Record Efficiency Solar Module From Aiko
Aiko Launches Its New ABC Solar Panel Series With World Leading Certified Module Efficiency of 23.6% in Europe and Japan
Leading Chinese cell manufacturer Aiko is commercializing its ABC module series with very high efficiency of up to 23.6%. ABC stands for All Back Contact and is an ‘all back junction’ architecture.
Italian Solar Module Producer Expanding In China
FuturaSun Announces 1 GW New Solar PV Module Production Facility In China’s Suzhou & ‘Sister Gigafactory’ In Italy
Solar module manufacturer from Italy FuturaSun will be adding 1 GW production capacity to its portfolio with a new Gigafactory and Research & Development Centre in China’s Suzhou province for which it is acquiring 55,000 m2 land at an industri.
EU’s IBC4EU Solar Project With ISC Konstanz
Bifacial IBC Solar Pilot To Develop GW Scale Vertically Integrated European Production Value Chain
The European Commission (EC) has launched its IBC4EU project, coordinated by German research center ISC Konstanz, with an aim to demonstrate bifacial IBC technology as the ‘most promising choice’ for fast launch of GW scale PV production in the European Union (EU).
5 GW Solar Module Fab Plans For France
French Solar Start-Up Carbon Plans Gigafactory For TOPCon & IBC Solar Modules
A new solar technology start-up by the name Carbon has plans to establish a ‘gigafactory’ in France by 2025, with 5 GW annual capacity of solar modules based on TOPCon & interdigitated back contact (IBC) cells, with backing from Germa.
New Agreement For Maxeon & SunPower
Maxeon Solar & SunPower Enter New IBC Solar Panel Supply Agreement
SunPower Corporation of the US and its manufacturing spin-off Maxeon Solar Technologies have entered a new module supply agreement for high-efficiency Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) panels, assuring exclusive supply for the US residential market t.
IBC Solar Panels With Impressive 40-Year Warranty
Maxeon Solar Offers 40-Year Product, Power & Service Warranty For IBC Solar Modules
Singapore headquartered solar module maker Maxeon Solar Technologies says it will offer 40-year warranty for product quality, power performance and services for Maxeon Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar modules calling it the industry’s ‘longest and most comprehensive combined warranty’.
Day 4: TaiyangNews High Efficiency Solar Event
‘Ultimate Cell Concept’ IBC Solar Cell Technology Point Of Discussion For Executive Panel Of ISC Konstanz, SunPower, Violet Power & TNO During Day 4 Of TaiyangNews High Efficiency Solar Technologies Conference
High efficiency solar cells have been gaining traction in the field of solar PV technology of late with almost every leading module company announcing or investing manufacturing capacities for high efficiency solar cell technologies. On Dec.
China PV News Snippets: Seraphim, GS-Solar, SPIC
Seraphim Enters 150 MW Solar Module Supply Deal With Raystech Group; GS-Solar Launches Polycrystalline HJT Bifacial Module
Germany’s TUV Rheinland has certified SPIC Huanghe Hydropower’s IBC single-glass and double-glass solar cell modules under the new IEC standard, at SNEC 2020.
Over 19% Efficiency Scope For IBC CIGS Cells
Delft University Of Technology Vouches For Up To 19.7% Power Conversion Efficiency For IBC CIGS Cells Using Absorber Layer With Low Defect Density
An optimal geometry and engineered bandgap grading can boost the power conversion efficiency of a new interdigitated back-contacted (IBC) structure up to 17%.
SunPower’s 400+ W Residential Solar Panels
SunPower Launches Home Solar Panels With 400W & 415 W Capacity; Calls These A-Series Next Generation Technology Panels As ‘Most Powerful Residential Solar Panels In The World’
SunPower's A-Series solar panels for the residential segment come with 6-inch cells and a factory-integrated microinverter.
Sharp: 25.09% Si/HJT Record Cell
Commercial-Size Conversion Efficiency Of 25.09% For Silicon Heterojunction Back Contact 6-Inch Solar Cell By Sharp
Sharp Corp. has achieved a 25.09% cell efficiency for what it calls the world’s highest full-size conversion efficiency for a 6-inch silicon solar cell.
Narrowing The Gap
Trina’s New 23.5% World-Record Back-Contact Commercial-Size Cell Gets Close To Lab Efficiency Levels
Integrated PV manufacturer Trina Solar is narrowing the gap between laboratory performance and commercial feasibility of its Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) cell technology to less than a percentage point.
