Tag Archives: Solar Cell

Solar Cell Efficiency Breakthrough?

Test results indicate that the company’s breakthrough design will produce conversion efficiency far in excess of current solar technology Santa Barbara, CA – December 13, 2011 – Solar3D, Inc. (OTCBB: SLTD), the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced the results of a simulated test of its new solar …

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Solar Cells for Sale – All You Need To Know About Home Solar Power Systems

Solar cells for sale are available in many places these days – from nearby Do-it-yourself stores to the internet. A lot of people tend to be slowly recognizing the advantages and importance of renewable energy sources and therefore are thinking about switching to solar power. What exactly are solar cells? How do they work? What are the benefits of using …

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Solar Cell Challenges

According to the latest survey conducted by EnergyTrend, manufacturers indicated that they are conservative about September orders and the PV market of 3Q11. On the other hand, the spot price of polysilicon remained at a high level. The Chinese market demand still stayed high while other markets showed signs of slowing. According to EnergyTrend, downstream manufacturers are conservative about spot price trend of polysilicon, primarily because most orders from large manufacturers are signed on contractual terms, and few make purchase on the spot market.

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Now 3D Solar Cells? It’s True

Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, the company’s innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. Solar3D’s management believes that this breakthrough solar cell design will dramatically change the economics of solar energy.

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Solar Cells Semiconductor Materials and Technology

The most important part of a typical solar cell system is the semiconducting material of the solar panel itself. Semiconductors, along with metals, insulators and semi-metals, are basic building blocks of Nature. They possess very distinctive electronic characteristics which make them ideal for solar applications. One of their significant features is the ability to convert the incident sun light into …

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New Leader in Worldwide Solar Cell Production

As we reported earlier this fall the German market has exploded for solar installations causing some shortages worldwide in solar panel inventory access. Now it is being reported by iSuppli Corp. that seven Chinese solar manufacturers have taken the worldwide lead in production and should continue into next year.

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