By Jai Prakash Singh, received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from NUS. He works as a research scientist with SERIS at NUS, and has more than 10 years’ experience in solar PV.; Yong Sheng Khoo, is the head of module development group at SERIS, and has more than five years’ experience in PV module development and testing.; Cai Yutian, received his B.Eng. (Hons) in materials science and engineering. He is currently a research engineer at SERIS, where his research focuses on the prototyping of PV modules; Srinath Nalluri, obtained his B.Eng. from NUS and has around three years’ experience in the PV industry.; Sven Kramer, studied management and engineering at the Cooperative University in Stuttgart, Germany.; Axel Riethmüller, studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.; Yan Wang, is the director of the PV module cluster at SERIS, and has profes siona l knowledge of PV te chnolog y and hands-on manufacturing experience spanning various PV products.
To guarantee the long-term competitiveness of the PV industry, the cost of PV power generation ($/kWh) must be continuously reduced. Such reduction can be achieved in two ways: 1) by improving PV module performance (efficiency, annual energy yield, reliability); 2) by reducing manufacturing costs ($/Wp).
