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CIGS = thin-film solar panels

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) unit cell, used in thin-film solar cell technology. Red = Cu, yellow = Se, blue = In/Ga. Image: Wikimedia

In a recent news announcement, the NanoSolar Company announced a new set of accomplishments within the thin-film solar panels arena. In 2002, Nanosolar began developing their solar energy manufacturing processes, and by 2010 Nanosolar had produced the first solar modules ready for field installations. Their approach with printing CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) and … [Read more...]

MicroTech Solar Thin Film Panels

In a very recent announcement the MicroTech company of Fremont California has released a new line of solar thin film panels. They have upgraded their wet process station and are now designing and building high output thin film solar panels. We have not heard a lot about this process for some time with many of the major players preferring to pursue other technologies. What we … [Read more...]

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