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NREL and Optony collaborate on developing thin film solar concentrator cells

17 July 2008 | News From Around The Web > Thin Film | Source: compoundsemi.com

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Optony, Inc. announced plans to collaborate on the development of thin film solar concentrator cells. The collaboration will reportedly develop thin-film solar concentrator cells based on technologies NREL developed with record setting efficiency. The first and second phases of the three-phase development project will concentrate on devising a design to work with Optony's optical system. The third phase requires real world tests of the cells combined with Optony's optical system at NREL's testing facility.
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