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Solarmer breaks plastic cell efficiency record; second consecutive year

Developer of plastic solar cells, Solarmer Energy, has again broken the world record for the efficiency of plastic solar cells. The company's latest efficiency of 7.6% has been independently certified by Newport Corp.'s Technology and Applications Center's Photovoltaic (TAC-PV) Lab.

"Breaking the 7% efficiency barrier for organic photovoltaics is a huge accomplishment for Solarmer and the organic photovoltaic (OPV) industry." said Dr. Gang Li, vice president of the technology development.

"We are pleased that Newport's recently launched certified PV lab is helping Solarmer in achieving outstanding results in efficiency. Our collaboration in material research and certified testing is a great example of how two very different companies can benefit by working together," says Dr. Ruben Zadoyan, director of technology and applications at Newport.

Solarmer Energy will expand on this technology at the 2009 Solar Power International conference in Anaheim, California from the October 27-29.

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Photovoltaics International 25th Edition

In this issue we offer some insights into what the next wave of photovoltaic technologies may look like as that upturn gathers pace. Industry observers have been in broad agreement that the major next-gen PV technology innovations won’t happen straight away. But there’s also little doubt that the search is now on in earnest for the breakthroughs that will come to define the state of the art in the industry in the years to come.

Manufacturing The Solar Future: The 2014 Production Annual

Although the past few years have proved extremely testing for PV equipment manufacturers, falling module prices have driven solar end-market demand to previously unseen levels. That demand is now starting to be felt by manufacturers, to the extent that leading companies are starting to talk about serious capacity expansions later this year and into 2015. This means that the next 12 months will be a critical period if companies throughout the supply chain are to take full advantage of the PV industry’s next growth phase.

Solarmer breaks plastic cell efficiency record; second consecutive year

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