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Solar Juicz users gain 1.5 to 2 times greater power than more common thin-film flexible solar materials, by using CIGS technology. The product yields a 10.5 to 11 percent average efficiency - ideal for power on the go.
The firm says there is no other CIGS technology solar product available for any Apple device.
MacBook users can now spend even more time working away from the wall power outlet. Even if the laptop battery is completely dead, the Solar Juicz charges and powers the MacBook laptop simultaneously.
The latest product also comes ready to use right out of the box with either a Apple Magsafe 1 or a Apple Magsafe 2 power cable. This allows users to power and charge a wide variety of mobile devices from Apple.
Solar Juicz also charges QuickerTek’s extensive line of Apple Juicz external battery products.
QuickerTek says it also regularly makes custom cables for users who need the convenience of solar power for other devices, such as digital still and video cameras.
The solar panel itself is flexible - allowing for easy transport and use. The higher efficiency technology is only 1534 square inches - 40 percent more compact than the previous 2478 square inches. The lighter and flexible solar panel also adapts to irregular surfaces better - providing an easy way to use the sun, regardless of the surroundings.
The 62 W Juicz has a reduced retail price of $999 and is available from QuickerTek’s global dealer network. The new Solar Juicz module is backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labour.
XsunX commences CIGSolar CIS processing
The company has begun the final phase in preparing its system for customer demonstrations
XsunX has begun processing CIS films with its 160
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“Recently we initiated the last phase necessary for preparing our CIGSolar TFPV solar cell evaporation system for customer demonstrations with the initiation of CIS (Copper Indium and Selenium) film processing,” says Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX.
“This represents a major step forward and allows us to then transition to CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium and Selenium) films and the completion of the system’s readiness for demonstrations,” adds Djokovich.
The firm’s technology utilises multi-small area thermal co-evaporation technology to deposit the CIGS solar absorber onto thin stainless steel substrates. The stainless steel substrate can be sized to match silicon solar cells for use as a low cost alternative to silicon solar cells.
What’s more, the flexible aspect of the stainless steel substrate could also be used in applications where flexibility is required such as building- integrated PV (BIPV) applications.
According to analysts, markets for BIPV installations are predicted to grow by $5 billion U.S. over the next two years. The flexibility of CIGSolar cells could offer BIPV manufacturers the potential to use cells manufactured using the CIGSolar process in their products, opening up new market opportunities for XsunX. With the closure of some thin film manufacturers and scaling back of production with others, the Company has begun to receive inquiries related to BIPV applications for CIGSolar cells.
recently completed CIGSolar TFPV solar cell evaporation system.
The company has been testing and calibrating the deposition source technology in its new evaporation system so that it could transition to processing CIGS films.
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