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Researchers Exploit Graphene’s Electrical Conductivity to Develop High-Efficiency Solar Cells

A team of material scientists at the Michigan Technological University has discovered that graphene can improve the conversion efficiency of next-generation photovoltaic cells.

26 Apr 2012

Researchers Develop Solar Cells Using Nanotube Electrodes and Sulfide Electrolytes

A team of researchers from the Tsinghua University and Rice University has demonstrated that a combination of carbon nanotube forests and a sulfide-based electrolyte can be used to fabricate high-efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) at a cost lower than that of conventional silicon-based solar cells.

19 Apr 2012

Praxair China to Supply Industrial Gases to Trina Solar

Praxair China, an industrial gas provider headquartered in Shanghai, has signed a gas supply agreement with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar.

11 Apr 2012

Heliatek Wins Materials Award for Work on Solar Cells

Heliatek GmbH, technology leader in the field of organic solar films, has won the Materials Award at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics EUROPE 2012 in Berlin. This is the latest in a succession of awards for Heliatek's...

4 Apr 2012

New EU Project to Design High-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Modules Using Nanomaterials

Eighteen major research and industrial partners have teamed up in a European Union (EU) Fast Track project to develop high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules using nanotechnology.

3 Apr 2012

MEI Announces Major Process Advancement for Highest Purity Polysilicon Material

MEI, a diversified manufacturing and service company serving the solar, semiconductor, and high technology industries, announced that its Pura wet processing system has achieved a major milestone to produce high-purity polysilicon. This ultra-pure electronic-grade material is suitable for high efficiency solar cell and semiconductor production.

28 Mar 2012

Targray Technology Expands its Portfolio of Photovoltaic Materials

Targray Technology, a global supplier of silicon and advanced materials to the solar industry, has expanded its portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) materials and solutions with the addition of a new line of aluminum paste for silicon solar cells.

28 Mar 2012

SiGen’s GenII PolyMax System for Mass-Production of Thin-Silicon Solar Wafers

Silicon Genesis (SiGen) has completed the specifications of the new GenII PolyMax system, the company’s second-generation production system for manufacturing thin-silicon solar wafers.

20 Mar 2012

OCI Celebrates Production Startup in New Sapphire Manufacturing Facility

OCI Company, a South Korean chemicals manufacturing company, has celebrated commencement of production in its new sapphire manufacturing facility on March 2, 2012.

15 Mar 2012

New Boundaries for Controlling Band Gaps in Complex Transition Metal Oxides

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have made a novel discovery that has led to the establishment of new boundaries for tuning band gaps in insulating materials.

22 Feb 2012

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