UHasselt & Imec Announce Manufacturing Spin-Off
EnFoil To Undertake CIGS, Flexible, Thin-Film Solar Modules Production For Integrated Deployment
Thursday, 27 Jul 2023
Belgian PV technology research institute imec has announced a new manufacturing spin-off called EnFoil, with its research partner Hasselt University (UHasselt), to produce thin-film, flexible solar panels based on copper-indium-gallium and selenium (.
Soltech Planning Customized BIPV Panels In Belgium Fab
Imec Spin-Off Soltech NV To Roll Out Custom-Made Building Integrated Solar PV Panels From Belgium, Thanks To €1.9 Million Capital Injection; To Be Headed By Serial Entrepreneur Bas Van De Kreeke As CEO
Wednesday, 04 Aug 2021
A consortium of investors have come together to fund building integrated PV (BIPV) solar panel production plans of Soltech NV, an imec research center spin-off.
New Jolywood Bifacial N-Type Module With 615W Output
Jolywood Launches Bifacial Solar Module Series With Up To 615W Output Using Large Size Silicon Wafer & Multi-Busbar Technology
Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020
Chinese solar module producer Jolywood has introduced a new module high efficiency bifacial module series called Niwa® Super with power ratings ranging between 570 W and 615 W.
25% Efficiency Claimed For Thin-Film Solar Cell
Imec & Partners Announce 25% Power Conversion Efficiency For A 1cm² Thin-Film Solar Cell; Team Targeting 30% Efficiency Over Next 3 Years
Sunday, 01 Mar 2020
Percistand, a research consortium, has claimed 25% power conversion efficiency for a tandem thin-film solar cell over an area of 1cm² which the team believes is the first time these wafer thin cells have produced as much energy as traditional solar cells.
Next-Gen Yield Simulation For Bifacial Solar Parks
Imec, EnergyVille & PVcase Reveal Commercial Software Solution To Accurately Predict Bifacial Solar PV Park Energy Yield During Design Stage; Plan Market Introduction In H1/2020
Monday, 16 Sep 2019
A software solution that allows easy design and accurate prediction of the energy yield of state-of-the-art PV power plants is something Belgium based research institute imec along with EnergyVille and Lithuanian software company PVcase have design.
23.2% Efficiency For Bifacial N-PERT Solar Cells
Imec & Jolywood Announce 23.2% Front-Side Conversion Efficiency For N-PERT Solar Cells With Over 80% Bifaciality; Now Aiming For Efficiency Of Over 23.5%, With Above 90% Bifaciality
Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019
Having achieved 23.2% conversion efficiency for bifacial n-PERT cells, imec says these have the potential for higher efficiencies because of lower sensitivity to metal impurities and the absence of LID, which makes them competitors to p-type PERC cells.
Simulation Framework For Bifacial Energy Yield
Imec & EnergyVille Propose New Simulation Framework To Accurately Assess Energy Yield Of Bifacial PV Systems; Claim Framework May Be Validated On Large-Scale Installations In Real-Life Conditions
Monday, 18 Feb 2019
Imec and EnergyVille claim their simulation framework will provide accurate assessment of bifacial PV systems and will help developers and investors gain confidence in the technology, thereby paving the way for easier funding and implementation of promising bifacial power plants.
Higher Efficiency For Imec’s nPERT & Tandem CIGS Cell
Imec Reports 23.03% Conversion Efficiency For nPERT Cells & 24.6% For Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Cell At EUPVSEC 2018
Thursday, 27 Sep 2018
Belgium based research and innovation institute Imec has achieved a conversion efficiency of 23.03% on the latest generation of large-area monofacial screen-printed rear-emitter nPERT cells.
27.1% Perovskite/Si Tandem Cell from IMEC
4-Terminal Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Photovoltaic Cell Of Belgian Research Institute Imec Achieves 27.1% Power Conversion Efficiency; Claims It Can Go Beyond 30% With Further Research
Wednesday, 25 Jul 2018
Belgium based research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technology, Imec has announced a power conversion efficiency of 27.1% for its 4-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem PV cell.
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