L R AS Published on Monday 9 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:cells
To learn more about TOPCon technology
The TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contacts) cell manufacturing technology is one of the two current production options after PERC mono. However, high quality and cost effective production levels have not yet been achieved.
R AS Published on Sunday 8 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:cells
Manufacture of 24.1% efficient cells by a European
The Swiss manufacturer Ecosolifer has started to produce a bifacial cell with an N-type heterojunction that achieves an efficiency rate of 24.1%, with
L R AS Published on Sunday 8 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:cells
PERC cell with 23.4% production efficiency at Trina
Trina Solar announces that its 23.4% efficient PERC cell has been manufactured with standard equipment and that it has been
AS Published on Saturday 7 March 2020 - n° 312 - Categories:cells
A dye-sensitised PV cell would have an efficiency of 31.4% to 34%.
A European research team has developed a dye-sensitised PV cell based on a copper iodide complex. The device
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:cells, R&D
25% on a 1 cm² CIGS perovskite solar cell
IMEC achieved 25% efficiency on a 1 cm² CIGS perovskite solar cell
L R AS Published on Monday 24 February 2020 - n° 310 - Categories:cells, R&D
Nanoparticle-sensitive solar cell (NSSC)
Taiwanese scientists have developed a nanoparticle-sensitive solar cell (NSSC) with an efficiency of
AS Published on Sunday 16 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:cells
The inside of a lithium cell
Scientists at the Faraday Institution in the UK have managed to track the microscopic processes within a lithium battery. They used X-ray tomography as well as neutron tomography.
AS Published on Saturday 15 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:cells, the manufacturers
New cell factory at Tongwei
Tongwei launches in March the construction of a new cell production plant
L R AS Published on Saturday 15 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:cells
Less money consumption in 2020 for PV, but increase in other activities
Demand for silver in the photovoltaic industry is expected to decrease slightly in 2020 due to advances in metallisation pastes.
L R AS Published on Monday 10 February 2020 - n° 308 - Categories:R&D , cells
Dye-sensitised solid-state solar cell presented by Ricoh
Japan's Ricoh presented a dye-sensitised semiconductor solar cell for integration in sensors and consumer electronics. It can generate
AS Published on Monday 10 February 2020 - n° 308 - Categories:cells, R&D
A new cell encapsulation that increases energy production
A new encapsulation developed by Korean researchers could increase the collection of "hidden electricity" in solar cells by 13%. Compared to EVA films, this new coating absorbs light at short wavelengths.
AS Published on Monday 3 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:the manufacturers, cells
The world's leading cell manufacturers in 2019
The main cell manufacturers
With 10 GW of single and multi-silicon PERC cells, the world's leading cell producer is
L R AS Published on Saturday 1 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:cells, perovskite
Consensus on testing procedures for perovskite cells
Scientists are reported to have reached a consensus on testing procedures for perovskite cells. This standardisation will enable the data provided by the different laboratories to be reproduced and compared.
L R AS Published on Saturday 1 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:cells, perovskite
A perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell reaches 29.1 %.
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin have repeated the world efficiency record for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell, reaching 29.1 % with a surface area
R AS Published on Sunday 26 January 2020 - n° 306 - Categories:cells, panels
It would be possible to replace lead in solders at no extra cost.
PV Magazine makes the removal of lead from panels a personal matter. This media outlet learned about the success of the German manufacturer