L R AS Published on Tuesday 25 May 2021 - n° 363 - Categories:cells
LONGi wants to expand its activity to cells
LONGi intends to issue $1.09 billion in convertible bonds to support its capacity expansion plans
AS Published on Monday 10 May 2021 - n° 361 - Categories:cells
What cell technology will replace PERC?
PERC technology emerged in 2016. It has become dominant within three years: by 2019, all new cell production lines were PERC. From now on,
AS Published on Monday 15 February 2021 - n° 350 - Categories:brochures, cells
Further comparison of cell formats by DNV GL
The energy consultancy firm DNV GL has published further results of its comparison between panels made of 166 mm, 182 mm and 210 mm silicon cells. It compared the panel
AS Published on Sunday 14 February 2021 - n° 350 - Categories:cells
+11% of the silver price in 2021?
Global demand for silver in the production of photovoltaic systems is expected to reach 105 million ounces this year, its highest level in eight years. The price
AS Published on Monday 1 February 2021 - n° 348 - Categories:the manufacturers, cells
The world's top five cell manufacturers
The Taiwanese market research company PV InfoLink has published its ranking of the top five solar cell manufacturers for 2020.
AS Published on Monday 18 January 2021 - n° 346 - Categories:cells, tandem cells
Comparison of two-sided tandem cells with single-sided tandem cells
Researchers at KAUST University in Saudi Arabia have developed a bifacial solar cell using heterojunction silicon and perovskite. They achieved a conversion rate of 25.2%. They tested with five different perovskite bandgaps of 1.59, 1.62, 1.65, 1.68 and 1.7 eV.
L R AS Published on Monday 11 January 2021 - n° 345 - Categories:cells, panels
Global production capacity reaches 214 GW of cells and 220 GW of panels.
More and more companies are investing and building new plants. In the second half of 2020, global cell production capacity reaches 214 GW
L R AS Published on Monday 11 January 2021 - n° 345 - Categories:cells
Taiwan's TSEC modernises its cell production capacity
TSEC, the Taiwanese manufacturer of cells and panels, is to invest NTW 700 million in the construction of a production line for large size cells (10 and 12 inches).
L R AS Published on Monday 7 December 2020 - n° 343 - Categories:brochures, cells
Recruitment campaign for the adoption of the 210 mm format
Panel manufacturers who have adopted the 210 mm cell format are launching a standardisation campaign to encourage other producers to join them. They indicate
L R AS Published on Monday 30 November 2020 - n° 342 - Categories:cells
Big future for organic solar technologies?
Scientists from Oxford University (UK) and Dresden University of Technology (Germany) have studied current and future applications of organic solar technologies. They concluded that they could have a big future and even replace silicon cells, provided they have higher efficiency and lower production costs.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/11/23/even-if-it-is-cheap-enough-efficiency-does-matter/
PV Magazine of November 23rd
Editor's note We cannot determine what these scientists have studied. What we can point out is that they have stated the obvious: the cheaper and better a product is, the more it sells!
AS Published on Monday 23 November 2020 - n° 341 - Categories:brochures, cells
Manufacturers are split between M10 and M12 format.
By 2020, virtually all the major manufacturers of photovoltaic panels have introduced new panels with a length of more than 2 metres and a minimum output of 500 W, and even 800 W in some cases. These panels are starting to come off the production lines. These large formats have been made possible
AS Published on Saturday 21 November 2020 - n° 341 - Categories:brochures, cells
Chinese debate on M10 versus M12 cell format
The three manufacturers promoting the 182mm wafer format expect their combined panel production capacity to reach 54 GW next year. They estimate that three of them will account for half of the 182 mm wafer market.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/11/17/chinese-pv-industry-brief-longi-jinko-and-ja-solar-expect-their-combined-capacity-of-182mm-modules-will-reach-54-gw-next-year/
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In view of the rapid change in insert format from M6 (166 mm side) to M10 (182 mm side)
AS Published on Monday 16 November 2020 - n° 340 - Categories:cells
What are the costs of industrial production of silicon-perovskite tandem cells?
Australian researchers have tried to identify them. They first noticed that tandem cells were only known in the laboratory and not in production. This could lead to additional costs
AS Published on Monday 9 November 2020 - n° 339 - Categories:cells, fundamentals PV
Description of a moulded cell
The German company NexWafe has taken up the idea of 1366 Technologies to create moulded silicon wafers without the need for ingots and sawing. Unlike the American, who can only produce multicrystalline, NexWafe can produce monocrystalline.
The traditional process produces a wafer 170 microns thick and 70 microns of dust. The NexWafe process
AS Published on Monday 9 November 2020 - n° 339 - Categories:cells
2 GW of tandem solar cells will be on the market by the end of 2022?
The CEO of 1366 Technologies claims that 2 GW of tandem solar cells will be on the market by the end of 2022.
He is convinced that the combination of silicon and perovskite