L R AS Published on Monday 17 January 2022 - n° 389 - Categories:cells, panels
In brief: new Seraphim panel; Jietai new cell producer
Seraphim introduces a series of PV panels from 595 to 670 W output, with 21.6% efficiency
L R AS Published on Monday 29 November 2021 - n° 384 - Categories:cells
The G12 format technologies are not yet well mastered according to VDMA
The German engineering association VDMA has found that the various technologies for the manufacture of 210 mm cells and PV panels are not yet well mastered. Processes already in use need to be adapted
L R AS Published on Monday 22 November 2021 - n° 383 - Categories:cells, R&D
Is it interesting to place sub-cells inside a single cell?
The American start-up company Solar Inventions had the idea of connecting sub-cells in series within a single cell, in order to increase the voltage of the device and without requiring the cells to be physically broken or rewired.
AS Published on Monday 22 November 2021 - n° 383 - Categories:cells, panels
Is there any other way to place shingled cells on a panel?
The Fraunhofer ISE has evaluated the interconnection performance of shingled solar cells (also called the Matrix approach). It found that by optimising the current flows, the energy efficiency
L R AS Published on Saturday 30 October 2021 - n° 380 - Categories:cells
LONGi achieves 25.8% on a heterojunction solar cell
LONGi achieves 25.8% on a heterojunction solar cell. The company dedicates
AS Published on Monday 18 October 2021 - n° 378 - Categories:cells
Technical answers to the challenge of semi-sliced cells.
Semi-cut solar cells have quickly become an industry standard, promising more power due to reduced cell-to-panel losses, among other benefits.
Avoiding damage to the cell edge during the cutting process has been a challenge for the industry.
L R AS Published on Monday 18 October 2021 - n° 378 - Categories:cells, panels
New products in brief: SolarEdge and Vsun panels, JinkoSolar 25.4% with a TOPCon cell
New products in brief: SolarEdge and Vsun panels, JinkoSolar 25.4% with a TOPCon cell
SolarEdge launches its new panels
AS Published on Sunday 10 October 2021 - n° 377 - Categories:perovskite, cells
A new generation of cheap, durable and efficient solar cells.
At a time when the availability of silicon solar panels seems far less certain, the industry is now moving towards a new generation of cheap, durable and efficient solar cells.
AS Published on Monday 6 September 2021 - n° 372 - Categories:cells, IBC. heterojunction
Does the N-type cell become competitive?
PERC cell manufacturers have managed to exceed 23% efficiency in production and sometimes reach 24%.
L R AS Published on Monday 6 September 2021 - n° 372 - Categories:cells
Ranking of cell manufacturers in the first half of the year. No changes
Tongwei and Aiko are still the world's two largest cell manufacturers, if vertically integrated companies are excluded. They are followed by
AS Published on Sunday 11 July 2021 - n° 370 - Categories:cells
Improved metallurgical grade (UMG) silicon cell with 20.76% efficiency
Spanish and Turkish researchers have developed a cell (see photo) using silicon of improved metallurgical quality (UMG). It displays
AS Published on Friday 2 July 2021 - n° 369 - Categories:cells
The rate of adoption of N-cells will be faster than previously thought
Jolywood has been producing n-type cells and bifacial panels for over six years. Presented at SNEC 2021, its Niwa Max
AS Published on Sunday 20 June 2021 - n° 367 - Categories:cells
The change in cell technology starts in 2021 and will continue in 2022
The industry, which already had to decide on the cell format, must now analyse the transformation from p-PERC to n-type technology.
AS Published on Friday 18 June 2021 - n° 367 - Categories:cells
SNEC announces a new generation of cells in 2022
SNEC, the Shanghai Solar Expo, is attracting the attention of all professionals in the sector, although this year they were all Chinese due to transport and pandemic problems
N-type panels dominated the stands,
AS Published on Monday 14 June 2021 - n° 366 - Categories:cells
Better knowledge of cell structure
The next generation of solar panels could be improved by better understanding the structure of the key component, the cell. Scientists