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Aiko has already installed the new modules in China. Now installers in Europe can also use them.

Aiko increases solar module efficiency to well over 24 per cent

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Aiko achieves high module efficiency in series production. The new panels have already passed their first test in installations in China.

Vertex N 600W bifacial dual-glass modules, based on n type i-TOPCon technology, of Trina Solar.
PV module technology

TrinaSolar emphasizes the efficiency advantages of TopCon PV modules

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Manufacturers of high-efficiency modules with TopCon and back-contact technology communicate different test results to prove the efficiency advantages of their technology. Trina Solar now points to generation gains of TopCon PV modules.

Huasun

Solar module with unprecedented power output and efficiency

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Huasun's G12-132 HJT solar module has reached a new milestone with a power output of 769 watts and 24.75% efficiency, driving innovation in photovoltaic technology.

Schaltbau

DC contactors for bidirectional charging

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Schaltbau is launching the new C303 DC contactor series. This series has been developed for bidirectional DC applications and offers increased performance that is suitable for a range of industries.

Clenergy

Introducing an ‘ikonic’ ground-based mounting system

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Clenergy has unveiled the ground mounting solution ST Ikon, designed for commercial and utility-scale solar projects. The system's features ensure efficiency, reduced labour costs and long-term reliability.

 Reflectors on the module row increase the solar yield.
Solar parks

Reflectors in the module field increase solar yields

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The new technology from Plusampere promises up to 30 per cent higher yields. The use of the reflector system requires careful planning. It is just as suitable for new solar parks as it is for retrofitting.

 Laura Laringe is the CEO and Co-Founder of Reli Energy. She is holding a dual master degree in energy engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona.
Guest article

Maximizing energy storage efficiency

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Laura Laringe, CEO of Reli Energy, provides expert insight into how to balance short-term gains with long-term battery health for enhancing batteries’ operational efficiency.

 The IV curve of the TOPCon 4.0 Plus high-efficiency solar cell, certified by NPVM.
Solar cells

DAS Solar achieves new solar cell record

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DAS Solar has developed a TOPCon 4.0 Plus high-efficiency solar cell that boasts an efficiency of 26.36% and an open-circuit voltage of 742mV, breaking the world record for this type of cell.

 HDR photoluminescence measuring station: Dr. Genghua Yan was responsible for a large part of the measurements.
Solar cells

Perovskite: New findings on high efficiency

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Free charge carriers in perovskite solar cells are presumably protected from decay in a special way, as researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have discovered by means of novel photoluminescence measurements.

Smartcalc module software for the digital analysis and optimisation of solar modules.
Fraunhofer ISE

Six per cent more solar yield through better design

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Researchers have achieved a three per cent increase in the yield of photovoltaic modules by making many small improvements to components and the manufacturing process. With larger and divided solar cells in the module, the power density could be increased by a further three per cent.

Taiwan

Winaico wins Excellent PV Award

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Winaico, the brand of Taiwanese solar module manufacturer Win Win Precision Technology, has won the "Most Representative Taiwan Quality PV Products in 2023" award, which is presented by the Taiwan Energy Authority.

KI based predictive maintenance can enhance the efficiency and profitability of PV plants.
DNV 

Call for predictive maintenance in the PV industry 

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DNV has launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to prompt a significant leap forward in maintenance practices in the solar PV industry.

First Solar and UbiQD collaborate on further increase the efficiency of thin-film solar modules.
Solar modules

Collaboration for quantum dot-enhanced PV modules

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UbiQD exxpands its collaboration with First Solar on quantum dot-enhanced solar modules. The newly developed quantum dot composites present unique opportunities to optimize sunlight utilization.

The organic solar cell (three cells are shown here) has an efficiency of 15.8 percent.
Fraunhofer ISE

Organic solar cell delivers new world record of 15.8 percent

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Research institutes worldwide are working on improving the efficiency and scalability of organic photovoltaics. ISE scientists could now further increase their own world record.

Solar modules

ABC modules with record efficiency

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The PV manufacturer Aiko recently received the Intersolar Award for its ABC modules. These combine N-type solar cells with passivating contacts as well as contacting via the rear side.

Solar modules

An HPDC bifacial solar module with 22.5 per cent efficiency

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LONGi recently launched its new M10 solar module with Hi-MO 7. Designed for large ground-mounted solar systems, it comes with a number of new features. More details here:

View of the Oxford PV factory in Brandenburg, Germany.
Oxford PV

A solar cell that achieves 28.6 per cent yield

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The efficiency was confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE. The cell was manufactured at the factory in Brandenburg an der Havel, eastern Germany. There, Oxford PV is researching new types of perovskite stack cells.

Solar modules

A new glass-glass module in the Vertex family

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The Vertex S+ 445W n-type dual-glass module from Trina Solar is a highly efficient solar panel with a power output of 445 watts. Its advanced design features include a larger size, innovative cell technology, and a durable double-glass structure.

Energy management

Heat pumps with intelligent energy management

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Module manufacturer Qcells has updated its digital energy management platform Qommand. Heat pumps from Samsung Electronics now work efficiently together with solar modules and energy storage units from Qcells.

Solar modules

Five watts more from half-cell modules

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Sharp announces an upgrade of five watts for three half-cell modules. The new NB-JD545 is a further development of the NB-JD540. It is a bifacial monocrystalline half-cell module for commercial installations and open spaces.

The high efficiencies of perovskite cells have so far only been achieved in the laboratory. Now the task is to turn them into complete modules.
Perovskites

Meyer Burger working on the industrialisation of high-efficiency perovskite modules

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The tandem of silicon solar cell and a layer of metal halide semiconductor already achieves high efficiencies in the laboratory. This efficiency is now to be transferred to mass production.

The new record was achieved on the basis of an industrially dewable crystalline solar cell.
New solar technologies

Meyer Burger pushes tandem solar modules with perovskites

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In order to produce even more efficient solar cells and modules in the future, Meyer Burger has now brought other partners on board: In a consortium with CSEM from Switzerland, the Helmholtz Centre Berlin, Fraunhofer ISE and the University of Stuttgart, industrial cells with efficiencies of more than 30 per cent are to be produced.

Mounting systems

More efficient free-standing and tracker systems

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Schletter presents a new version of the Tracker, which has been specially optimised for the use of large-format modules. The compact system requires less material per kilowatt of output.

Xu Xixiang, Vice President of Longi Central R&D Institute and Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of Longi at a media event at Longi headquarters in Xi’an/China.
Longi

26.81% efficiency for silicon solar cells

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The Chinese government is a drag on international climate protection as the recent UN climate summit showed, but Chinese solar companies lead the way. Longi has set a new record efficiency at 26.81% for its HJT silicon solar cells.

Solar modules

Belgian module supplier enters the German market

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The new glass-glass modules are equipped with interdigital back contacts that promise high efficiency. This is because disturbing shading and losses due to front contacting are eliminated.