Powerfilm Inc., a manufacturer of flexible solar film has applied its roll-to-roll proprietary manufacturing technology to produce flexible thin film solar panels. Shown below, the thin film solar application includes interconnected backplane transistors with built in drivers for the front plane so that individual pixels can be turned on and off. Powerfilm manufactures flexible solar [...]
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Looking for the next big thing in solar energy? Peel and stick solar panels use thin film solar technology that allows a broad range of applications, as well as cost significantly less than traditional silicon PV solar panels. The cost savings come in large part due to the fact that the solar cells do not [...]
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Over the past 3 years, the price of solar panels has dropped dramatically – in some cases by 2/3 of the original cost. Yet, with use of new technology, could solar panels be even more affordable? Researchers are studying the potential replacement of expensive silicon used in PV panels with a new, less expensive form [...]
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The state of Oregon, on the West Coast of the United States, will soon be the home of another new solar cell manufacturing plant. Last week, SoloPower announced that it will manufacture its flexible thin film solar cells at a new facility in Wilsonville, just 20 minutes south of Portland. Certainly this news will add [...]
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I’ve always loved wireless headphones and now, there is a new option for renewable energy-minded music lovers. Industrial designer Zhong-Fa Lie has created “Hexound,” (pictured above) – solar powered wireless headphones that are Bluetooth enabled. One of the newest solar gadgets, the concept design includes a headset covered with thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels that [...]
Thin film solar cells are opening up all sorts of possibility for convenient charging of batteries without the need for an electrical outlet. A new solar fabric offers flexible, convenient solar power. Created by FTL Solar, the solar fabric (pictured above) can literally be pitched like a tent to provide both shelter and electricity. FTL’s [...]
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Thinking about a home solar power system? Worried about cost and time for installation? With new “peel and stick” solar panels from Lumeta, installation of PV solar panels can be achieved in 1/3 less time. No rack mounting and half the labor expense ordinarily required to install solar panels. Without potentially damaging roof perforation, you [...]
Solar energy is getting artistic. Designers, artists and and architects are finding more and more ways to make green electricity attractive, as well as efficient. The latest entry in the solar art arena is a solar-wind hybrid invention called “Solar Ivy,” pictured above. When the sun shines on the photovoltaic (PV) leaves, or the wind [...]
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Electronics giant General Electric (GE) announced last week that it is getting into the thin-film solar panels industry. In a new partnership with PrimeStar Solar, GE will start R&D of cadmium telluride solar cells, with an eye toward marketing its own cad tel solar modules next year. In the so-called “cad tel solar” market, only [...]
