Integral Technologies Inc. (fka ITKG)

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Integral Technologies (IT), Inc. (Bellingham, WA) has a technology that is more on the brink currently; a pellet created from a proprietary blend of conductive polymers.

Development actually began when the company was contracted to come up with a flat panel antenna system for satellite tracking, which also needed a plastic bottom side that could carry an electric charge. No major company had such a material available.

“Conducting our own experiments, we came up with a mixture that worked,” Bill Robinson, CEO says. “We developed a pellet that could be injection moulded into a three dimensional shape or be extruded. It was also ideal for the bottom plate of a solar panel.”

Robinson says that the material is right for both c-Si an TFPV. In the thin-film area when two plates of glass are used, this can effectively replace the bottom plate. For crystalline silicon, he sees the material replacing the aluminium used to put solar panels together. “ElectriPlast has efficiencies similar to current materials, but is far less expensive,” he says.

The company currently has the capacity to manufacture up to 50,000 lbs of material a month. Robinson says that they will soon be targeting solar PV, and want to get involved and work with customers hands-on.


http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7350/solar-pv-innovations-on-the-leading-edge-for-2010-/