Entech Solar (ENSL.OB) Signs Agreement with Fraunhofer USA’s Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
Today, Entech Solar, a leader in concentrating solar energy systems, announced that it has entered into a research contract with Fraunhofer USA’s Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating high-efficiency back-contact silicon solar cells into Entech’s 20x concentrating solar systems. In conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Fraunhofer will simulate, design, and test prototype back-contact silicon solar cells to potentially discover a more advanced cell with significantly greater efficiency than those Entech currently uses. Fraunhofer will also give advice regarding the future mass production of such high-efficiency back-contact cells for use…