Solar module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. A few days ago announced that its efficiency polycrystalline silicon solar cell component 15 years ago, breaking the old record. Sandia National Labs compared to the previous 15.5% conversion efficiency, Suntech efficiency reached 15.6%. After the conversion efficiency of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE, Freiburg, Germany) independent testing.
Pluto-based battery technology, Suntech solar-grade silicon using conventional commercial production line of the conversion efficiency of solar modules have been broken through the 15-year-long record of efficiency. Although only 10 percent appear to progress in a very small, but the manufacturers of solar energy is still doing its utmost to obtain a higher conversion efficiency, which will eventually bring the parity Internet to reduce the enormous cost. In addition, Suntech had been in the business-class PV modules your well has been realized in the conversion efficiency of 15.6%. Based on the previous record of Sandia light region, with or without the framework components. Suntech new record, including a framework for regional, if there is no framework, Suntech's researchers believe we can achieve more than 16% of the conversion efficiency.
Break the world record conversion efficiency of access to science and technology journal Progress in Photovoltaics (PIP) recognition, PIP to provide a forum to report on the advanced technology photovoltaic industry. "Improving the conversion efficiency of polycrystalline silicon components quite challenging, which is the commercialization of such a large supplier of components to obtain the progress of exciting," Australian University of New South Wales of the ARC Photovoltaics center of Excellence Research Director, Professor Martin Green, said he is also a member of the Committee PIP. "I believe that the 15.6 percent efficiency polycrystalline silicon component is known by the authorized testing center PIP measured at maximum efficiency."
Suntech's polysilicon components using the assembly of solar cells from Pluto. Pluto technology can be used on single crystal silicon and polycrystalline silicon wafers. Suntech solar cell conversion efficiency of more than 17%.
"Components of a record in the use of conventional solar grade silicon business and production line, and this seems even more extraordinary significance," Suntech's CTO Stuart Wenham said. "More importantly, we believe that the Pluto technology, there is much room for that with the breakthroughs in technology development limitations, we will bring more powerful and reliable solar energy products."
Suntech has already begun Pluto technology components of the commercial shipments are expected to Pluto this year, product shipments in the 10-15MW.
Aug. 20,2009
