Tag: PERC

  • Trina Solar says it hit a new mono-crystalline PERC cell efficiency record

    Feels like its been awhile since a module manufacturer touted an efficiency record. The wait is over: Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China set a new world conversion efficiency record of 22.61 percent for a high-efficiency p-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si)Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • REC Group to expand PERC module production, development

    REC Group, a European brand of solar panels, is looking to expand its production of high-efficiency Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) solar cells and start developing that next-generation PERC technology.  To do so, the company ordered three microCELL OTF laser systems from 3D-Micromac AG, a leading supplier of laser micromachiningRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PERC Up: Boviet Solar tells us how it will provide high efficiency modules at a low cost

    Boviet Solar Technology Co. is probably the biggest manufacturer of solar modules you haven’t heard of. The reason being is the company has been an OEM supplier for a handful of brand names you do recognize, but that’s all about to change. We sat down with Boviet Solar USA, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Trina announces new world record for its high-efficiency mc-Si module

    Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China (SKL PVST) has set a new world record of 19.86 percent aperture efficiency for its high-efficiency “Honey Plus” multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar module, which contains 120 pieces of P-type mc-Si solar cells (156 x 78 mm2).Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mission Solar Energy adds four new PV module lines to product offering

    Seen at Solar Power International this year: Mission Solar Energy, a San Antonio-based manufacturer of utility-scale, commercial and residential high-efficiency solar modules, added four new module lines to its product offering. The Apollo, Mercury, Gemini and Gemini Elite modules utilize advanced technology to provide best-in-class efficiency, reliability, power and aesthetics. Apollo TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine