Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have deepened their understanding of the complex films at the heart of organic solar power cells, and believe that economically viable cells that are cheap, flexible and simple to manufacture, could be on the horizon.Organic photovoltaics, which…
Solar cell manufacturing capacity is expected to grow 56% in 2009 to 17GW. Ramped capacity, which was only 2.3GW in 2005, is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49% to more than 42GW in 2013
“Despite PV module demand shrinking 17% in 2009, so much cell manufacturing equipment was ordered and installed over the past year that capacity is still expected to grow 56% this year,” said Charles Annis, DisplaySearch vice president of Manufacturing Research and author of the report. “With demand and capacity moving…
Sunstroom Energy Investments Limited (Sunstroom Energy) has announced its intention to build the 50 megawatt Thermostroom 1 solar thermal plant, at Saucedilla, Caceres
WITH grand plans to turn the sun-baked Sahara and Californian rooftops into giant solar farms, what part can the UK – and more importantly Teesside – play in the growing sector?
Britain is never going to rival the desert for sun power, but scientists believe the North-east can be a hot spot of manufacturing and technical prowess. The spotlight is on PETEC – the Printable Electronics Technology Centre at Sedgefield – which last month was given £20m from government to continue…
Today, petroleum-based plastics are used in the production of virtually all solar cells and modules
However, the cost of these plastics has been steadily increasing due to rising oil prices, which runs counter to the industry’s effort to reduce costs to make solar energy competitive with conventional fossil fuel. Furthermore, petroleum-based plastics are not environmentally neutral. Bio-based materials can be produced inexpensively, and because they…
LAS VEGAS, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Renewable energy leaders on Monday said the United States is moving too slowly to turn the economy green
Concentrated solar thermal power plants (STP) with thermal energy storage are becoming reality in Spain
