New efficiency record for flexible CIGS solar cells

This is Great we need to up our Mass production of these and put them everywhere like car & boat roofs, among other places.

Improved efficiency is nice, but I still waiting for cheep solar cells to hit the market.

I hope they are looking for alternatives to Indium in CIGS cells. Already it is becoming scare as it is used extensively in LCD display some say there is only around 13 years supply left.

Theres plenty of indium, the worlds got a layer of it covering the whole surface when the dinosaurs died i believe. I might be wrong but im sure its an indium layer from that massive meteor.

So what is the most efficient solar cell percentage?

Be nice to see a comparison.

Yeah print it like news papers...... 50Km a day on a 2 meter wide strip. Sell for $20 a square meter or 200W of solar panel at 24V.

Sell the solar cell at Zero cost. Have the customer pay for the energy they use. Sell the extra energy to the local power grid. Customer gets a guaranteed set price on the energy cost for 5 years at 40% savings to there current bill. After the fifth year the customer owns the product.

Indium is indeed very rare. That is why it's cost has gone up 4X in the past few years. Research needs to find big indium deposits or an alternative so this technology can deal with the huge future demands with competitive prices. The massive meteor that mg writes about deposited iridium (Ir) not indium. Iridium is good for emitters in organic LED technology, so the meteor still had a bright side!