Trina Solar Achieves Average Efficiency of 20.16% for Multi-crystalline Silicon PERC Cells Updated On Fri, Jul 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced that it has achieved an average efficiency of 20.16% for its industrially-produced P-type multi-crystalline silicon cells with passivated emitter and rear cell (“PERC”) technology, and an average efficiency of 18.7% for its multi-crystalline silicon P-type double print (“DP”) cells. Both the multi-crystalline PERC cells and DP cells are fabricated on a […] Read more
Vikram Solar bags National Excellence Award 2016 for Roof Top Solar Power Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar received National Excellence Award 2016 for Roof Top Solar Power Projects in the Domestic Solar Module Manufacturers Category by the Government of India. The Award was presented by Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy at the National Workshop on Roof Top Solar Power at Vigyan […] Read more
RENA receives order for it copper plating technology “InCellPlate Cu” from Tier 1 cell producer Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy German equipment maker RENA Technologies has announced that it has received first order for its new high-end copper plating technology “InCellPlate Cu” from a TIER 1 solar cell producer based in China. As a first step RENA will deliver one “InCellPlate Cu” pilot tool, and says that after successful testing line expansion and production ramp-up […] Read more
UNSW engineers set a new world record in solar cell efficiency Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of New South Wales have developed a new solar cell configuration that is 34.5 percent efficient at converting unfocused sunlight into electricity. The new solar cell is 44 percent better than the previous record – made by Alta Devices of the USA, which reached 24% efficiency with a larger solar array. […] Read more
Airbus Defence and Space enters solar cell production contract with MicroLink Devices for next Gen Zephyr HAPS Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for MicroLink’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multijunction solar sheets for use on the new Zephyr S platform. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services. The aircraft runs exclusively on […] Read more
JA Solar starts mass production of PV panels at its newest manufacturing facility in Xingtai, China Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy JA Solar Holdings has announced that it has started mass production of high performance PV panels at its newest module manufacturing facility in Xingtai, Hebei province, China. The new manufacturing facility of JA Solar is located in the Economic Development District of Xingtai city, has an annual capacity of 1.5 GW with fully automated assembly […] Read more
Trina Solar set new efficiency record of 23.5% for interdigitated back contact silicon solar cell Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record of 23.5% for a high-efficiency silicon solar cell with an Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) structure on a large-area 156×156 mm2 n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer. Trina Solar’s record has been independently confirmed by […] Read more
MIT explains the crux behind the World’s Lightest Solar Cells Updated On Mon, Mar 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy As solar panels get mainstream, innovations into this technology are also on leap. Today, technologies are getting more flexible, thinner and lighter and researchers at MIT are known to have abided the rules and created the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced. The MIT professor Vladimir Bulovi, research scientist Annie Wang, and doctoral student Joel […] Read more
The ‘Misjudge Material’ can be the next Solar Cell Technology Updated On Tue, Mar 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers are step close to a solar energy innovation which claims to vie traditional energy sources in electricity generation. Currently, silicon solar cells available in the solar cell market making manufacturing costs a bit tight for the manufacturers. But, a team Led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Washington State […] Read more