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Game changer: Violet Power to supply 50-year solar panel guarantee with US-made IBC innovation
Coming out of stealth-mode, US-based integrated PV panel production startup, Violet Power intends to interfere with the PV industry with internal manufacturing of high-efficiency IBC (Interdigitated Back Contact) solar cells. The company will certainly use cell-to-module 'flex circuit' as well as thermal plastic encapsulant innovation in a glass/glass setup that will have a solar panel guarantee of 50 years, greater than three times the standard in the market, today.
Sep 9, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, monocrystalline wafer, North America, REC Silicon, sunpower corporation, violet power, interdigitated back contact, wafering, isc konstanz
Maxeon expands warranty for IBC modules to 'industry-leading' 40 years
PV maker Maxeon Solar Technologies has revealed its SunPower Maxeon variety of interdigitated back call (IBC) modules are to be offered with a prolonged 40-year warranty.
Feb 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, C&I, SunPower, modules, IBC, Maxeon Solar Technologies, interdigitated back contact, warranty
Zebra IBC cell with 24% efficiency transfers to large-scale production
Netherlands based supplier Energyra today presented a brand-new back get in touch with module, which it has actually created in partnership with Dutch study institute TNO and also Germany's ISC Konstanz. A prototype module was unveiled the other day in a small discussion at Energyra's factory in Zaandam, Netherlands. The company is targeting large-scale production by the end of 2020.
Sep 4, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Netherlands, Energyra, Zebra IBC, Gaëtan Masson
IBC back-contact solar roofing system for electric vehicles
Dutch EV startup Lightyear is already generating prototype roofs to prolong the series of its Lightyear One solar car. The roofing systems will certainly include interdigitated back contact solar batteries made by U.S. company SunPower and backsheets from Dutch international DSM.
Jun 9, 2020 // Transport, USA, North America, electric vehicles, Lightyear, EV, Start-up, Martijn Lammers, Nathan Arbitman
LONGi Breaks 27% Solar Cell Efficiency
LONGi sets record with 27.09% efficiency solar cells, made with all-laser patterning process. Cutting costs and indium usage, LONGi is paving the way for brighter future of solar PV.
Dec 21, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, LONGi, efficiency
The leading solar panel supplier is accused of contraband from China
The accusation has been brought against IBC Solar of importing the Chinese photovoltaic modules declared in the wrong way, which has resulted in nonpayment of about €23m duties. Both the headquarters and the top management’s homes have been subject to search.
Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, Germany, China, pv modules, Europe, Asia, IBC Solar, contraband
New platform targets public participation in solar projects in Germany
German photovoltaics specialist IBC Solar AG has introduced an electronic platform to provide residents an opportunity to invest in solar projects.
Oct 24, 2022 // Software, Germany, Europe, IBC Solar AG
Maxeon Solar achieves record efficiency of 24.7%, various other improvements
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MAXN) on Thursday revealed a world-record module aperture efficiency dimension for its Maxeon 7 panel as well as a number of efficiency improvements to IBC products.
Jun 2, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, NREL, efficiency, Maxeon Solar
Finnish solar maker obtains Lithuanian manufacturing facility acquisition over the line
Hunger might have been doing not have amongst personal capitalists-- at once when international supplies are tanking amidst Covid-19 and also international economic crisis worries-- however the environment-friendly brand-new Finnish federal government, and also surrounding managements, have actually actioned in to load the violation.
May 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Sweden, Europe, North America, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, covid-19, ICELAND, Valoe, Iika Savisalo
Maxeon's New Silicon-based Solar Panels Emerging This Summer
Headquartered in Singapore, solar supplier Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. revealed today that it will release a brand-new line of frameless, thin, lightweight, glass-less, and also adaptable silicon-based solar panels this summer called Maxeon Air. The panels will certainly be offered in pick European markets in the second half of 2021, before a basic worldwide release in the initial quarter of 2022.
May 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Jeff Waters, maxeon solar technologies ltd, Maxeon Air solar panels, Maxeon IBC solar cells
MET Group Powers Up First German Solar Farm
MET Group launches its first German solar farm, powering 3,600 homes and cutting CO₂ by 6,500 tonnes, marking a bold step in its European renewable expansion.
Aug 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, MET Group
Maxeon Solar's Q4 Losses Soar Amid Rising Costs
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd faces a larger net loss in Q4 2023 due to increased operating expenses. CEO Bill Mulligan remains optimistic about the company's financial results.
Apr 11, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Maxeon Solar Technologies
Fraunhofer ISE Innovates Contactless Solar Cell Testing Method
Fraunhofer ISE's contactless method boosts solar cell efficiency, reducing stress and costs while enhancing production rates for back-contact and thin cells.
May 13, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, efficiency
Maxeon Takes Legal Action Against REC and Hanwha
Maxeon Solar Technologies takes legal action against REC Solar Holdings and Hanwha for patent infringement, protecting their innovative solar cell technology.
Apr 23, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Hanwha, Maxeon
FEMA proposes change to constructing code that can enhance expense of ground-mounted solar
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually issued countermeasures for a change to the 2024 International Building Code that can boost the prices and inspection requirements of ground-mounted solar projects.
Oct 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, SEIA, FEMA, Abby Hopper










