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The Current State of CIGS and it’s Major Players
In 2008,Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS)-based materials accounted forless than 3% of global photovoltaic module production. Yet, the potential high efficiency and the potential low cost of theCIGS material system has spurred enormous capital investment incompanies, both private and public, to develop large-scale CIGS solarmanufacturing. Here’s a list of the top five recipients of venturecapital amongst CIGS players. [...]
Greening rural India with solar-powered PhotoCYL generator
Developedby design students at the Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur, thePhotoCYL is a portable device inspired from plants. The leaves are madefrom thin film Cadmium Indium Gallium Di Selenide (CIGS), whichconverts sunlight into electricity. This device can be placed near awindow in home or office. The leaves are mounted on a telescopicsupport, and can be [...]