PyroPhotonics: A Laser That Could Improve CIGS PV : Greentech Media

Photovoltaics based on the CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) or CIS material system have been hailed for their potential for a decade, but it's only recently that volume commercialization has begun. In 2009, 156 megawatts of CIGS PV shipped, mostly from Showa Shell (now Solar Frontier), Global Solar, and Honda, according to GTM analyst Shyam Mehta.