Tag: PV modules

  • Most efficient p-type multi-crystalline solar cell? Trina Solar stakes claim

    The latest update in the solar panel efficiency showdown: Trina Solar Limited reports that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record for a high-efficiency p-type multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cell. The record-breaking p-type multi-crystalline silicon solar cell was fabricated onRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Smart DC solar module to optimize power output, wireless communication

    Wuxi Suntech Power Co., produces solar products for residential, commercial, industrial and utility applications and has delivered more than 30 million PV panels, or 9 GWs, of installed capacity to more than 1,000 customers in more than 80 countries.  The company’s latest innovation is a new smart solar DC module that integrates theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How to add flexibility to your solar cable management strategy

    Back in 2010, Snake Tray decided to install a PV system on its own roof. At that point, Snake Tray had been a manufacturer of trays for other industries for many years, with no ties to the solar industry. But after seeing a PV system installation up close, owner RogerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison licenses new high-performance (400 watt) solar modules from Solaria

    High-efficiency PV keeps getting, well, higher. SunEdison, one of the largest global renewable energy development companies, signed a licensing deal with Solaria’s manufacturing technology to cost effectively mass produce its new line of ultra-high efficiency 400-W solar modules. “SunEdison’s solar materials team has completed the development of the new 400-W SunEdisonRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • HULKet’s CIGS solar module passes IEC, UL tests

    The CIGS-3000 Series module from Hulk Energy Technology Co. (HULKet) officially passed both IEC and UL certification tests and is now ready for shipping to major markets worldwide. In addition, the German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) confirmed in July that the 3000 Series module achieves 324 WRead More — Solar Builder magazine