I jusr read that MiaSole feels confident that they can achieve 15.5% efficiency with their CIGS thin film and produce modules at around 70 cents/watt by 2012. That pretty good considering they currently produce modules with 10.5% efficiency. Then I go on to read that they are lining up series F funding and plan to go public in the second half of 2011...hmmm...boasting a bit?
I don't think so. They put out a press release that says they've received confirmation from NREL verifying that their large area production panels (1 square meter) are in fact 14.3% efficient. They feel they can produce these at around 79 cents/watt. This is great because this puts them on par with silicon modules but the best thing is that these modules can now be financed. This will really move the "PV" ball forward and help to drive the industry. They are saying that they will ship 22MW worth of panels this year and that's at 10.5% efficiency..can you image what they will do next year with panels that cost less and are roughly 25% more efficeint? It's great to see new technology be so successful.
Here's the press release: http://bit.ly/aPaos0
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