Interesting press release of New Mexico based start up Quantum Solar: Quantum Solar Power Corp. (“Quantum”) (OTCBB: QSPW) is in the development stages of a solar cell technology that could alter the solar power industryʼs dependence on rare elements.
Quantum believes their emerging NGD™ (Next Generation Device) technology will
provide high efficiency solar cells with prices competitive with coal generated electricity
without the use of any rare elements.
According to Quantum’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Andras Pattantyus-Abraham, “We are extremely excited about the advancements we have made in the past several months.
By eliminating the semiconductor layer in conventional PV as the primary absorber of photons, our patent-pending NGD™ would replace the need for rare elements that limit the terawatt-scale deployment of current photovoltaics.” Daryl Ehrmantraut, Quantum’s CEO, stated, “The sophisticated quantum-level processes employed by Quantum’s NGD™ research has a real possibility to finally break down the competitive barrier between solar power and fossil fuels.”
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