CaliSolar

CaliSolar

CaliSolar has a project to characterize defects and engineer their distribution within a upgraded metallurgical-grade silicon solar cell to close the efficiency gap between industrial multicrystalline and high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon cells, while preserving the cost advantage of these low-cost, high–volume substrates. The company plans to make cells from 100 percent UMG silicon, which is three orders of magnitude less pure than polysilicon [http://phantomsculpts.com/joomla/content/view/29/33/ Calisolar - Home ] ] .

The project is targeting 18-22% efficient cells at manufacturing costs of less than $1 per peak watt (can potentially be one-sixth that of making polysilicon) .

U.S. DOE will provide up to $1.5 million for this approximately $1.9 million project and collaborates Massachusetts Institute of Technology and BP Solar, Inc.

References

External links

* http://www.calisolar.com
* [http://phantomsculpts.com/joomla/content/view/29/33/ Charting a Path to Low-Cost Solar] .
* [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/qa-calisolar-seeks-50m-to-build-plant-1089.html Q&A: CaliSolar Seeks $50M to Build Plant] .


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