Tag: cells

  • MegaCell touts 25% bifacial efficiency of solar cell

    MegaCell is an innovative Italian-based photovoltaic bi-facial high-efficiency cell and module manufacturer, part of Mega Group, which was recently established by Franco Traverso. Traverso is considered a pioneer of the Italian photovoltaic cells technology, given his extended experience of more than 30 years in photovoltaic (PV) sector since 1981, whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • 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

  • Details on 11 new MOSAIC solar technologies that will receive government funding

    As part of a wide-ranging clean energy initiative by the administration, President Obama and Energy Secretary Moniz announced at the Clean Energy Summit $24 million in innovation funding for 11 new solar technologies, as part of ARPA-E’s newest program Micro-scale Optimized Solar-cell Arrays with Integrated Concentration (MOSAIC). These MOSAIC projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Perovskite solar cells show potential with efficiency improvement, lowering costs

    Perovskite solar cells have shown potential both in the rapid efficiency improvement and in cheap material and manufacturing costs, says IDTechEx. Just how rapid of an efficiency improvement? Perovskite cells went from 2.2% in 2006 to the latest record 20.1% in 2014. They have attracted attention from the likes of DSSC and OPVsRead More — Solar Builder magazine