Solar Power World

Self-assembling solar cells recycle themselves repeatedly

Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process. One of the problems with harvesting sunlight is that the sun’s rays can be highly destructive to many materials. Sunlight leads to a gradual degradation of many systems developed to harness it. But plants... Read More

Market Research Shows CIGS To Emerge As Top Technology By 2020

Thin – Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Market Analysis to 2020- CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide) to Emerge as the Major Technology by 2020” provides key information and analysis on the market opportunities in the Global thin film Solar PV industry. The report covers the key market drivers, restrains and growth forecast for major thin film technologies – Amorphous silicon (a-Si), Cadium Telluride (Cdte), and Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS). The report... Read More

New PV Cell Generates Electricity From Infrared & UV Light

A prototype of a new type of photovoltaic (PV) cell that generates electricity from visible, infrared and ultraviolet light has been demonstrated by a group of Japanese scientists.  It could lead to the development of a highly-efficient PV cell in the future, without needing multijunction cells. The research was led by Associate Professor Saki Sonoda of the Kyoto Institute of Technology. The prototype cell has a high open voltage (Voc) at around two volts, but a low energy... Read More