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A Sick Fuel Cell Infographic
UTC Power, a provider of fuel cells, has created an infographc illustrating the real world applications of fuel cells. “Fuel cells are not a futuristic power source, but rather a common and effective source of renewable clean energy”, the company said. Original Article on Energy Refuge
Printing Solar Cells at Solterra
Solterra Renewable Energy Technologiesis on a mission to lower the cost of solar cells by introducing thinfilm quantum dot solar cells, which supposedly can cut the productioncosts of solar cells in half. Quantum Dot PV Solar Cells is an advancedmanufacturing process which not only lowers cost, but increases solarcell efficiency by allowing the solar cell [...]
OTB Solar Teams With Trident On Inkjet Printing Tech
OTB Solar, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Trident Solarhave formed a partnership to bring inkjet technologies to the solarmarket. As part of this collaboration, Trident’s proprietary 256Jet-Sinkjet printhead will be integrated into OTB Solar’s PixDroopen-architecture inkjet platforms, including the LP50 research anddevelopment tool and the Elements pilot or full-production system. Trident’sinkjet printhead features stainless-steel construction [...]
Applied Materials (AMAT) Announces New Multiple Screen Printing Technology
Applied Materials just announced the release of a new multiplescreen printing technology called BacciniEsatto. The new technologyworks with Applied Materials’ Baccini back-end solar cell processingsystems to allow the production of more efficient solar cells. Theincreases efficiency can be as much as .5% and are achieved by“enabling the fabrication of advanced contact structures,” according tothis press [...]
Innovalight, OTB Solar Install Silicon Ink Production System
Innovalight Inc. says it has installed the world’s firsthigh-throughput industrial silicon-ink inkjet printing system at thecompany’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. The printing system wasengineered and manufactured by OTB Solar in cooperation withInnovalight. Using high-precision, touchless inkjet printing ofsilicon ink, Innovalight says it can halve the number of manufacturingsteps required to produce high-efficiency solar cells. In [...]