CIGS

Cross-sectional SEM image showing the various compounds of a new chalcopyrite solar cell created with inkjet printing (Image: OSU)

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Researchers cut waste and lower cost of 'CIGS' solar cells using inkjet printing technology

OSU engineers have developed a process to create "CIGS" solar cells with inkjet printing technology that reduces raw material waste by 90 percent and significantly lowers the cost of producing solar cells with promising, yet expensive compounds.

Honda has begun work on a domestic solar-powered hydrogen refueling station that is smaller and intended to fit within the home's garage for overnight charging of fuel cell EVs, like the Honda FCX Clarity

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Honda's next gen solar-powered hydrogen fuel cell station for home use

Honda has begun work on a home-based solar-powered hydrogen fuel cell refueler small enough to be located in a garage.

First Solar has broken the $1 per watt price barrier

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Solar panel industry achieves Holy Grail - $1 per watt grid-parity

Arizona based First Solar has achieved a major milestone in reducing the manufacturing cost for solar panels below the $1 per watt price barrier - the target necessary for solar to compete with coal-burning electricity on the grid or grid-parity

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Honda opens new solar cell plant in Japan

Honda, a name usually associated with all things transport, has opened a new production plant in Kumamoto to supply Japanese homes and businesses with solar cells.