GCL-SI Showcases Black Silicon and PERC Solar Cells Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy GCL-SI has been developing solar modules that utilize new technologies, specifically black silicon, PERC and diamond wiring. At SPI, the company showcased its latest products, including the Black Silicon 5 Busbar (5BB), Multi-Busbar (MBB) and Double-glass modules. GCL System Integration Technology exhibited their collection of solar products that adopts its latest black silicon and PERC […] Read more
Next-gen solar cells could be improved by atomic-scale redesign Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar cells harness energy from the Sun and provide an alternative to non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels. However, they face challenges from costly manufacturing processes and poor efficiency — the amount of sunlight converted to useable energy. Light-absorbing materials called organic lead halide perovskites are used in a new type of solar cells that […] Read more
Virtual Technology Center for Efficient Solar Cells Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Photovoltaics of the University of Stuttgart (ipv) and the International Solar Energy Research Center (ISC) founded Solar Cells Technology Center 4.0 to make solar cell production in more efficient. Linking up systems to a virtual network in order to make solar cell production in Baden Württemberg more efficient – this was the aim of the […] Read more
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