Trina Solar Announces PERC 24.5% Cell Efficiency
Trina Solar’s 24.5% PERC Efficiency ‘New World Record’ For 210mm Large Area Cells
Chinese integrated solar PV manufacturer Trina Solar says its self-developed 210 mm x 210 mm PERC solar cell has reached the highest cell efficiency of 24.5% claiming it to be a new world record for industrialized p-type monocrystalline silicon PERC cell with this area.
China PV News Snippets
Few Days For TaiyangNews Bifacial And Solar Tracker Conference on July 5/6 & More From JinkoSolar, Guorun, Talesun
TaiyangNews 1st Bifacial & Solar Tracker Conference from July 05 – 06 2022 with China’s leading Module Makers; Chinese company finished installing Qatar’s 800 MW PV project; JinkoSolar launches 20 GW Qinghai project; Guorun Energy 3.
47.6% Efficiency World Record Solar Cell
Fraunhofer ISE Touts World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell Based on Four-Junction III-V With 47.6% Efficiency
German photovoltaic research institute Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has achieved 47.6% efficiency for a four-junction III-V solar cell, using a new anti-reflection coating calling it the world’s most efficient solar cell.
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.
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.
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.
Reliance Bets On Heterojunction Production
India’s Reliance To Purchase 4.8 GW Heterojunction Cell Production Equipment Capacity From China’s Maxwell
India’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has contracted Chinese solar cell equipment supplier Suzhou Maxwell Technology to deliver 8 complete lines of heterojunction (HJT) cell production equipment representing a total capacity of 4.8 GW.
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.
Boviet Solar To Explore TOPCon & HJT
Boviet Solar Launches Research Into N-TOPCon, HJT & 600W+ Solar Modules
Vietnamese-American PERC based solar module maker Boviet Solar plans to now venture into N-TOPCon and heterojunction (HJT) solar cell technology, as well as undertaking development of 600W+ module, as part of its new research and development (R&D) initiatives.
Potential For Further PERC Cost Reduction
TaiyangNews Talked to Leadmicro CTO on Future of PERC Cell Technology
PERC is the workhorse of today’s solar industry. While there are serious efforts to commercialize further advanced cell technologies, stakeholders work hard to further improve incumbent PERC to continue solar’s cost reduction path.
Putting Contacts On Topcon Cells
For Metallization Of TOPCon The Paste Usage Doubles, While Rena Promotes Plating To Reduce Costs
Metallization is the tricky part in the manufacturing process of TOPCon cells. As with PERC, 2 influencers of costs are the usage of silver pastes and the deposition process itself.
Boron for TOPCon Cells
Boron Diffusion And Annealing Are The Other Important Additional Process Steps Involved In TOPCon Processing
The TOPCon cell manufacturing process involves a few additional steps compared to PERC. While emitter formation is not completely new, it is fairly different from what is done in PERC.
24.47% Efficiency For P-Type HJT Cell
EGP & INES-CEA Claim 2nd Highest Efficiency For Industrial Sized Silicon Cells For P-Type Wafer
Italy’s Enel Green Power (EGP) and France’s Institut National De L’energie Solaire (INES) at French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have reported 24.47% efficiency for an industrial-sized Ga-doped P-type silicon heteroju.
Preparing The Surface For Topcon
Dry And Wet-Chemical Etching Solutions For Surface Preparation Of TOPCon Solar Cell Processing
While the core of TOPCon lies in deposition of tunneling oxide and the polysilicon layer, producing these cells, similar to PERC, does require several processing steps that are worth mentioning, not critical though.
Pushing PERC Cells To Its Limits TaiyangNews Conference
Upper Hand For PERC Cell Technology With Low-Cost Advantage Over Others, Still Scope For Further Cost Reduction To Stay In The Game
As the most widely used solar cell technology in the world today, passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) remains the industry’s workhorse today, as goes the cliché even as it faces increasing competition from emerging technologies as TOPCon and heterojunction (HJT).
Deposition Options in TOPCon Cell Processing
PEALD From Leadmicro And APCVD From Schmid Are Technologies Used In Deposition Process Of TOPCon Solar Cell Processing
As mentioned in our previous articles on TOPCon solar technology published recently, nearly every know deposition technology in PV is promoted for this silicon solar cell application – and PEALD and APCVD are among those.
25.5% Efficiency For 210mm i-TOPCon Cell
Trina Solar Claims World Record For Large Area Industrial N-Type Mono-Si i-TOPCon Cell
Trina Solar from China has announced a maximum efficiency of 25.5% for its self-developed 210mm x 210mm high efficiency i-TOPCon cell, claiming it to be a new world record for the efficiency of large-area industrialized N-type monocrystalline silicon i-TOPCon cells.
