It's often tough for new technologies to displace incumbent process, and kerfless wafers have been no exception. But while a number of kerfless wafer makers have faltered along the way to commercial production, 1366 Technologies is breaking new ground for the technology.
Today 1366 announced a new efficiency record for a solar PV cell utilizing its Direct Wafer technology, with a 19.9% efficient solar cell produced by Hanwha Q Cells incorporating passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) technology. This is an improvement on the 19.6% efficiency that the two companies achieved last December with a Direct Wafer/PERC combination.
"Our efficiency is improving at a rate that's nearly double that of the rest of the industry," claims 1366 Technologies ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...