SunPower Corporation recently announced that its large-size solar panels of the total area of the photoelectric conversion efficiency of 20.4% break records. In the United States Department of Energy solar energy in about two years ago in accordance with its U.S. launch plan (SAI) to provide financial support, its prototype solar panels has been developed. In the absence of SAI funding situation, the company launched the world-record efficiency of 96 batteries of solar panels and innovative T5 solar roof tiles.
The new 96 batteries, 333W solar panels using the SunPower's third-generation solar cell technology, the minimum battery photoelectric conversion efficiency of 23%. Solar panels of the total area of 1.6 square meters, including the framework, SunPower Corporation 20.4% conversion efficiency of solar panels to achieve a large size of the maximum efficiency of solar panels, the conversion efficiency by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL ) recognized independent testing facility.
SunPower expects, 20.4% efficient solar panels will be two years actual commercial applications, Shen, the company plans to use automated equipment manufacturing plant in 2010.
Nov. 2, 2009
