Day 2: Intersolar Munich Review Conference
‘Clear Trend’ Towards N-Type Solar Technology In Rooftop Solar Segment At Intersolar Europe 2022
After an insightful Day 1 of TaiyangNews Intersolar Munich Review Conference when the focus was on product innovations in the field of utility scale solar at Intersolar 2022, Day 2 on May 25, 2022 was focused on the rooftop solar segment (see Day 1: .
Day 1: Intersolar Munich Review Conference
TaiyangNews Conference: Hot On Trail Of Utility Scale Solar At Intersolar Europe 2022
One and a half weeks after Intersolar Europe (part of the Smarter E) in Munich ended, counting around 65,000 visitors, 33% more than the last pre-Coronavirus event in 2019, TaiyangNews has held the first day of its Intersolar Review Virtual Conference.
UNSW Produces ‘Night Time’ Solar Power
Australian Researchers Generate Small Amounts of Solar Electricity From Heat Radiated At Night
The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have claimed a breakthrough in generating solar power at night using infrared light from radiated heat.
The Thermoplastic Variant Of Polyolefins
Thermoplastic Polyolefin Solar Module Encapsulation Solutions With The Ability To Support Low Processing Temperature Are Mainly Promoted For HJT And Perovskites Based Tandem Architectures
Unlike with backsheets, where Austria’s Borealis is following a “B to B” approach, in the encapsulation segment the chemical company is taking a “B to C” approach.
39.5% Efficiency For Triple-Junction Solar Cells
NREL Claims Highest Efficiency 1-Sun Solar Cell Using Quantum Wells
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced 39.5% efficiency for a new solar cell it has created calling it the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard-1 sun conditions.
JA Solar Joins N-Type Solar Module Club
JA Solar Introduces DeepBlue 4.0 X Solar Module With Up To 625W Power Output
Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer JA Solar Technology Co, Ltd has officially entered the n-type module club with the launch of DeepBlue 4.0 X based on 182mm wafer size with a maximum power output of 625W and power conversion efficiency of up to 22.4%.
Risen Energy Produces G12 HJT Solar Cell
Risen Energy’s Chinese Fab Rolls Out Its 1st HJT Cell Based On G12 Wafer Size
Chinese integrated solar PV producer Risen Energy has announced successfully reaching mass production for the company’s 1st heterojunction (HJT) solar cell based on G12 half wafer 120μm, with cell power conversion efficiency exceeding 25.5%, and used for its HJT module Hyper-ion.
ISC Konstanz To Help French Solar Gigafab Go TOPCon
Solar Cell Start-up Carbon & ISC Konstanz Enter Technology Agreement For TOPCon Solar Modules
Germany’s International Solar Energy Research Center (ISC) Konstanz and French solar technology startup Carbon, with 5 GW production plans, have formalized their planned collaboration with the signing of a technology agreement for TOPCon solar technology.
White EVA For Higher Module Output
Employing White EVA On Rear Side Instead Of Transparent Variant Is Now Mainstream And Is Also The Most Important Development In EVA Segment Of Solar Encapsulants
While EVA has been traditionally used in a transparent form for solar modules, a white variant was brought to the market to be used as the bottom encapsulation layer.
Excerpts Of Trends In Encapsulation
While Price Increase Is The Most Important Development In Commercial Space, Bifacial Is Heart Of The Technological Developments In Encapsulation Segment
While nothing groundbreaking has happened in the mainstream encapsulation segment, Dow is in the process of developing a very innovative liquid silicone solution for building integrated PV that cures at room temperature with high durability of up to 50 years.
29.2% Efficiency Record For Tandem Solar Cell
EPFL Team Claims ‘New World Record’ Efficiency For Fully Textured Perovskite-Silicon Device
Switzerland’s public research university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has reported an efficiency of 29.2% for perovskite and textured silicon tandem solar cell calling it a ‘new world record’ under a sub class of fully textured perovskite-silicon device.
New Processing System For Large Wafer Sized Cells
Fraunhofer ISE Introduces ‘Groundbreaking’ Technology with ‘On-The-Fly’ Laser Equipment
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has introduced a new solar cell processing system for large format solar cells, read M12 and G12, that can laser half a million contact openings per second and has an effective throughput of over 15.
25.7% Efficiency Record For N-Type Mono-Si Solar Cell
China’s National Institute of Metrology Confirms JinkoSolar’s 25.7% Efficiency Claim For TOPCon Solar Cell
Chinese solar PV technology company JinkoSolar Holding has reported achieving a maximum power conversion efficiency of 25.7% for its 182mm high efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell stating it as a new world record.
No / Low Degradation TOPCon at System Level
TOPCon Cell Technology Has Several Benefits At System Level – No To Low LID And LeTID, Low Temperature Coefficient, High Bifaciality
TOPCon not only results in higher efficiency at the cell level, and higher module power as a consequence, but the technology also performs well outdoors in real-world operating conditions.
24% Efficiency For Perovskite/Organic Tandem Cell
Ultra-Thin Indium Oxide Layer For 24% Efficiency For Perovskite & Organic Tandem Solar Cell
A group of researchers from the University of Wuppertal, Germany have announced 24% power conversion efficiency for perovskite and organic tandem solar cells, claiming it to be a new world record for this kind of tandem.
New High Efficiency HJT Solar Module Technology
Maxwell & Cybrid Claim 5W+ Output Increase For HJT Modules Using Light Conversion Film
Chinese solar cell production equipment supplier Suzhou Maxwell Technologies says it is possible to increase the output of a 60-cell M6 heterojunction (HJT) solar module by more than 5W as it figured with the help of a light conversion film from Cybrid Technologies Inc.
25.62% Efficiency For Silicon HJT Cell
Suzhou Maxwell Scores 25.62% Efficiency Using Low Indium & Silver Coated Copper Grid Lines
China’s Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co, Ltd has reported achieving 25.62% power conversion efficiency for monocrystalline silicon heterojunction (HJT) solar cells, using 50% less indium and silver coated copper grid wires.
Integrated PV Critical For Global Decarbonization
Exploit Versatility Of Solar PV Technology With Integrated PV Applications To Bring Down Global Carbon Emissions
The recent Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) report hailed solar PV technology as the leading clean energy solution for the world to bring down carbon emissions by 2030, and to aid in the process integrated PV (IPV) in the form of agr.
