Solar3D Successfully Completes Design of Breakthrough 3-Dimensional Solar Cell

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Sept. 12, 2011, 4:05 p.m. EDT

Solar3D Successfully Completes Design of Breakthrough 3-Dimensional Solar Cell

Fabrication of Super-Efficient Solar Cell Prototype Begins

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sep 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, announced today that it has successfully completed the design of the prototype for its new, super-efficient solar cell.

On track to complete a working prototype near the end of 2011, Solar3D set a number of milestones announced in May, including the completion of each design element--including the optical element and the 3-dimensional photovoltaic structure--and adjustment of the design for mass manufacturing. Each milestone has been consistently met in a timely way.

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Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, the company's innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. Solar3D's management believes that this breakthrough solar cell design will dramatically change the economics of solar energy, since the efficiency of the new solar cell will be substantially higher than the currently available solar technology

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Solar3D, Inc. is developing a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity. Up to 30% of incident sunlight is currently reflected off the surface of conventional solar cells, and more is lost inside the solar cell materials. Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, our innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. This next generation solar cell will be dramatically more efficient, resulting in a lower cost per watt that will make solar power affordable for the world. To learn more about Solar3D, please visit our website at http://www.Solar3D.com .

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