China PV News Snippets – All About HJT
SPIC’s 5 GW HJT Cell And Module Facility Begins Construction & More From RoboTechnik, Allwin
SPIC begins construction of its 5 GW HJT cell and module facility; RoboTechnik delivers new HJT cell copper electroplating equipment; Allwin to establish subsidiary for HJT PV facility.
UCLA Research On Protecting Perovskite From Deterioration
UCLA Claims Neodymium Augmented Perovskites Render Enhanced Durability & Efficiency To Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) recently found adding neodymium ions directly to halide perovskite, instead of adding protective layers, leads to higher efficiency and durability for perovskite solar cells, paving the .
Tokyo Government Exploring Perovskite Solar Cell Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Launches Joint Research On Thin-Film Perovskite Solar Cells With Sekisui Chemical
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has embarked on a research project with local plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical that will deploy its thin-film perovskite solar cells on a portion of Tokyo’s Morigasaki Water Reclamation Center to assess power.
26.4% Efficiency For N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell
JinkoSolar Achieves 26.4% Conversion Efficiency For 182mm High-Efficiency N-Type TOPCon Monocrystalline Silicon Cell
Chinese solar cell and module producer JinkoSolar has announced achieving full-area conversion efficiency of 26.4% for its 182mm high-efficiency n-type TOPCon monocrystalline silicon cell, certified by the testing laboratory of China Academy of Metrology.
TaiyangNews High Efficiency Solar Technologies 2022 Event Day 1 Sees Amazing Progress For TOPCon
TOPCon To Exit 2022 With 70 GW Cumulative Installed Capacity; Further Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement Expected
Since the start of 2022, perhaps not a single week goes by when some solar PV technology company somewhere on the globe doesn’t come out with some technology update, cell efficiency record, better production methods, and the like, with cell technol.
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One Day left for TaiyangNews Virtual Conference & More From Risen, Suntech, Yibin Yingfa
TaiyangNews Conference on High Efficiency Solar Technologies to begin tomorrow; Risen to invest in 10 GW n-type cell facility; Suntech joins hands with Jiangsu Xinlinfei for solar cells; Yibin Yingfa 20 GW TOPCon facility makes progress.
NREL Releases Interactive Solar Cell Efficiency Chart
NREL’s Much Referred Solar Cell Efficiency Chart Goes Interactive To Offer Deeper Insights Into Various Technologies
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under the US government’s Department of Energy (DOE) has made interactive its widely renowned and referred solar cell efficiency chart, which it says makes the chart more informative and provides deeper dive into the data.
LONGi Breaks Long-Time Silicon Solar Cell Record
LONGi Creates History by Breaking 5-Year-Old World Record Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Of Kaneka As It Produces 26.81% Efficient Back Contact Cell
LONGi Solar, the world’s largest integrated PV manufacturer from China, today has announced a new world record efficiency for crystalline solar cells at 26.81% based on its proprietary HJT cell technology.
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Jinko At 23-25 November TaiyangNews Conference & More From LONGi, S.C. Energy, JA Solar
Jinko to speak at TaiyangNews Conference on 25 November; LONGI to invest RMB 2 billion in module facility; S.C New Energy PEpoly line equipment helps n-type cells reduce costs; JA Solar to invest in integrated smart module factory.
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Jolywood TOPCon Cell Achieves New High Efficiency & More From Changyi Fuxiang, Beijing Tianyi, SPICYN
Jolywood’s 182 n-type single crystal TOPCon cell achieves new efficiency record; Changyi 100 MW PV plant starts construction; Beijing Tianyi to acquire 90% stake in Jiangsu Jingyiyang New Materials; SPICYN signs 2.15 GW wind-photovoltaic-storage project.
Silver-Free Contacts Via Plating For HJT
Plating With Several Benefits Is An Interesting Alternate For Metallization Of HJT, While The Technology Has Not Yet Entered The Mainstream For HJT
In the third article on metallization of HJT solar cells we focus on plating as an alternative to incumbent screen printing. This follows on a recent article on HJT metallization discussing the status quo of HJT metallization including the fundament.
25% Efficiency For JinkoSolar’s N-TOPCon Solar Cell
JinkoSolar Starts Mass Production Of N-Type TOPCon Cell With 25% Efficiency, Touting 10 GW Scale Capacity
Chinese solar PV manufacturer JinkoSolar has started production of its n-type TOPCon cell with an average efficiency of 25% ‘and beyond’, while claiming to have become the 1st solar module producer to have a 10 GW scale capacity of these cells with this high an efficiency.
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.
Looking Into HJT Metallization
Double Printing Is State Of The Art For Metallization Of HJT Solar Cells While Increasing Number Of Busbars Is One Way To Reduce Paste Consumption
Metallization is one of the key processing steps in making HJT cells, next to deposition of the core and AR/conductive electrode. The metallization process, along side of the performance of finished cells, significantly influences manufacturing costs.
TCO Deposition: First Foreign, Increasingly Local
Majority Of HJT Cell Makers Opted For Western TCO Deposition In First Lines And Increasingly For Domestic Tools For Later Expansions
In an earlier article we discussed the basics of the technologies for applying in HJT solar cell production the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer, which acts as both an antireflective coating and a conductive electrode to extract and laterally.
Reducing Indium In HJT TCO Processing
Reducing Indium Consumption, If Not Eliminating It All, Are Key Developments In TCO Deposition During HJT Solar Cell Production
In HJT solar cell processing, the first part in deposition is about core layer deposition, which involves multi-layer stacking of intrinsic-amorphous and doped-amorphous silicon layers of opposite polarities on each side of the wafer and controlling .
Tender From India For 1 Million Mono PERC Cells
BHEL Seeks To Procure Over 1 Million Mono PERC Solar Cells Through Solar Business Division
Indian government’s engineering arm Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids to procure 1.046 million monocrystalline silicon PERC solar cells based on 158.75mm wafer size through its Solar Business Division.
The Supply Side Of PECVD Tools For HJT – Part 2
While Our Previous HJT PECVD Article Covered Tool Suppliers Manly From China, There Are Few More, And Also Offering Other Technologies
This is the second part on PECVD production equipment suppliers for HJT solar cell processing, which follows on article published last week that covered Chinese suppliers (see The Supply Side Of PECVD Tools For HJT – Part 1).
18.2% Efficiency For Large Size Perovskite Solar Module
Wuxi UtmoLight Says 18.2% Large Area Perovskite Solar Module Efficiency Confirmed By Japan’s JET
Chinese perovskite solar PV company Wuxi UtmoLight Technology has announced achieving 18.2% power conversion efficiency for an in-house developed large-scale perovskite solar module with an area of 756 cm².
25% Mass Production Efficiency For N-Type TOPCon Cells
Leadmicro’s AEP TOPCon Cell Production Line Achieves Mass Production Efficiency Of 25%
Chinese solar cell equipment producer Jiangsu Leadmicro Nano-Technology Co Ltd has reported a ‘breakthrough’ with an average mass production efficiency of 25% for its GW level TOPCon production line that uses atomic layer deposition (ALD) Enabled Photovoltaics (AEP) technology.
