solar cell

Suntech opens up 1GW integrated cell and also module assembly plant in Indonesia for US market
Significant incorporated PV module supplier, Suntech has started ramping a 1GW incorporated cell and also module assembly plant in Indonesia, predominantly to serve the US market that takes its nameplate module setting up capacity over 10GW.
Sep 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, pv power plants, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, Indonesia, North America, Suntech, large-area wafers
Tandem gadgets really feel the warm
Understanding exactly how solar cell operation changes as it relocates from the lab into the real world is essential for optimizing their design before automation. KAUST scientists show how perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells function in a warm as well as warm setting.
Sep 15, 2020 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, Erkan Aydin
Tongwei secures added 1 billion wafer supply from LONGi as targets over 40GW cell capacity in 2021
Major polysilicon as well as merchant cell manufacturer, Tongwei has actually protected a monocrystalline wafer supply offer from LONGi Green Energy (LONGi Group) that increases its wafer needs by 1 billion wafers to 2.6 billion as the cell producer intends to have more than 40GW of solar cell capability in 2021.
Sep 14, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, tongwei group
UNITED STATE Air Force Research Laboratory Invests in NREL Solar Cell Project
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory will purchase a strategy established at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to bring spacefaring solar modern technology down to Earth.
Sep 10, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, Aaron Ptak
Aiko Solar profits struggle with solar cell cost decreases but profits up 30% in H1 2020
Significant merchant solar cell producer Aiko Solar might have increased initially half year revenue 30% compared to the prior year duration, but COVID-19 and solar cell typical cost declines, caused by weak demand, sent out internet profits falling by 68% year-on-year.
Sep 9, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, monocrystalline wafer, PERC, aiko solar, covid-19
Advancement of photovoltaics that can be applied like paint for real-life application
Scientists in Korea have efficiently established a high-efficiency large-area organic solution processable solar cell by controlling the speed at which the option of basic materials for solar cells ended up being strengthened after being covered.
Sep 9, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Korea, solar cell, efficiency, KIST, Hae Jung Son
Modular systems to generate perovskite-silicon cells on six-inch wafers
Researchers in Germany are scaling up initiatives to bring perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell innovation into commercial scale manufacturing. The scientists state production cells of that kind is feasible on widely-available six-inch silicon wafers as well as modular systems are being created to do so at scale.
Sep 8, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Bernd Stannowski
Perovskites in space
Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich have actually loaded a selection of perovskite and also natural solar cells onto a rocket, and also sent it right into orbit 240 kilometers over the planet's surface. Their outcomes demonstrate strong capacity for such technologies to power satellites and also even deep space goals.
Sep 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskites, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Andreas Meyer
3D-printed system speeds up solar cell testing from hours to minutes
Tests on brand-new designs for next-gen solar cells can now be done in hrs instead of days thanks to a brand-new system built by scientists at Australia's Monash University, including 3D-printed essential parts.
Sep 2, 2020 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, 3D printer, Adam Surmiak
NREL six-junction solar cell collections two globe records for performance
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have actually fabricated a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency, John Geisz, six-junction
Trina Solar module shipments hit new record high in initial fifty percent 2020
' Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) participant, Trina Solar has actually reported its initial economic results since delisting from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) almost 4 years ago, beginning with record initially half year PV module shipments of 5,840 MW, a 37% rise of the prior year duration.
Aug 28, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, Trina Solar
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
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
Molecular ingredients improve mechanical residential properties of organic solar cell material
Organic solar cells are excellent for use in flexible electronic devices due to the inherently flexible nature of semiconducting polymers. Current research study on the interaction in between processing, thermodynamics as well as mechanical stability of normal photoactive layers in organic cells is supplying a deeper understanding of these high-potential materials.
Aug 18, 2020 // Technology, solar cell, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Lehigh University, Joydeep Munshi, TeYu Chien, Wei Chen
Small as well as high reliable solar panel to powr future deep space objectives
Researchers have been working to create the best photovoltaic panel that could operate in reduced light conditions to power deep-space goals and at the same time remain light-weight and robust.
Aug 14, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Solar Panels, Europe, solar cell, perovskite