Solar Frontier achieves CIS thin-film lab efficiency record of 23.35% News Solar Frontier has achieved a conversion efficiency of 23.35% on a 1cm² CIS solar PV cell, the highest verified figure for a cell of this type.
Sharp hits 25.09% conversion efficiency for 6-inch HBC solar cell News Sharp Solar, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based contract electronics giant Foxconn has reported a verified heterojunction back contact (HBC) solar cell on a large-area (6-inch) N-type monocrystalline wafer with a conversion efficiency of 25.09%.
Japan issues guidelines on ‘proper disposal’ of used solar modules News The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) has published voluntary guidelines on how to properly dispose of end-of-life solar PV modules.
