight at a fraction of the cost.

For example, Tempe, Ariz. — based First Solar, Inc., which employs cadmium telluride in its thin - film solar cells, sells its modules encased in glass for either large arrays or roofSolar, Inc., which employs cadmium telluride in its thin - film solar cells, sells its modules encased in glass for either large arrays or roofsolar cells, sells its modules encased in glass for either large arrays or rooftops.

Making solar cells from cadmium telluride «is a much more robust and forgiving process and material structure.»

The least expensive solar cells today are made using thin films of cadmium telluride.

Already, such issues have driven major companies such as General Electric to opt for competing technologies, investing in thin - film solar cells made from cadmium telluride by PrimeStar.

First Solar's solar cells — the U.S. best seller — produce electricity when sunlight strikes a thin film of cadmium telluride sandwiched between gSolar's solar cells — the U.S. best seller — produce electricity when sunlight strikes a thin film of cadmium telluride sandwiched between gsolar cells — the U.S. best seller — produce electricity when sunlight strikes a thin film of cadmium telluride sandwiched between glass.

Researchers improved the maximum voltage available from a cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell, overcoming a practical limit that has been pursued for six decades and is key to improving efficiency.

Early last year, «Rumor: First Solar Looks to Experiment With CIGS» by Michael Kanellos for Greentech Media speculated CdTe (cadmium telluride) expert First Solar was investigating the CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) material set for potential PV commercialization.

Indiana energy holding company Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren), has selected First Solar, Inc. to construct the 50 - megawatt (MW) cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin - film solar array sketched out last month as part of Vectren's long - term plan for electric generaSolar, Inc. to construct the 50 - megawatt (MW) cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin - film solar array sketched out last month as part of Vectren's long - term plan for electric generasolar array sketched out last month as part of Vectren's long - term plan for electric generation.

First Solar, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona USA, a maker of cadmium telluride CdTe - based thin - film solar cells, reported that the company will begin developing and building a 200 - megawatt (MW) ac photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Twiggs County, GeorgiaSolar, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona USA, a maker of cadmium telluride CdTe - based thin - film solar cells, reported that the company will begin developing and building a 200 - megawatt (MW) ac photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Twiggs County, Georgiasolar cells, reported that the company will begin developing and building a 200 - megawatt (MW) ac photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Twiggs County, Georgiasolar power plant in Twiggs County, Georgia USA.

If the solar industry has become dependent on the short - term low - cost cadmium telluride option, long - term scarcity could end up moving solar electricity back out of grid parity for many people.

Thanks to the rising cost of coal and natural gas — as well as the short - term cost benefits of cadmium telluride, and falling costs of silicon and other solar options — the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that solar energy could reach nationwide grid parity by 2017.

It's cheaper to make «thin - film solar cells» with cadmium telluride than with silicon.

What may really help to lower the cost of solar are new materials — especially semiconductors made from the compound cadmium telluride.

A researcher analyzes a cadmium telluride thin - film solar cell at General Electric's Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York.

Thin - film silicon technologies from turn - key vendors will be ramping up in large scale during the second half of 2008, while cadmium telluride (CdTe) module producers such as First Solar

For instance, cadmium telluride thin film panels could help solar reach grid parity sooner than silicon panels could, but tellurium — a key ingredient — is fairly rare.

The thin - film solar leader is betting its future on a smooth transition to the larger Series 6 cadmium - telluride solar module.

The thin - film solar leader is betting its future on the bigger Series 6 cadmium - telluride solar module.

Solar Frontier's monolithic thin - film modules are spec'd at approximately 12.2 percent efficiency, which is a relatively strong number in the thin film world, a bit better than First Solar's 11.7 - percent - efficient cadmium telluride material, but still trailing the 14 percent to 22 percent module efficiency of the crystalline silicon vendors.

FS's cadmium - telluride solar cells technology is definitely gaining adherents in both technical and commercial side of the industry.

GE already has big plans in cadmium telluride (CdTe) in its Primestar program, 400 - megawatt Colorado factory and a technology roughly the same as First Solar's.

The solar cells — made often of silicon or cadmium telluride — rarely cost more than 20 percent of the total cost.

According to the university, the cheapest solar cells today are based on a thin film of insoluble cadmium telluride.

The researchers investigated 4 types of solar cells: multi-crystalline silicon (with an efficiency of 13 %), mono - crystalline silicon (14 %), ribbon silicon (11.5 %), and thin - film cadmium telluride (9 %).

The solar cells are made of uniform 500 - nanometer - high pillars of cadmium sulfide embedded in a thin film of cadmium telluride.

In related news, First Solar just recently reported that it had set a new world record for cadmium - telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, something which should further help the well - regarded solar company continue to be a market leSolar just recently reported that it had set a new world record for cadmium - telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, something which should further help the well - regarded solar company continue to be a market lesolar company continue to be a market leader.