I couldn't find that shining through the last Q. But I did really like this info on SOL-HY:
Solar Hybrid (Sol-Hy)
The primary technology of Solar Hybrid, trade name Sol-Hy, is in solar energy concentration and conversion to electricity. A proprietary holographic lens structure, optical light guide, multi-junction semiconductor, and licensing of patented interconnect technology enables Sol-Hy to offer more efficient collection of solar energy than most existing conventional technologies. These patented processes increase solar cell interconnect reliability, providing higher electrical efficiency and significant production cost savings while conserving expensive semiconductor materials. The Company has licensed a number of patents for this process, and will file proprietary patents on developing technology as well as trademarks, trade names and copyrights.
Sol-Hy's competitive advantages in this field include:
A product in development in multi-junction solar panel that uses a technology developed for space satellites which outputs twice the power in the same amount of space as multi-crystalline silicon solar panel competitors. The core technology has been proven for years in space satellites and is now ready for wide-spread general power generation. REAP is actively developing a solar panel utilizing this technology and expects to be in limited production by 4th quarter 2016.
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Solar cell efficiencies vary from 6% for amorphous silicon-based solar cells to 44.0% with multiple-junction production cells and 44.4% with multiple dies assembled into a hybrid package.[11][12] Solar cell energy conversion efficiencies for commercially available multi-crystalline Si solar cells are around 15%.
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[11]-"Solar Junction Breaks Concentrated Solar World Record with 43.5% Efficiency". Cnet.com.
[12]- Green, M.A. (2003).Third Generation Photovoltaics. Springer-Verlag. ISBN3-540-26562-7.
The foundational intellectual property is protected and will continue to be built upon to maintain a competitive edge. REAP has licensed the patents listed below to enable it to produce multi-junction solar cell products and feels that the purchased and licensed technologies are important in providing a secure basis for this development effort
U.S. Patent Number 7,215,025
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U.S. Patent Number 7,205,635
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U.S. Patent Number 7,205,181
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U.S. Patent Number 6,982,475
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U.S. Patent Number 6,753,208
