HelioVolt, NREL Win R&D 100 Award for Thin Film Solar Printing Process

HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of highly-efficient thin film solar energy products, today announced that it has garnered an R&D 100 Award from Research & Development (R&D) Magazine for work performed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Known as the “Oscars of Invention,” the R&D 100 Awards celebrate the year’s most significant commercial innovations from around the world. HelioVolt and NREL received the award for demonstrating a simpler, faster end-to-end process for printing high quality thin film photovoltaic (PV) systems. “This award-winning technology could have a significant impact on the penetration of solar energy in the marketplace,” NREL Director Dan Arvizu said. “Thin film technologies aim to lower costs by using significantly less material to produce... [read full story]