Companies invest in PV and printed electronics

摘要

To pump up its efforts in the solar energy and photovoltaic (PV) markets, US company DuPont has acquired Innovalight, a company specialising in advanced silicone inks and process technologies to increase the efficiency of crystalline silicone solar cells. Silicone inks used in conjunction with DuPont's Solamet PV metallisation pastes boost the amount of electricity produced from sunlight, enabling the production of superior Selective Emitter solar cells. According to industry estimates, Selective Emitter technology could represent 13% of crystalline silicone solar cell production by 2013 and up to 38% by 2020.