Large RE Market A Boon For India: Anadi Iyer, India Director, Fraunhofer Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy How is Fraunhofer’s helping the renewable energy sector in India? Fraunhofer works around science and engineering, whether it is renewable energy, production technologies, material science, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, etc. We can make solar cell battery storage systems of high quality. We are also working on several technologies simultaneously, like thins cells. […] Read more
Fraunhofer Institute creates proficient solar cell ‘recycling’ process Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy For what could be a major breakthrough for the PV recycling industry, the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Germany has developed a solution to recycle PV modules on an industrial scale and reuse the silicon to produce new PERC solar cells. The institution has developed this in close cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS’ Product Portfolio Successfully Clears Fraunhofer CSP Test Updated On Thu, Dec 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company’s modules were tested by Germany’s Fraunhofer CSP and found to display negligible power loss during high-temperature testing conditions of up to 75 degrees Celsius. Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, confirmed that its leading range of solar modules have delivered exceptional performance in a recent test conducted by […] Read more
Joint Research by Fraunhofer ISE and Heraeus for High-performance Solar Modules: Novel Cell Connector Increases Power by 1.9 W Updated On Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Heraeus are researching and optimizing novel, selectively coated cell connectors in a joint research project. The Selectively Coated Ribbon (SCRTM) cell connector achieves an average gain of 1.9 W in conventional 60-cell solar modules. The connector can be used in industrial PV module manufacturing without system […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Develops Printed In-Situ Perovskite Solar Cells to Save Resources Updated On Fri, May 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy With a record efficiency of 12.6 percent, the researchers have now reached an important milestone in the field of printed photovoltaics. Besides silicon-based photovoltaics, which presently dominate the market, there are other materials, such as perovskite, that also show great potential. Scientists are testing the proof of concept of these new types of solar cells. […] Read more
Fraunhofer Sets New World Record for Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with 21.9 Percent Efficiency Updated On Mon, Feb 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The record Multicrystalline Silicon solar cell consists of n-type high performance multicrystalline silicon, or HP mc-Si. Compared to p-type silicon, this material shows a higher tolerance to impurities, especially iron. Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, which successfully brings the world record back to Freiburg. Higher […] Read more
