Cell Processing

PV Talk: University of New South Wales professor Xiaojing Hao discusses her hopes for the potential of kesterite, an emerging alternative PV technology.

The deal follows the start of production at ES Foundry’s 3GW nameplate capacity manufacturing plant in January.

A high breakage rate in thin PV module glass is a vulnerability that is not yet widely understood due to inadequate testing regimes, according to the IEA PVPS.

Wenzhong Shen, Sheng Ma and Huanpei Huang present an overview of the ultraviolet-induced degradation affecting TOPCon cells and modules.

Risen said the cell was certified by the Chinese National Photovoltaic Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.

The PV industry has been playing a game of 'whack a mole' in tackling module defects over the past decade, according to Kiwa Pi Berlin.

Talon PV and SEG Solar have signed a deal that will see the former provide US-made n-type cells for the latter’s modules.

PV Talk: Alex Zhu, CEO of US-based solar cell manufacturer ES Foundry discusses why a heated litigation landscape led to a choice of PERC cell technology for the South Carolina factory, the fate of US tax credits and taking advantage of wafer surplus in southeast Asia.

Brian Grenko of VDE Americas assesses the route to market for perovskite PV products as an alternative to silicon-based technologies.

New manufacturing capacity additions from Gautam Solar and Waaree, alongside Indian solar deployments crossing the 100GW threshold.