Maxwell Technologies damages very own HJ solar cell performance record

• Solar cell manufacturer Wujiang Maxwell Technologies has actually commemorated a record automation performance for its heterojunction (HJ) solar cell.

Maxwell Technologies stated today (2 June) that its HJ solar cell reached a conversion efficiency of 25.05% during testing.

The efficiency price was certified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) in Hamelin, Germany, greater than two years after Maxwell initially introduced its HJ PECVD as well as sustaining devices project in January 2019. The company stated in a statement that it has actually passed a "turning point for advertising the commercial application of HJT solar cells".

The cell has a total area of 274.3 cm2 and also a prospective conversion performance of 27.5%, Maxwell said in a declaration, because of its low deterioration rate, "exceptional temperature level coefficient, high bifacial price" and also low-light action.

The news comes as LONGi additionally toasted a breakthrough in its very own high-efficiency p-type solar cells as well as commercial HJ cells today. LONGi stated today that its HJ solar cell reached a conversion performance of 25.26% during testing, greater still than Maxwell Technologies'. Both lead Swiss-headquartered module producer Meyer Burger, which revealed a variety of HJ solar modules with a conversion performance of 21.8% last month.