REC develops formula and process to mass produce multicrystalline solar cells Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy REC, a fully integrated European brand of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with operational HQ in Singapore announces that the company has developed a formula and process to mass produce multi-crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) cells with efficiencies above 20%. This achievement is attributed to improvements made at all steps – from silicon to cell production. A […] Read more
Jinko Solar to use Heraeus SOL9631J front-side paste for its new high-efficiency solar cells Updated On Mon, Sep 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Heraeus Photovoltaics, developer and manufacturer of silver metallization pastes has announced a new collaboration with Jinko Solar for the launch of efficient polycrystalline cells. The Heraeus SOL9631J Series of new generation front-side silver pastes raises the conversion efficiency of solar cells, said the company in a statement. Jinko Solar will use the Heraeus SOL9631J […] Read more
Researchers develops Tiny High-Performance Solar Cells That Turns Power Generation Sideways Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison have developed high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that can harvest almost three times more electricity from incoming light as compared to existing technologies. According to the researchers the miniature solar panels could power myriad personal devices — wearable medical sensors, smartwatches, even autofocusing contact lenses. The new, small cells, described […] Read more
Korean Researchers Develop High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy A team of researchers led by Taiho Park at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea, has found a new method to improve not only the efficiency, but stability and humidity tolerance of perovskite solar cells. The Korean researchers designed a hydrophobic conducting polymer that has high hole mobility without the need of additives, […] Read more
Import of solar cells, modules increases by more than three times in India Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Imports of solar cells and modules have increased by over three times from Rs 5,051 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 15,523 crore in 2015-16. The solar industry in India is certainly having good times as the installations soar and investment increases. Early this year in April the import of solar modules and cell stood at […] Read more
Trina Solar Achieves Average Efficiency of 20.16% for Multi-crystalline Silicon PERC Cells Updated On Fri, Jul 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced that it has achieved an average efficiency of 20.16% for its industrially-produced P-type multi-crystalline silicon cells with passivated emitter and rear cell (“PERC”) technology, and an average efficiency of 18.7% for its multi-crystalline silicon P-type double print (“DP”) cells. Both the multi-crystalline PERC cells and DP cells are fabricated on a […] Read more
FAU researchers develop new material that can increase the lifetime of organic solar cells considerably Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Organic solar cells are expected to replace standard silicon cells used in photovoltaics soon. The organic cells are thin, flexible and translucent and can be used as window glass or a design element by architects. A team of FAU researchers led by Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec have achieved an important milestone in the quest to […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS Appoints Daniel JW Jeong as new Global Chief Technology Officer Updated On Sat, Jul 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q CELLS has announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel JW Jeong as new Global Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). Dr. Jeong had previously held a number of leading management positions in the field of solar R&D with vast experience in solar technology innovation and commercialization before joining Hanwha. He has been the Company’s global Head […] Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells reaches over 20% efficiency Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researches at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are pushing the efficiency limits of perovskite solar cell by exploring the best way to grow these crystals. EPLF in a statement said researchers’ team headed by Michael Graetzel has found that, by briefly reducing the pressure while fabricating perovskite crystals, they were able to achieve the […] Read more
