Natcore Technology Inc (NTCXF)

[elichen]

TOM REPLIED--here is complete dialogue

Hi Tom and Chuck,

We on the ihub board thought you would be interested in this article that came out today, in case it hasn't come to your attention already. There may be some valuable information that Natcore could use for/with their own black silicon tech:

http://phys.org/news/2012-11-team-side-illuminated-ultra-efficient-solar-cell.html

"The new cell architecture developed at the David Ben-Gurion National Solar Research Center at BGU can exceed an ultra-efficient 40 percent conversion efficien with intensities equal to 10,000 suns."

Best,
Elichen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOM REPLIED

Hi Elichen,

Good to hear from you and thanks for the story.

I spoke to our scientific staff and this technology has no impact on us nor does it provide any opportunity for us. The report is referring to a very specialized triple junction cell made from materials other than silicon to which neither black silicon nor LPD silica apply.

Also, the BGU cell requires high concentration to work well. Our all quantum dot tandem cell is for normal sunlight levels.

I hope this information is helpful. Thanks for passing this on to us. We try to keep up on everything that's out there and it is always interesting to see these things.

Tom
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ELICHEN REPLIED

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your reply. An even more important question, that I neglected to ask, is: does their technology pose a competitive threat to Natcore's technology? I believe their efficiency is above 40%--but at what cost we don't know.

Best,

Elichen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOM REPLIED
Elichen,

You are correct. We have no idea about the cost.

Also, efficiency is a very subjective concept. There is a big difference in measuring efficiency from a small device and efficiency on a real scalable cell that can be commercially produced. My guess is that they are a long way from that.

Tom
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ELICHEN REPLIED

We are all hoping that Natcore will be the Apple Computer of the Solar Industry!!! Do you think so?

Elichen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOM REPLIED
Yes I do
~~~~~~~~~~
ELICHEN REPLIED
Excellent!

Thank you,
Elichen