http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/#comment-27070 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:08 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42068#comment-27070 Perhaps that’s true when it comes to building monumental solar plants for utility companies, but when it comes to individual home applications, both things are important. The more efficient panels are, the fewer panels would be needed, thus less money spent. I believe solar cell manufacturers are working to both increase efficiency and lower cost.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/#comment-27069 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:04:28 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42068#comment-27069 [...] Researchers keep trying to get the best of both worlds when it come to solar power. The latest? A blend of thin-film and silicon technologies that would mean vastly improved efficiencies without too much extra cost, at Greentech Media and Earth2Tech. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/#comment-27068 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:35:12 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42068#comment-27068 [...] http://earth2tech.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/ [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/28/a-solar-hybrid-crystalline-silicon-and-thin-film-in-one-cell/#comment-27067 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:43:08 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42068#comment-27067 Efficiency is a Red Herring. There’s more than enough desert space to put up Cells. Cost is the barrier!!!

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