Solar at Coal Cost
Posted by Srikant Rajan | # |
09:54:20 am on June 24, 2008

1366 Technologies a solar energy startup has been named as the best solar energy startup.This event organized at Greentech Media’s PV Annual 2008 conference and 1366 Technologies was named as one of the five top solar startups that presented their technologies and business plans.1366,lead by MIT engineer Ely Sachs has pioneered reduction in cost of multi crystalline solar cells. Multi crystalline solar cells provide greater power output than thin film solar cells.However silicon used in such cells adds to their cost significantly.Sachs method ,increases the efficiency of multi crystalline cells by 25% and also allows for reduction in the manufacturing costs of such cells,thus bringing them closer as an alternative to coal based power.

1366 Technologies’ goal is to make solar generation as cheap as coal-based energy by 2013," says Dr. Adam Lorenz,  founding member of the company.Adds Lorenz "We intend to take full advantage of the existing infrastructure that supports the manufacture of silicon solar cells. Except for a few key steps, our plants will use standard, commercially available processing equipment"

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