1. Home
  2. PV Manufacturing

PV Manufacturing

Nanoscale Coating Developed by US Research Team Boosts Light Absorption and Current of Solar Cells by 20%
PV Manufacturing

Nanoscale Coating Developed by US Research Team Boosts Light Absorption and Current of Solar Cells by 20%

Anand Gupta
0
0
45
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just announced the development of a low-cost nanoscale coating that can increase the sunlight absorption of solar cells by around 20%. This innovation has the potential to enter the growing portfolio of technologies that solar photovoltaics companies can access to make products that are more […]
Read more
SunPower Invests in American Solar Manufacturing
PV Manufacturing

SunPower Invests in American Solar Manufacturing

Anand Gupta
0
0
50
Agreement to Acquire SolarWorld Americas and Deploy SunPower’s Performance Series (P-Series) Manufacturing Technology SAN JOSE, Calif : A new chapter in American solar panel manufacturing is set to unfold with SunPower and SolarWorld Americas announcing SunPower’s agreement to acquire 100 percent of the Hillsboro, Oregon-based SolarWorld Americas. A long-time solar industry pioneer, SolarWorld Americas is […]
Read more
Aurora Solar Technologies extends advanced cell R&D collaboration with SERIS in Singapore
PV Manufacturing

Aurora Solar Technologies extends advanced cell R&D collaboration with SERIS in Singapore

Anand Gupta
0
0
41
AST will also supply SERIS with its latest ‘Decima’ infrared measurement system, which will be used to characterize the advanced solar cells developed at the Singapore-based R&D facility. Image: SERIS Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has secured a new Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) with the Solar Energy Research Institute of […]
Read more
Polysilicon Price Rises Slightly, While Inventory Levels Continue to Be Revised Downwards across the Supply Chain Price Trend
PV Manufacturing

Polysilicon Price Rises Slightly, While Inventory Levels Continue to Be Revised Downwards across the Supply Chain: Price Trend

Anand Gupta
0
0
60
Besides upstream polysilicon price, which has started to change, prices for the rest of the supply chain remained at the same level this week. However, the market has begun to see stock-up orders, reflected in the atmosphere of inventory digestion. With the second season of high installed capacity, the stock-up activity is set to strengthen, […]
Read more
OPES Solutions Four million off-grid modules produced
PV Manufacturing

OPES Solutions: Four million off-grid modules produced

Anand Gupta
0
0
46
Berlin: The off-grid solar module company OPES Solutions has produced four million modules since the start of manufacturing in 2012. Production will be further expanded in the coming months, including the use of processes and machines developed in-house. In its factory, OPES Solutions processes and optimizes cells from various manufacturers and produces both standard off-grid […]
Read more
III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration
PV Manufacturing

III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration

Anand Gupta
0
0
66
Abstract Silicon dominates the photovoltaic industry but the conversion efficiency of silicon single-junction solar cells is intrinsically constrained to 29.4%, and practically limited to around 27%. It is possible to overcome this limit by combining silicon with high-bandgap materials, such as III–V semiconductors, in a multi-junction device. Significant challenges associated with this material combination have […]
Read more
Ascent Solar Completes Shipment of its First Ultralight Thin-Film Modules for High-Altitude Airship Applications
PV Manufacturing

Ascent Solar Completes Shipment of its First Ultralight Thin-Film Modules for High-Altitude Airship Applications

Anand Gupta
0
0
48
THORNTON, CO: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ASTI), a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, lightweight and flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, announces that the company has successfully developed and shipped its next-generation laminated aerospace product, using Ultralight technology. The Ultralight PV module represents a major breakthrough over its industry-leading Superlight technology in terms of weight […]
Read more
Higher Performance of Mono- and Multi-Si Modules Broaden Application of Superposition Technology
PV Manufacturing

Higher Performance of Mono- and Multi-Si Modules Broaden Application of Superposition Technology

Anand Gupta
0
0
49
2017 shipment volume topped 103 GW, 50 GW of which was contributed by the five major IDMs (integrated device manufacturers), Jinko Solar, Trina Solar, JA Solar, Canadian Solar, and Hanwha Q Cells, plus two leading wafer suppliers GCL SI and Longi, according to EnergyTrend. Judging from their expansion plans, each of the aforementioned firms will […]
Read more
Sharp Develops 6InchSize1 MonoCrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with World’s Highest2 Full Size Conversion Efficiency of 25.09
PV Manufacturing

Sharp Develops 6-Inch-Size*1 Mono-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell with World’s Highest*2 Full Size Conversion Efficiency of 25.09%

Anand Gupta
0
0
71
A Fusion of Back-Contact Technology and Thin-Film Technology Innovated by Sharp Sharp Corporation has achieved the world’s highest full size conversion efficiency of 25.09%*2 using a 6-inch-size silicon solar cell. This achievement of high conversion efficiency for mono-crystalline silicon solar cell was realized with Heterojunction Back Contact structure, a fusion of back contact structure*3, utilized […]
Read more
Close

Share this video