The BougeRV Yuma 200W CIGS solar panel name might be a mouthful, but it is quite a versatile solar panel that can be used across a variety of use cases. We're used to seeing solar panels come in rigid ...

While most of us were out getting ready for 2022's holidays, a group of researchers at MIT made yet another breakthrough, this time in solar panel production, and somehow, the RV industry is among the ...

Avancis has set a new world record for a copper, indium, gallium, and selenium (CIGS) solar panel with an integrated series connection of 30 cm x 30 cm, achieving an efficiency of 20.3%. The German ...

Japanese scientists have described the steps that need to be taken to improve the average efficiency of CIGS solar modules, from around 18.5% at present to more than 20%. They presented all of the ...

A new record for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells has been reached. Scientists have achieved a 23.64 percent efficiency. Uppsala University is the new world record holder for ...

Combining two semiconductor thin films into a tandem solar cell can achieve high efficiencies with a minimal environmental footprint. Teams have now presented a CIGS-perovskite tandem cell that sets a ...

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Until recently, chalcopyrite-based solar cells have achieved a maximum energy conversion efficiency of 23.35%, as reported in 2019 by Solar Frontier, a former Solar Energy company based in Japan.

Ascent Solar Technologies announces 15.7% efficiency in thin-film CIGS technology, enhancing applicability for the space market. Ascent Solar Technologies announced that its thin-film CIGS ...

A painful restructuring after the thin-film CIGS company’s IPO is withdrawn.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Solyndra's collapse has cast a harsh spotlight on rival start-ups backing a promising solar technology that, despite the flameout by a leading player, remains on the ...