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Unit Solar Energy innovative in Europe
The ECN unit Solar Energy has every reason to celebrate: the unit has been nominated for a European innovation prize, the winner of which will be announced on December 9.[meer...]
Yingli Green Energy, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and Amtech Systems announce research collaboration to develop next generation high efficiency solar cells
Patented method for improved solar cell efficiency expected to lower solar energy costs BAODING, China; TEMPE, Arizona, PETTEN, The Netherlands – June 4, 2009 – Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy”), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated...[meer...]
ECN achieves world-record efficiency for innovative solar module
Module Conversion Efficiency Independently Verified by TÜV Researchers of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have achieved a premium conversion efficiency of 16.4% (aperture area) on a full-size solar module, a new world-record efficiency for photovoltaic modules with...[meer...]
Joined forces on organic photovoltaics
Petten/Eindhoven - ECN and Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by TNO (The Netherlands) and IMEC (Belgium), signed an agreement to offer a joint research program on Roll-to-Roll organic photovoltaics (OPV) to the industry. The aim of the program is to transfer lab-scale processes to...[meer...]
Increased effectiveness by new technology for silicon solar cells
Petten - Researchers at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a simple method to improve the solar cell efficiency for a new generation of crystalline silicon industrial solar cells. [meer...]
Dutch consortium paves the way to affordable solar electricity
Petten - Within the scope of the Dutch Sunovation II project, the consortium TTA/Eurotron, Solland Solar, TNO and ECN have developed pilot-line equipment and corresponding low-stress interconnection technology to produce solar modules with extremely thin rear-contact solar cells. This pilot line...[meer...]
