Nov 26 2010
Solar3D, which recently introduced a novel three-dimensional technology for use in solar cells to augment the energy conversion efficiency of the cells, declared that it has submitted an application for patenting its discovered inventive solar cell design and its fabrication process.
Solar3D derived its inspiration for the development of three dimensional technologies from the light management techniques currently utilized in fiber optic equipment. The technology invented by the company entraps the received sunlight within the designed micro-photovoltaic arrangements, where the photons spring up and move around till they are changed to electrons. The company is planning to utilize the inventive technology to improve the efficiency of the solar cells and to reduce the prevailing cost per watt production, to make solar technology inexpensive for use.
Jim Nelson, Solar3D’s CEO, said that the filing of the patent represents an exciting expertise, which can make a real difference in the use of solar technology. He added that his company is aiming to make solar cells more efficient and cost effective to achieve parity with the normal power production or more than that to provide electricity cost effectively at cut down cost per watt rates. He added though the technology can be utilized with other type of photovoltaic stuffs such as gallium arsenide, his company is concentrating on the use of silicon a widely used and abundantly available material.
Source: http://www.solar3d.com/