WOW-POW = World Of Wonderful POWer: Flexible Solar Cell that work as well as the stiff silicon ones

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Flexible Solar Cell that work as well as the stiff silicon ones

Cannot wait to have that solar cell bussiness suit? AIST Claims 17.7% Efficiency with Flexible CIGS Solar Cell. A Japanese institute announced that that it confirmed a cell conversion efficiency of 17.7% by using a CIGS solar cell made with a flexible substrate. The efficiency of the solar cell, which was developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), is one of the highest in the world for a flexible CIGS solar cell.
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