ALD Systems For Aluminum Oxide Deposition
ALD Equipment Suppliers Made Significant Advancements In The Deposition Of Aluminum Oxide For PV Applications To Enhance The Performance
ALD systems were the first to facilitate aluminum oxide deposition for PV. The fundamentals of ALD can be found in our earlier PERC reports, e.g., PERC Solar Cell Technology 2017 Edition.
Deposition Tools For TOPCon Solar Cell Production
The Selection Of Deposition Systems For TOPCon Cell Production Depends On Several Factors such As throughput, Wafer Size And Desired Thickness Of Polysilicon Film
Passivation is a very crucial step in solar cell processing. The bulk of silicon wafers can neither be completely free from impurities, nor from crystal lattice disruptions on both surfaces.
Low Presssure Diffusion Furnaces
TaiyangNews Market Survey on Solar Cell Production Equipment Lists Wide Range Of Diffusion Furnaces From Leading Suppliers
The diffusion furnaces listed in TaiyangNews Cell Production Survey 2023– a total of 14 from 7 companies – are all based on low pressure diffusion.
Progress In Solar Cell Texturing
The Latest On PERC & TOPCon Cell Texturing Techniques Using Alkaline and Acidic Solutions, Inline Processing And Dry Etching Innovations
In a previous article on solar cell processing, we discussed about surface preparation steps in PERC/TOPCon cell production (see Solar Cell Surface Preparation). We now look into the texturing process.
China Solar PV News Snippets
Canadian Solar Starts Construction In Hohhot & More From LONGi, Hongyuan, YuanTech, SC New Energy
Canadian Solar’s groundbreaking ceremony in Hohhot; LONGi releases 1st Half 2023 interim results; Hongyuan rolls out 1st module from Phase I; INGENE SAGL receives 1 MW of modules from YuanTech; S.C New Energy’s new PECVD based microcrystalline P process.
Solar Cell Surface Preparation
With Topcon Becoming The New Standard, Reducing Reflection And Tool Configuration Are Hot Topics During Surface Preparation In Solar Cell Processing
Our previous article on solar cell processing equipment provides an overview of key process steps – surface preparation, emitter formation, passivation, metallization and testing (see The Main Solar Cell Production Equipment Updates).
China Solar PV News Snippets
Trina Begins Supply Of Vertex Modules For Hydro-Solar Power Plants & More From LONGi, Jinchen Solar, S.C. New Energy, Gaoce
Trina begins supply of Vertex 580W modules to Xigu and Xieka hybrid hydro-solar power plants in Sichuan; No price changes for P-type wafers from LONGi; Jinchen Solar HJT cell efficiency clears third-party certification; S.C New Energy develops Text.
The Main Solar Cell Production Equipment Updates
Comprehensive Overview Of Latest Developments And Equipment Specifications Related To PERC And TOPCon Cell Production
Just in about a year time since TaiyangNews published the market survey on PERC cell production equipment May 2022, the PV manufacturing sector experienced a swift and transformative evolution.
Process Equipment For High Efficiency TOPCon Solar Cells
Leadmicro Chief Scientist Baochen Liao Talked To TaiyangNews About The Key Enablers for TOPCon Cell Production
Leadmicro offers production equipment solutions for mass production of TOPCon solar cells, while Tube-type PECVD attracts the center stage. Tube-type PECVD is currently one of the two main approaches used for applying the rear passivation stack in TOPCon processing.
HJT Solar Cells Equipment Suppliers’ Overview
Solar Cell Production Equipment Vendors Expand Offerings, Introducing Turnkey Solutions for HJT Solar Cell Production
In addition to selling HJT cell production equipment for individual process stations, a few equipment vendors are also offering turnkey solutions.
New Product As Part Of HighLite EU Project
3D-Micromac Creates New MicroCELL MCS Throughput System For Cutting Solar Cells Under HighLite
German laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems supplier for various industries including photovoltaics, 3D-Micromac has completed the development of a new high-throughput system or cutting solar cells, microCELL MCS as part of the European Union’s (EU) funded project HighLite.
Wavelabs Introduces New Products
German Technology Start-Up Introduces New Solar Measuring Systems For Production & Research
LED-based solar simulator for solar cells producer from Germany, Wavelabs Solar Metrology Systems GmbH is expanding its portfolio with 2 new products, including an ‘all-in-one’ solar module flasher for production lines and another for perovskite-.
New Solar Cell Passivation Machine Launched
Singulus Technologies Claims Solar Cell Efficiency Improvement Of Up To 1% With New Machine
German solar PV equipment manufacturer Singulus Technologies has unveiled a new coating machine for the passivation of the cut edges of solar cells called Generis Passivated Edge Technology or PET, claiming it improves the cell efficiency by up to 1%.
Low-Cost Process For Ultrathin Films From India
IIT Mandi Team Proposes Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition To Produce Metal Oxide Layers For Solar Cells
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed what they term as a low-cost process to produce ultrathin films of metal oxides from cheaper starting materials using aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) tec.
Solar Cell Characterization Sensitivity to Cell Architecture
Video: Dr Sascha Esefelder Of Wavelabs Presented About LED IV Characterization For Solar Cells At TaiyangNews Conference
Wavelabs’ Product Development Director Dr Sascha Esefelder discussed high-throughput IV-classification of high efficiency silicon solar cells at the recent TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar Cell Production Equipment & Processing Materials.
Microcrystalline HJT Solar Cells
Video: GS-Solar Presented About Development of Micro-Crystalline HJT Cells Using Mass Production Equipment At TaiyangNews Conference
Jinyan Zhang, General Manager GS-Solar’s R&D Department, at the TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar Cell Production Equipment & Processing Materials, said that 13.56 MHz is ‘perfect’ for large chamber PECVD equipment used for mass production of microcrystalline HJT cells.
HJT Production Solutions Designed in Europe
Video: Dr. Dirk Habermann of H2GEMINI Presents About HJT Cell Technology Processing Solutions Designed in Europe At TaiyangNews Conference
At the TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar Cell Production Equipment & Processing Materials, Dr. Dirk Habermann, CTO & Founder of H2GEMINI, talked about HJT specific production solutions designed in Europe in the field.
Innovations in Wet-Chemical Solutions
Video: SCHMID Group’s Christian Buchner Presented Latest on Wet-Chemical Solutions for Solar Cell Manufacturing at TaiyangNews Conference
Dr Christian Buchner, Vice President Photovoltaics at SCHMID Group in his talk at the TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar Cell Production Equipment & Processing Materials presented the latest on ‘Innovations in Wet-Chemical Solutions fo.
