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Looking for long-termperformance, durability, and safety for solar panels? Choose PV backsheet materials wisely!

Looking for long-termperformance, durability, and safety for solar panels? Choose PV backsheet materials wisely! – By Rahul Khatri, Technical Manager, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, India PV backsheets available in the market for solar panels can be broadly divided into two categories – fluoropolymer-based and non-fluoropolymer-based. Fluoropolymer-based backsheets consist of an outer layer (air side) only or […]

Article on “Key technical due diligence parameters, vendor selection process and Inspection criteria of Solar PV Module for Solar Projects”

Article on “Key technical due diligence parameters, vendor selection process and Inspection criteria of Solar PV Module for Solar Projects” – Ashish Verma, Analyst AMP Solar India Finally, we landed up at solar tariff of INR 2.44/kWh ($0.0375/kWh) recently at Bhadla Solar (IL&FS 500 MW) Bid so everyone in Solar Industry is taking long-term call […]

Actual and future requirements on laser processing for highefficiency crystalline solar cells

Introduction: It is about 15 years ago when the production of crystalline Silicon (c-Si) solar cells and thin film modules moved from small quantities to a mass production scale. A review of the evolution in process technology of this young industry reveals laser processing to play an ambiguous role. InnoLas, who started its developments in […]

The First Ruling on Section 201 Case Released, PV Cell Price Becomes Unstable this Week: Price Trend

The first ruling on Section 201 case came out last week, and besides the loss, there isn’t any concrete result, making the changes in the cross-strait supply chains limited. Downstream demand continues to remain weak. Polysilicon Due to the accident and overhaul of Chinese and US polysilicon plants, it is roughly estimated that the capacity […]

Solar-Tectic LLC receives patent for III-V thin-film tandem high-performance solar cell and LED technology

The patent, US 15/205,316 titled “Method of Growing III-V Semiconductor Films for Tandem Solar Cells” is for high efficiency and cost effective solar cells made on glass or flexible plastic substrates for various industrial applications, such as rooftops to help charge battery-powered electric automobiles (EVs). The technology also promises to be a breakthrough in Light […]

Fraunhofer ISE CalLab PV Modules’ measurement precision internationally confirmed

At 1.3 percent measurement precision, the accredited calibration laboratory of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE achieved a record value. Measurement repeatability is 0.4 percent. Germany’s national accreditation body DAkkS has confirmed this value according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The excellent measurement precision of CalLab PV Modules was also proven in a […]

REC Silicon ASA – Butte Efficiency Improvements and Cost Cutting Initiatives

Fornebu, Norway – September 20, 2017: REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon) announced today that several efficiency improvement and cost cutting initiatives have been implemented at its Butte, Montana production facility. Further, due to restrictions on solar grade polysilicon from the ongoing solar trade dispute between the US and China, solar grade polysilicon production in Butte […]