pv magazine International

Copper-metalized heterojunction solar cells close to achieve same efficiency as silver-based counterparts

New research from Germany has shown that heterojunction solar cells screen printed with silver-copper on the front side and ...
pv magazine International

Fraunhofer ISE unveils rotary printing technique for heterojunction solar cell metallization

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have used indirect gravure printing for front-side metallization of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells, ...
The Business Journals

MIT's Gleason demos printing solar cells on paper

Well-known MIT researcher Karen Gleason demonstrated in a recent paper the technology to print a solar cell onto a piece of paper, yielding a thin, lightweight power-generating sheet that can be ...
3Dnatives

3DExpress: Boeing Reduces Satellite Solar Array Production Time by 50% with 3D Printing

Get the latest 3D printing news in 3DExpress! Read about Boeing's 3D printing plans, Meltio opening its AM facility in the US ...
SpaceNews

Boeing turns to 3D printing to speed production of satellite solar arrays

WASHINGTON — Boeing announced it has begun 3D printing the structural panels that form the backbone of satellite solar arrays, a step the aerospace giant says will cut production times in half and ...
The Boston Globe

With Woburn startup’s new solar cells, hope and hype

Hiawatha Bray’s article about Active Surfaces’ solar technology ("Harnessing the sun: A Woburn startup’s flexible approach to solar cells could give the US industry a second chance," Business, Jan. 29 ...