Solar Manufacturing News

Production process for mono cast solar cell surpassing 23% effectiveness
Trina Solar has actually made a PV cell by directly applying the unmodified i-TOPCon process, initially created for Cz mono wafers, to cast n-type quasi-mono silicon wafers. It claims the typical effectiveness, examined in-house with an adjusted recommendation cell, is 22.98%.
Aug 26, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Australia, Asia, solar cell, Oceania, Trina Solar, efficiency
Solar-powered hydrogen under $2/kg by 2030
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recognized websites where hydrogen could be produced via PV electrolysis at rates varying from $1.90/ kg to $4.20/ kg in the United States by the end of the years.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America
Indian coal tar firm gets in battery service
Epsilon Carbon has appointed a new manufacturing center to produce artificial graphite anode products for lithium-ion batteries. It intends to spend US$ 70 million over the following 5 years to increase the plant's capacity to 50,000 tons.
Aug 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, India, Asia, Epsilon Carbon
German-led consortium aims for 33% efficient perovskite-silicon solar cell
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as well as the Institute for Materials as well as Components in Electronics at the University of Hannover, in addition to Centrotherm, Singulus, Meyer Burger as well as Von Ardenne are associated with a study project focused on achieving a 27% conversion effectiveness for silicon solar cells based on perovskite.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, silicon, KIT, isfh, efficiency
Destruction and also regrowth in polysilicon passivation layers
Scientists in Australia took a close consider the long-term efficiency of passivation layers in silicon solar cells, as well as found a surprising procedure of degradation and regrowth at the office within the product. The outcomes could have ramifications on the procedures used in industrial scale solar cell manufacturing.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, solar cells, JinkoSolar, silicon, Oceania, Australia National University, ANU
Screen-printed heterojunction solar cell with 20.48% performance
Researchers from the United States have utilized new passivated get in touch with styles to show a screen-printed silicon heterojunction solar cell on 40 micron thick standalone wafers.
Aug 25, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, heterojunction, silicon, wafers, North America, Arizona State University
China's Suntech opens up 3.5-GW module manufacturing facility in Changzhou
Chinese photovoltaics (PV) maker Wuxi Suntech Power Co Ltd has opened a brand-new 3.5-GW wise module manufacturing facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu district.
Aug 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Suntech
Producers want 50% basic custom-mades responsibility on solar imports
India imported solar cells and modules worth $1.3 billion from China in FY2019-20. Domestic manufacturers have demanded an equal opportunity to compete against cheaper imports.
Aug 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, China, Asia, Hitesh Doshi, aisia
The steeplechase of transparent PV
A South Korean research study team has actually asserted that clear PV innovations need to boost in terms of performance, stability as well as aesthetic appeal prior to they can get to commercial maturity.
Aug 21, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, Asia, efficiency, UNIST
Suntech continues run as 3.5 GW Changzhou development gets in manufacturing
Suntech has placed into production a new 3.5 GW high-efficiency module manufacturing center in Changzhou, China, proceeding its current run of expansions.
Aug 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, module manufacturing, Suntech, upstream, changzhou, expansion
Trina Solar including considerable solar cell as well as module capability for large location 'Vertex' series
'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) member Trina Solar is intending its initial major solar cell manufacturing expansion over the last few years, driven by its movement to large-area PV modules making use of the 210mm wafer dimension as it ramps manufacturing of its high-performance mainstream 'Vertex' Series modules in 2021 onwards.
Aug 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Thailand, c-si manufacturing, Asia, Trina Solar, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, Vietnam
Daqo expects polysilicon need to overtake supply for next 18 months
Major polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy anticipates polysilicon demand to outstrip supply for a minimum of the next 18 months, because of the absence of brand-new polysilicon ability as well as solid demand as a growing number of 'Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) members continue to include in-house monocrystalline ingot and also wafer manufacturing.
Aug 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, Daqo New Energy, Longgen Zhang, monocrystalline wafer
Erdogan opens up ingot-to-module solar factory in Ankara
The $1.4 billion cost consists of a 1 GW solar field 260km away in Konya. The manufacturing facility will certainly be created exclusively by Kalyon Solar Technologies after advancement partner Hanwha Q-Cells bowed out the project.
Aug 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Turkey, Peter Fath, Erdogan, Kalyon Solar Technologies
Debt consolidation proceeds for polysilicon makers
While mono-grade polysilicon prices did not lower much in the very first quarter owing to steady need, multi-grade was up to record lows as its market share reduced. During the 2nd quarter, composes PV InfoLink elderly analyst Cooper Chen, the marketplace saw extreme supply. Monocrystalline makers have been performing at full tilt and also bringing brand-new capabilities online as set up, while the pandemic crazes on overseas.
Aug 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Opinions, China, Asia, Daqo New Energy, TBEA, Cooper Chen
New 635-660 W module collection from Trina
The most recent products in the Vertex series from the Chinese maker, introduced at the SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai, are readily available in 6 versions with reported effectiveness ranging from 20.4-21.2%.
Aug 19, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, PV module, Trina