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Struggles continue for thin film solar startups, Nanosolar latest with layoffs

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Once hot thin film solar startup Nanosolar has done a round of layoffs — which could be substantial — following a major down round last year. So goes the trend of the once promising next-gen solar panel maker startups. Super … Continue reading →

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Record breaking: Solar Frontier pushes CIS thin-film efficiency to 19.7%

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Frontier’s Atsugi Research Center has developed Cadmium-free CIS cells that have achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 19.7%. Solar Frontier has broken the record for CIS thin-film solar cell conversion efficiency using a sputtering and selenization process. The current … Continue reading →

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