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'''''Twin Creeks Technologies''''' is a technology company which develops cheaper manufacturing equipment for the production of solar modules, sensors, |
'''''Twin Creeks Technologies''''' is a technology company which develops cheaper manufacturing equipment for the production of solar modules, [[sensors]], [[LED]]s and other solid-state devices. It has 76 employees in a pilot production plant in [[Mississippi]]. The company has raised $93 million. <ref>{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Don |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/03/13/startup-pushes-skinny-flexible-silicon-for-solar/ |title=Startup Pushes Skinny, Flexible Silicon for Solar - Digits - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> |
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==Notable inventions== |
==Notable inventions== |
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They invented an ion cannon they call Hyperion which is capable of slicing crystalline silicon layers 20 micrometer thick, instead of the usual 200 micrometer thick solar cells most produced. This is predicted to be able to produce solar cells for less than half the cost. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/122231-solar-panels-made-with-ion-cannon-are-cheap-enough-to-challenge-fossil-fuels |title=Solar panel made with ion cannon is cheap enough to challenge fossil fuels |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> CEO Siva Sivaram has stated that the company can now produce solar cells for about 40 cents per watt, which is half the cost of the cheapest solar cells available by others. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427198/startup-aims-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-cells-in/ |title=Startup Aims to Cut the Cost of Solar Cells in Half |publisher=Technology Review |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> |
They invented an [[ion cannon]] they call ''Hyperion'' which is capable of slicing [[crystalline silicon]] layers 20 micrometer thick, instead of the usual 200 micrometer thick solar cells most produced. This is predicted to be able to produce [[solar cells]] for less than half the cost. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/122231-solar-panels-made-with-ion-cannon-are-cheap-enough-to-challenge-fossil-fuels |title=Solar panel made with ion cannon is cheap enough to challenge fossil fuels |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> CEO Siva Sivaram has stated that the company can now produce solar cells for about 40 cents per watt, which is half the cost of the cheapest solar cells available by others. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427198/startup-aims-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-cells-in/ |title=Startup Aims to Cut the Cost of Solar Cells in Half |publisher=Technology Review |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:40, 1 October 2012
Twin Creeks Technologies is a technology company which develops cheaper manufacturing equipment for the production of solar modules, sensors, LEDs and other solid-state devices. It has 76 employees in a pilot production plant in Mississippi. The company has raised $93 million. [1]
Notable inventions
They invented an ion cannon they call Hyperion which is capable of slicing crystalline silicon layers 20 micrometer thick, instead of the usual 200 micrometer thick solar cells most produced. This is predicted to be able to produce solar cells for less than half the cost. [2] CEO Siva Sivaram has stated that the company can now produce solar cells for about 40 cents per watt, which is half the cost of the cheapest solar cells available by others. [3]
References
- ^ Clark, Don (2012-03-13). "Startup Pushes Skinny, Flexible Silicon for Solar - Digits - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Solar panel made with ion cannon is cheap enough to challenge fossil fuels". ExtremeTech. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Startup Aims to Cut the Cost of Solar Cells in Half". Technology Review. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.