Solar Manufacturing News

Panasonic gets to 16.09% performance with perovskite solar module utilizing inkjet-based finishing
Panasonic has actually attained the globe's greatest power conversion effectiveness of 16.09% for a perovskite solar module (aperture location 802 cm2: 30-cm x 30-cm x 2-mm thick) by creating light-weight modern technology utilizing a glass substratum as well as a large-area finish approach based upon inkjet printing.
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, NEDO, Panasonic, perovskite, solar module
Searching concealed electrical power in crystalline solar batteries with brand-new encapsulation strategy
Korean scientists assert it is feasible to draw out greater than 10% of 'surprise electrical power' in crystalline solar batteries making use of a brand-new encapsulation procedure based upon poly‐dimethylsiloxane finishes as well as a three-dimensional module framework. Contrasted to EVA movies, the brand-new finishing is stated to prevent removing short-wavelength light
Feb 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cells, Asia, Korea, poly‐dimethylsiloxane
Fraunhofer ISE researchers develop bifacial hybrid HCPV module with output of 326 W/m2
The EyeCon module has a hybrid power output of 326 W/m ² or a bifacial performance of 28%, determined with the offered global plus behind irradiance. According to the research group, the silicon cell creates in between 23 and 42 W/m ² of additional power when the diffuse irradiance element increases from 8 to 30%.
Feb 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, bifacial, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, hybrid HCPV module
Ricoh launches solar cell for indoor applications
The Japanese electronics company has actually produced a solid-state, dye-sensitized solar cell for combination into sensing units and customer electronics. The company states the gadget can generate electricity from indoor light.
Feb 5, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, Asia, solar cell, Ricoh, Tetsuya Tanaka
Solar PV panel with encapsulated tracking mirrors unveiled at Intersolar
Canadian solar product developer ISP Solar presented its development 'Intensifying Solar Panels' at Intersolar in San Diego, California
Feb 5, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Canada, solar pv, North America, ISP Solar, Suneet Singh Tuli
Vikram Solar Works with Inox Wind's Saibaba Vutukuri as New CEO
In a substantial advancement, nation's among the leading solar module maker Vikram Solar on Wednesday stated that it has selected Saibaba Vutukuri as its brand-new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Feb 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, Vikram Solar, solar module, Gyanesh Chaudhary, Saibaba Vutukuri
UK designers introduce freestanding curved panel
Item advancement company the Cambridge Design Partnership, dealing with compatriot solar service Solivus, has actually developed a curved solar module featuring a natural thin movie. The style is based upon Solivus' desire to "create a product so attractive that individuals would enjoy to have one in their garden".
Feb 4, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, UK, Europe, solar panel, Solivus, Jo Parker-Swift, Ben Crundwell
CEA INES and Enel announce 24.63% effectiveness for heterojunction solar cell
The effectiveness of the solar cell, which is made with a basic M2 wafer, was raised by around 0.7% through an improved busbarless screen printing metallization process based on heterojunction (HJT) processes developed with production devices supplied by Swiss professional Meyer Hamburger.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, France, Italy, Enel, Europe, solar cell, meyer burger, CEA INES
ET Solar main shareholder files for insolvency
The relocation, by Taitong Industry Ltd, will come as a fresh blow to the Chinese module maker, which twice failed to go public-- in the U.S. and China-- and whose project advancement organisation suffered a battering in China when Beijing checked aids in 2018.
Feb 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, ET Solar, bankruptcy
Vision glass glass by Solarwatt can withstand Australia’s cyclones
Vision glass glass solar technology developed by the European market leader Solarwatt has successfully passed tests for cyclone resistance in Darwin – the capital city of Australian Northern Territory.
Feb 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Australia, solar pv, Oceania, Solarwatt, Vision, glass-glass
Arkema keen to ride bifacial wave with new polymer solution launch
Materials firm Arkema is lining up a bifacial-ready backsheet polymer solution for release this year, having identified the trend for bifacial panels to represent a significant opportunity for the group.
Jan 31, 2020 // Manufacturing News, bifacial, Bifacial PV, backsheet, bifacial solar, polymer, arkema, kynar
The panel in red
Italian manufacturer Sunerg has developed a solar module for BIPV applications which is said to offer a wide range of options to better match the architectural vision and the design of a building. The 275 kW monocrystalline PERC panel is available in mahogany brown, reddish brown, bottle green and black-grey.
Jan 30, 2020 // BIPV, Manufacturing News, Italy, Europe, monocrystalline panel, Luciano Lauri
Analyzing thermal behaviour of solar panels via thermography
A group of Hungarian scientists have compared thermal behaviour of various solar modules by means of thermography. Their research has shown that theoretical predictions are not as accurate as they were expected to be.
Jan 30, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Hungary, solar pv, pv modules, Europe, thermal
Amtech is to sell its solar-specialized unit and quit solar business
The US manufacturer is about to sell its solar-focused subsidiary to Netherlands’ special purpose entity. This has been preceded by one year of unsuccessful negotiations with prospective purchasers.
Jan 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, m&a, amtech, tempress, solaytec
Changzhou manufacturing glass PV tiles for Tesla
The Chinese listed company had to confess it was manufacturing glass photovoltaic roof tiles for Tesla. The confession was forced by major share price fluctuations.
Jan 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, TESLA, China, Panasonic, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, North America, solar roof tiles, changzhou almaden