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Oregon State University Launches Solar Research Center
A newly created signature research center at Oregon State University (OSU) could position the region as an international leader in solar cell innovation and manufacturing.
The Oregon Process Innovation Center for Sustainable Solar Cell Manufacturing has been set up at OSU with almost $2.7M in new funding. Participating researchers believe that technologies the center generates could lead to dramatic changes in the global solar energy industry.
“We’re reaching the limits of what can be done through incremental improvements in traditional, silicon-based solar cell technology,” said Greg Herman, associate professor of chemical engineering at OSU and associate director of the center. “We’re aiming for a revolution in solar cell processing and manufacturing that might drop costs by as much as 90% while being more environmentally sensitive.”
via Oregon State University Launches Solar Research Center – 2010-01-09 03:07:00 | PV Society.
