As the world's leading thin-film silicon photovoltaic production equipment supplier Oerlikon Solar today announced that its amorphous silicon (a-Si) single-junction photovoltaic cells gained a new record of stability and conversion efficiency. Recently by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) re-affirmed and recognized the test results show that the energy conversion efficiency of more than 10%. The results of the amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic technology to create a new world record. Oerlikon Solar in Neuchatel R & D team can consistently produce a high similar to the efficiency of solar cells, demonstrating a stable and repeatable process.
"The achievements are impressive demonstration of the rapid promotion of Oerlikon Solar thin-film silicon PV technology to reduce electricity costs unique ability," Jeannine Sargent, CEO Oerlikon Solar said. In the amorphous silicon technology to obtain a high cell conversion efficiency is a proprietary high-performance amorphous silicon and microcrystalline silicon cells laminated photovoltaic technology a key driver.
A record of solar cells to demonstrate the superior performance of the Oerlikon advantages of thin-film silicon photovoltaic technology, once again demonstrates the company's integrated research and development planning. Oerlikon Solar's advanced deposition equipment and technology and its large number of process know-how eventually to create a higher conversion efficiency of solar cell design optimization. The recent success of amorphous silicon cell efficiency has laid a-Si modules laminated acquired or produced more than 10% efficiency basis.
Sep. 24, 2009
