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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...[more]
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...[more]
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. [more]
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...[more]
European consortium develops innovative solar module assembly technology
Petten - Within the framework of CrystalClear - a large European project on the development of low-cost, highly efficient silicon solar modules - a manufacturing process has been developed to allow modules to be made using very thin solar cells. [more]
State-of-the-art photovoltaic systems have Energy Pay Back Times as low as 1.7 years
Photovoltaic module production has shown a tremendous increase, with production of PV modules accelerating from ~80 MWp in 1995 to ~1700 MWp in 2005.[more]
