Featured in Racing towards high performance – 06-2019

CIGS flexes for takeoff

Versatile CIGS modules are opening doors to a range of new applications that have the potential to change how we integrate solar energy into urban communities, according to Michael Powalla from the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Würtenberg (ZSW) and Rutger Schlatmann from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB).

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pv magazine

04 Jun 2019

Black, monolithic CIGS can be a stylish and powerful addition to building surfaces. | Image: ZSW

The way we view solar panels is about to change in a major way, in terms of both functionality as well as physical appearance. Previously constrained to the bulky silicon silhouettes we have come to recognize, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film modules are ushering a new generation of PV modules into the market.CIGS …

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