Insect Eyes Inspire New Solar Cell Design by Stanford Researchers Updated On Tue, Sep 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics based on a promising material called perovskite. A new solar cell inspired by the compound eyes of insects could help scientists overcome a major roadblock to the development of solar […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics and Tongwei Solar Will Together Develop New Generations of Solar Cell Technologies Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Heraeus Photovoltaics and Tongwei Solar will conduct joint research and development of new-generation efficient front side silver paste, with the goal of leading the industry standard. Heraeus Photovoltaics, the supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced that it has established a cooperation agreement with Tongwei Solar on the R&D and applications of […] Read more
Jolywood Launches the Testing Standard of Bifacial Solar Cell Jointly with TUV NORD and CPVT Updated On Mon, Jul 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Jolywood has collaborated with TUV NORD and the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Product Quality for the set up of testing standard for bifacial solar cell products. Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co. Ltd (Jolywood), a leader in the research and development, production, and marketing of N-type Bifacial Solar Cell Products has […] Read more
GCL-SI Achieves Efficiency of 20.6% for its Multi-crystalline PERC Solar Cells Updated On Wed, Jun 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy “GCL-SI will further advance towards the goal of realizing an average efficiency of 20.5% and a maximum efficiency of PERC solar cells somewhere between 20.8% and 21% in 2017” GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced that it has achieved efficiency breakthrough of 20.1% for Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) in mass production by […] Read more
RenewSys Launches Production of India’s First 5 BB Solar Cells, Completes Ramp up of its Cell Line Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy RenewSys will start commercial production of its 5BB Solar PV Panels/Modules from July 2017 onwards. RenewSys, India’s first & only integrated manufacturer of Solar PV Modules & its components- Encapsulants, Backsheets and PV Solar Cells, became the first Indian company to launch the production of five Bus Bar (BB) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Cells. The 5BB […] Read more
INDEOtec Secures Order New PECVD Tool Order for Heterojunction Solar Cells Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The new tool order for the OCTOPUS PECVD system would be configured to facilitate advanced research of certain layer stacks for heterojunction and other high-efficiency PV solar cells devices. INDEOtec, the Swiss based PV manufacturing equipment specialist has secured an order intake by the institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE). By the reception of this […] Read more
United States Launches Investigation into Imports of Solar Cells Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The United States notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on May 17, 2017, a safeguard investigation on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells” United States has launched an investigation into imports of photovoltaic or solar cells, to determine if they pose a threat to American industry, said the World Trade Organisation. “The United States […] Read more
Trina Solar Hits New Efficiency Record of 24.13% for IBC Mono-crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy The record-breaking n-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cell form Trina Solar was fabricated on a large-sized phosphorous-doped Cz Silicon substrate with a low-cost industrial IBC process, featuring conventional tube doping technologies and fully screen-printed metallization. Trina Solar has announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has set a new record […] Read more
Chinese Scientists Explore All-Weather Solar Cells Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Chinese scientists are constructing new research to make solar cells that can store sunlight energy in all weather conditions, a move that could bring down the cost of energy harvesting. “Solar cell research is mainly focused on elevating photoelectric conversion efficiency upon direct sunlight until new light has been shed on persistent high-efficiency power generation […] Read more
