Chinese now setting conversion records in PV

China Sunergy announces 20.26% efficiency for its monocrystalline solar cells

04.09.2013: Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (CSUN) announced that its new generation high-efficiency monocrystalline solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 20.26% in pilot production. The results, achieved using cells produced by the company’s newly completed pilot R&D production line, were certified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. The latest generation of CSUN monocrystalline cells combines the company's Waratah and QSAR cell technologies in a new design structure that enables cells to achieve high conversion efficiencies using normal wafers. Fraunhofer ISE confirmed the new conversion efficiency record as the leading level among all PV producers in China, reports CSUN. The high-efficiency monocrystalline cells offer outstanding cost advantage and space reduction, making them ideal for rooftop applications, the company says. CSUN has installed high-efficiency monocrystalline cell production lines with a capacity of 70 MW, and a corresponding module production line with a capacity of 15 MW, at its newly completed R&D center.

 

 

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