Guess what hits the web tomorrow? The U.S. Solar Market Insight, a massive quarterly report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). But CalFinder gained access early, and we’ve learned that solar PV is doing fantastically well. In 2010, the number of grid-connected solar PV installations increased by 102% to reach 878 megawatts (MW), up from 435 [...]

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According to Oerlikon Solar, the new equipment will help in mass-producing low cost thin film silicon solar modules. This will be possible because of the thinner silicon layer requirements, reducing material costs.

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has confirmed results for a record-breaking conversion efficiency in solar cell technology. Oerlikon Solar and Corning Incorporated have combined technologies to produce a tandem solar cell using thin-film silicon. Oerlikon’s proprietary Micromorph® solar cells and Corning’s specialty, advanced light-capturing glass combined to achieve 11.9-percent stabilized conversion efficiency in NREL tests.
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