Optony shooting for a leap in thin-film solar efficiency
A common idea for making solar cells more effective is to concentrate sunlight on them with lenses and mirrors. But for thin-film solar, which is made up of cheaper materials than typical silicon-based photovoltaic cells, these focusing techniques are hardly mentioned. Optony hopes it can bridge this gap with a new technology.
At first glance, the disadvantages to concentrating sunlight on thin-film seem to outnumber the advantages. Thin-film solar is not only dirt cheap, it is… Continue Reading