Alta equipment(devices), founded in 2008, is a manufacturer of thin-film solar cells. The founders are Professor Harry Atwater (from the California Institute of Technology) and Professor Eli yablonovitch from the University of California, Berkeley. Shortly after the company was founded, Chris Norris joined the company as president and CEO. Chris is a manager with rich experience in the semiconductor industry. Since joining, he has created a world-class management team composed of people from solar energy, semiconductor and capital equipment industries\ N \ nalta devices' gallium arsenide (GaAs) flexible thin film cell technology is the world's leading thin film solar cell technology. The production of flexible gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells with the highest conversion efficiency in the world is 8% higher than the global mass-produced monocrystalline silicon technology and 10% higher than polycrystalline silicon.
China hanergy thin film power group has just announced its U.S. subsidiary Alta.
The single junction gaas solar cell of devices broke the world record. On November 14, Aurora, a subsidiary of Boeing, used the world's leading flexible gallium arsenide thin film cell of hanergy Alta to design a solar UAV "Odysseus" with a wingspan of 243 feet (74 meters)，om Clancy, chief technology officer of Aurora and vice president of unmanned aircraft systems, said that integrating solar cells into the aircraft structure provides a relatively high power to weight ratio. The aircraft is covered with solar cells on the upper surface of the wing, the edge of the tail and the vertical tail. The GaAs flexible cell array and composite surface panel provided by hanergy Alta are integrally cured to reduce weight and improve durability.
It is reported that Odysseus's global operation area also exceeds other similar products. It can carry more aircraft than any other similar aircraft.
Alta focuses on using thin-film solar technology to provide power for autonomous systems. "Alta's goal is to help achieve a broader autonomous system and continue to lead the thin-film solar industry. We believe this is the best way to achieve independent innovation," said Ding Jian, CEO of hanergy Alta.Hanergy solar UAV equipped with gallium arsenide cell appeared in the first China International Expo.