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ECN Verifies Lifetime Of Konarka's PV Cells In Environmental Testing
Lowell MA (SPX) Jun 27, 2008 Konarka Technologies has announced that the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has verified that the company's flexible organic based photovoltaic (PV) solar cells demonstrate outstanding high lifetime after comprehensive environmental testing under accelerated conditions, including high temperature storage and prolonged illumination. "The environmental testing by ECN further confirms Konarka's findings," commented Rick Hess, president and CEO at Konarka. "We have been operating PV cells with similar architectures on a roof in Boston, Mass. for more than a year with little or no degradation. Further, contrary to the majority of the research community, claiming that organic solar cells require packaging with either glass or very expensive 'super barriers,' we are proud to have demonstrated outstanding high lifetime for flexible cells packaged with commercially available, low cost materials." Testing conditions were derived in accordance with the most relevant tests from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), and involved high temperature storage in the dark at 65 degreesC, climate chamber test at 65 degreesC combined with 85% relative humidity and illumination under a solar simulator (one sun at 65 degreesC). The lifetime parameter is defined as greater than 80% of the samples being above 80% of initial performance. Cells surpassed the lifetime requirement after 1,000 hours of testing under a solar simulator (one sun at 65 degreesC), as well as high temperature storage in the dark at 65 degreesC. Cells also exceeded lifetime of 500 hours for the climate chamber test at 65 degreesC, combined with 85% relative humidity. All solar cells used commercially available, low cost packaging materials with a water permeation rate in the order of 0.1 g/m2/day and were on flexible substrates. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Energy Research centre of the Netherlands (ECN) All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com
Green Habitat For Humanity Project Shines With Day4 Energy
Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Jun 26, 2008Day4 Energy has announced the completion of 16 solar energy systems at the Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter Work Project in San Pedro, California. With new residents celebrating their moving Saturday, nearly 200 advanced Day4 48 MC modules will soon begin providing the community with reliable, affordable clean electricity from the sun. |
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