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For the past 10 years, TIME has recognised the top 50 breakthroughs in science, technology and the arts. Previous honourees have included the iPad, Nissan Leaf, 3-D cameras, and the world’s first synthetic cells.
“We are honoured to be recognised by TIME as one of this year’s top 50 inventions,” said Ascent Solar President and CEO, Ron Eller. “Our flexible solar panels integrate seamlessly with countless applications across a wide variety of markets. TIME’s recognition further validates the transformational aspects of Ascent’s technology.”
TIME refers to Ascent’s solar panels as “ingenious” for their ability to be directly integrated with building materials without the limitations of standard, glass solar panels.
First Solar achieves 5GW CdTe PV production milestone
The cadmium telluride modules made by the firm to date are capable of generating enough clean electricity to power approximately 2.5 million homes.
First Solar has announced cumulative production has reached 5 gigawatts (GW), or 66 million CdTe photovoltaic solar modules.
The company began commercial production in 2002 and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest solar module manufacturers, with 36 production lines on three continents.
“This milestone helps advance our mission of providing clean solar electricity at affordable prices. Our ability to scale high-volume production has been a key factor in reducing the cost of renewable energy,” said Tymen DeJong, First Solar Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing.
First Solar recently announced that implementing technologies and processes derived from its research and development (R&D) program produced a world-record 17.3 percent efficient CdTe solar cell in July, resulting in average module conversion efficiency of 12.4 percent from its best-
performing production lines during the third quarter.
Efficiency gains have also enabled the company to begin production of 87 watt modules, which produce higher amounts of electricity when installed in the field.
Five GW of solar generation displaces 3.3 million metric tons of CO2e annually, the equivalent of taking 650,000 average cars off the road or planting 84 million trees each year.
On a life cycle basis, systems using First Solar modules also have the lowest carbon footprint and fastest energy payback time—the amount of time a system must operate to recover the energy that was required to produce it—of any other photovoltaic technology. This enables systems using First Solar modules to provide the greatest and fastest environmental benefits.
Sanjay Raman, DARPA Program Manager, to present at CS Europe 2012
The talk, taking place at the CS Europe conference in March 2012, Frankfurt, will be “An Overview of the DARPA Diverse Accessible Heterogeneous Integration (DAHI) Program.”
Defining the next steps for the Compound Semiconductor Industry
Following the success of CS Europe 2011, next year›s conference is expanding to 2 days and offers a fantastic mix of quality speakers making it the must attend industry event for 2012.
The CS Europe 2012 Conference will take place on 12th and 13th March 2012 at the Hilton Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany.
Please register at
www.cseurope.net and remember to book your delegate place now as numbers will be limited.
It will feature a mix of insightful market research presentations and cutting-edge research destined to shape tomorrow›s compound semiconductor
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