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April 29, 2008 – Vol.13 No.6 Global Solar Energy Joins Dow Chemical in Developing Building Integrated Solar Products. Dow Building Solutions has selected Global Solar to join in Dow’s participation in the US Department of Energy Solar America Initiative (SAI). In the SAI project Dow is developing a flexible solar roof shingle. Global Solar Energy’s expertise is in flexible Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) solar materials that would be incorporated in Dow’s building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) SAI development product. “We are collaborating with Global Solar Energy because throughout our search for a solar material provider, it was the only company able to supply a qualifying flexible Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) material that meets our needs and the requirements of the SAI,” said Bob Cleereman, senior director of Solar & Structural Technology with Dow Building Solutions. “CIGS has proven to be the most efficient, cost-effective thin-film technology for BIPV applications, and by teaming up with Global Solar we are working with an industry leader. Global Solar is the only company in full-scale production of CIGS cells on flexible substrates, and has achieved a record-setting average 10 percent solar cell efficiency, meeting SAI’s requirements.”
The SAI is comprised of companies, laboratories, universities and nonprofit organizations. As part of the initiative, Dow is participating in the Technology Pathway Partnership, which was designed to accelerate the commercialization of US-produced solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Global Solar Energy replaced Dow’s original PV material provider in this program. The mission of the SAI is to create solar electricity cost competitiveness with grid electricity by 2015. The use of flexible CIGS thin-film technologies in building-integrated applications is a key component to that effort, helping lower the cost of solar electricity so that it is cost-competitive across all US market sectors. Decentralized energy supplies such as PV diversifies the nation’s electricity portfolio, enhances grid reliability, and reduces the impact of a failure of the US centralized electricity infrastructure. Dow Chemical Company, with annual sales of $54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries. Global Solar Energy manufactures highly-efficient thin-film solar cells for glass module or flexible material products. Global Solar is the only Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) manufacturer in full-scale production on a flexible substrate and has achieved 10 percent average solar cell efficiency. (4/29/08)
Links: Dow Building Solutions Global Solar Energy US Department of Energy Solar America Initiative (SAI)
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