Save the date: IW-CIGSTech 11 on the horizon!

Update: IW-CIGSTech 11 has been converted to an online conference.

Place and date have now been set for the international CIGS workshop IW-CIGSTech 11! It will take place at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Berlin Adlershof on 22nd and 23rd June 2020. The workshop will be co-hosted by HZB and ZSW.

The first day (Monday) will be devoted to industry updates, followed by a social event in the evening. On the second day (Tuesday), research organizations will have their say. The day will end in the early afternoon to enable everyone to get home on Tuesday.

More detailed information will be published at usual on the event website iw-cigstech.org.

You would like to be added to the event mailing list? Please write to info [at] iw-cigstech [dot] org.

Tandem Solar Modules: One-Two Combination Packs a More Powerful Punch

Perovskite/ CIGS semiconductor pairing promises to boost photovoltaic efficiency

From the laboratory cell to a small solar module: A perovskite innovation from the ZSW laboratory. Photo: ZSW.

The efficiency ceiling of commercially available solar modules leaves little room for improvement. Tandem solar modules with two light-harvesting active layers have far greater potential. The future could well belong to this promising technology. Researchers engaged in the Capitano project are combining thin-film solar modules based on perovskite semiconductors with semiconductors made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS). This combination is the key to building remarkably efficient tandem solar cells with all the advantages of thin-film technology and an efficiency factor that could top the 30-percent mark. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Schwäbisch Hall-based enterprise NICE Solar Energy, and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have joined forces in this project with the ZSW acting as coordinator.

Download complete press release as PDF.

Visit coordinator ZSW this week at EU-PVSEC in Marseille, booth A1.

CIGS White Paper 2019 now available

CIGS White Paper 2019
CIGS White Paper 2019

The new edition of the CIGS White Paper has been published today. In a joint press release, research institutes ZSW and HZB describe why thin-film PV, in particular CIGS, is a key technology to drive global energy transition.

The CIGS White Paper 2019 is available for download. The complete text of the White Paper can also be read online on this website – simply select “Why invest in CIGS thin-film technology?” in the menu.

Save the date: IW-CIGSTech 9 to be held on June 18, 2018, at ZSW in Stuttgart, Germany

IW-CIGSTech 8 has been a great success, presenting hot CIGS thin-film solar cell research and industry news to a packed auditorium in Stuttgart, Germany:

IW-CIGSTech 8 participants in front of the CIGS facade at new ZSW building in Stuttgart
IW-CIGSTech 8 participants in front of the CIGS facade at new ZSW building in Stuttgart

Continue reading Save the date: IW-CIGSTech 9 to be held on June 18, 2018, at ZSW in Stuttgart, Germany

Programme for IW-CIGSTech 8 published

The workshop programme for IW-CIGSTech 8, jointly organized by HZB and ZSW, has been published and can be found at the iw-cigstech homepage. Do not miss the opportunity to take part in the discussion with renowned CIGS experts for the very small fee of 150 Euro plus VAT – register now! Continue reading Programme for IW-CIGSTech 8 published

Register now for IW-CIGSTech 8 – the international workshop by HZB and ZSW

International IW-CIGS-Tech 8 workshop on May 30 in Stuttgart to focus on latest advances

Global demand for photovoltaic systems is rising sharply. CIGS thin-film modules have become a hot topic for the solar industry. International experts will convene in Stuttgart on May 30, 2017, at the annual IW-CIGSTech workshop to discuss past and potential future technical and industrial advances in this solar technology. The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) are hosting the eighth installment of this workshop, which caters to scientists, engineers and industry specialists. Continue reading Register now for IW-CIGSTech 8 – the international workshop by HZB and ZSW

Invitation to IW-CIGSTech 8

The international workshop on CIGS thin-film technology, IW-CIGSTech 8, has appeared on the horizon: The workshop jointly hosted by Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research, ZSW) will take place on May 30th, 2017, at ZSW in Stuttgart, Germany

We alread have a list of 10 confirmed speakers, including representative of all important CIGS manufacturers; please refer to the workshop website.

Information for registration will be published in the first half of March.