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a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This result continues Amonix’s history of leading solar module efficiency, having been the first to convert over 1/3rd of the sun’s energy in May 2012, and the first to break 30 percent module efficiency in 2011.
“Amonix’s proprietary technology platform allows us to continue driving rapid performance improvements in our CPV system,” says Vahan Garboushian, Amonix Founder and CTO.
“The advances we have demonstrated over the last 2 years have all been with the same generation 40 percent cells, demonstrating an unprecedented cell to module conversion efficiency of greater than 90 percent.”
“With improvements that are underway in cell efficiency and additional advances in our module technology, we will continue to drive efficiency higher over the coming years,” he continues.
Ascent Solar partners with Power IT-2-Channel
The firms will work together to distribute Ascent’s CIGS Enerplex products in the UK
CIGS solar panel innovator Ascent Solar Technologies has forged a partnership with Power IT-2-Channel, a United Kingdom-based consultancy.
The two firms will work together to distribute Ascent’s EnerPlex series of consumer products in the United Kingdom.
Mark Power, Managing Director of Power IT, comments, “We are delighted to have won the opportunity to take Ascent’s new consumer range of solar power products to market in Europe. There is clearly significant interest in the potential of renewable energy for CE devices, especially Solar, but all too often in the past the practical reality has failed to live up to the hype. The arrival of EnerPlex’s award-winning products changes the landscape entirely and offers consumers a real option when it comes to sourcing power on the move, given how much we now all rely on our mobile technology, the opportunities are huge and growing all the time.”
Ascent says its EnerPlex series is changing the way consumers view solar; with the Surfr line of solar and battery integrated phone cases, as well as the Kickr line of portable solar chargers.
Ascent’s Enerplex product series
EnerPlex products enable consumers to hold the power of solar in their hands. The addition of the Jumpr line-up of portable batteries now enables consumers to have a complete, integrated, solar charging and storage solution for life on the go.
Rob Roche, Ascent’s Vice-President of Sales and Marketing says, “This exciting partnership will immediately expand the reach of Ascent Solar’s products and distribution channels in the United Kingdom, leveraging Power IT’s deep connections in the British market to quickly help Ascent become a recognised player in consumer electronics and specialty outdoor gear markets.”
Soitec to help boost solar energy in Saudi Arabia
Soitec will use its triple junction compound semiconductor cells to take advantage of the region’s hot temperatures
Khaled Juffali Company (KJC), a Saudi Arabian investment company, and Soitec, a supplier of semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
The two companies will cooperate in driving solar industry growth in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Under the MOU, the two companies will create a joint venture to market and sell concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Soitec will provide the technical and commercial solar expertise, while KJC will facilitate access to key local and regional stakeholders and share managing international joint ventures.
Soitec claims its CPV technology, which uses triple- junction cells mounted on a glass plate, achieves at least twice the performance of conventional photovoltaic technologies, making it the most cost efficient solution for high-volume power generation in regions with high direct
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