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Nanosolar Achieves 17.1 Percent Aperture Efficiency Through Printed CIGS Process

Fabricated using Nanosolar’s non-vacuum, low cost printing on flexible foil technology

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Thin film solar printing leader Nanosolar, Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has certified an aperture efficiency of 17.1% for a solar cell fabricated using Nanosolar’s non-vacuum, low cost printing on flexible foil technology. “This achievement demonstrates that a non-vacuum CIGS deposition process can deliver world-class efficiency,” said Nanosolar CEO Geoff Tate. “At the same time, Nanosolar’s unique roll...

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