Tag Archives: Silevo
Silevo Solar: One to Watch
Silevo Solar, a module manufacturer, was named as one of the top 10 most innovative technology companies to watch in 2013 by technology research and analysis firm Lux Research. “This company certainly stands out,” said Fatima Toor, a Lux analyst who primarily focuses on the solar industry. The Chinese company has an office in California, [...]
Silevo Tops CA’s List of PV Manufacturers
Silevo, a maker of next generation silicon photovoltaics, announced that it has topped California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) module rankings for layered silicon PV modules—not bad for a company that just came out of stealth mode last year. The company achieved the results with cells that are 22 percent efficient and have withstood the equivalent of [...]
Hybrid Thin Film Solar Cells by Silevo
Silevo, the solar startup formerly known as Sierra Solar Power (Sierra), has developed a “hybrid cell,” so called because it is a combination of three materials: crystalline silicon n-type substrates, thin-film passivation (non-reactive) layers that allow higher voltages, and a tunneling oxide layer. Sierra is the owner of record of several published patent applications, including U.S. [...]