Product Briefing Outline: CNPV Solar Power has launch the company’s ‘premium’ photovoltaic modules series with power ranging from 295Wp to 305Wp made with high efficiency 156x156mm mono crystalline cells for utility scale applications. CNPV has already shipped 10MWp of these premium modules to a key strategic partner in Europe for a wide variety of applications ranging from commercial and industrial installations to utility-scale facilities.
Product Briefing Outline: SunPower Corporation has developed the ‘SunPower Oasis’ Power Plant, which it claims is the industry’s first modular solar power block that scales from 1-megawatt ac (MW) distributed installations to large central station power plants. SunPower Oasis is said to provide a fully integrated, cost-effective way to rapidly deploy utility-scale solar, streamlining the development and construction process.
Product Briefing Outline: National Semiconductor has developed a version of its ‘SolarMagic’chipset than can be fully integrated into a solar module. The SM3320 is the first analog-intensive power management chipset in a new category of in-panel electronics that improves power output, reliability and cost-effectiveness of solar systems. By coupling more energy production with a lower balance of systems cost, the SM3320 provides solar system owners a high-performance solution at the lowest cost per kilowatt-hour, according to the company.
Product Briefing Outline: Coveme has developed a high performance PET backsheet, ‘dyMat PYE 3000,’ which is claims is able to resist over 3000h of DHT (Damp Heat Test), offering the best performance currently available on the market. The dyMat PYE range of Coveme laminates protects photovoltaic cells from humidity, atmospheric agents and chemical attacks, guaranteeing total insulation at high voltages.
Product Briefing Outline: Indium Corporation has introduced a newly designed tabbing and bus ribbon kit range. The kits, which contain common sized tabbing and bus ribbon and fluxes, are available in three versions, including one with a uniquely designed Pb-free, bismuth-containing, low-temperature coating. Tabbing ribbon kits come with everything required to evaluate how Indium Corporation materials will work with solar cells and assembly processes.
Product Briefing Outline: The InnoLas Impala series of large scale laser processing systems provides multiple laser beams technique and parallel processing heads for increased throughput. Innovative handling concepts minimize defects and contamination. The IMPALA laser systems are designed for all high-accuracy processes (P1 through P3) of thin film processing. InnoLas Systems can ensure optimal transition to industrial production conditions.
Product Briefing Outline: DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) has introduced its newest generation of frontside metallization pastes for crystalline silicon solar cells – DuPont ‘Solamet’ PV16x series photovoltaic metallizations. This advanced series is claimed to outperform previous generation products by delivering up to 0.4% greater conversion efficiency for solar cells. PV16x series photovoltaic metallizations are also suitable for a wide range of printing line widths and processes, which help to meet a variety of photovoltaic market needs.
Product Briefing Outline: Camstar Systems has released ‘SolarSuite’ 4.5 for general availability. Version 4.5 includes advancements developed in collaboration with leading solar manufacturers and new packaging options scale with solar companies from startup to global enterprise. A rapidly growing CIGS module manufacturer was said to have increased asset utilization by 12%. A CPV and multijunction solar cell manufacturer increased conversion efficiency by 38%. A vertically integrated c-Si module manufacturer reduced production scrap by 20% using the new system.
Product Briefing Outline: PANalytical has launched a multipurpose X-ray diffraction (XRD) tool dubbed Empyrean. Solar related applications for the Empyrean include depth profiling for phase identification, film thickness, thin film stress, and epitaxial composition and relaxation.
Product Briefing Outline: SunSil of Denmark has launched its SunSil 300 module which is a fully integrated system producing a nominal 300W 240V AC that will increase yields for its owner by up to 30% per annum as well as reducing initial costs, making solar electricity significantly more financially appealing. The company sums it up as ‘Sun in – AC out.’