PV manufacturer Wuxi Suntech, a subsidiary of Shunfeng International Clean Energy (SFCE) has reported verified solar cell efficiency gains for its recently introduced monocrystalline and multicrystalline ‘HyPro’ silicon solar cells.
The company said that its monocrystalline solar cell efficiencies had reached 20.82%, while its multicrystalline cells achieved 19.11% conversion efficiencies. Both cell types had efficiencies verified by the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Products Quality (CPVT), in Wuxi, Jiangsu. China.
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The efficiency gains come quickly (April 2015) after the company reported its HyPro monocrystalline silicon cells using PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) technology with four busbar’s had achieved 20.5% efficiencies on average in volume production.
Suntech's HyPro modules are available in 60-cell and 72-cell module configurations with 290W and 330W output power respectively.
