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Tak at conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells on a major breakthrough

Posted by admin on March 30, 2009
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The world’s third largest manufacturer of PV modules Suntech recently claimed that the Pluto technology has been used to achieve conversion efficiency of silicon cells 19%, 17% poly laptop battery  .
Tak This is sent to a number of recent technology using Pluto Samples of PV cells to solar power systems of the German Fraunhofer Institute, one of the world’s leading third-party certification bodies only after the publication of results. Fraunhofer Institute test results are of single crystal silicon solar cell conversion efficiency reached 18.8% and 17.2% poly battery reached. At the same time, Inspiron E1505 battery , Inspiron E1705 battery two types of batteries that Tak has Pluto in its production line in the batch output 34MW, and this is the use of the general class of solar silicon wafers to achieve results.
Wenham Suntech technical Explorer doctor said that with the usual efficiency of solar cells, silicon cells of 16.5% and 15.5% as compared to poly-silicon, Suntech’s Pluto technology to achieve a new breakthrough.
Wenham doctor also pointed out that the use of Pluto technology Tak battery modules can be mass-produced the world’s most efficient one of polysilicon solar cells.
Zhengrong Shi Suntech’s doctor said, Pluto technology is characterized by a higher level in the non-use of the premise of silicon, the solar power industry achieve high efficiency, high stability and high power output of the basic requirements. Pluto technology, the use of trust Tak Products customers can cut costs, reduce the use of the area, in particular, apply to the roof of the building integration applications.
Are applying for patents in the Pluto technology is developed by the University of NSW Australia PERL technology, in the laboratory has achieved a record efficiency of 25%. Pluto technology and traditional screen printing technology to improve the power output of the battery near 12%. Unique texture of technology has a lower reflectance, even in direct sunlight is not the case to ensure that absorb more sunlight, while the surface of a narrow metal wire can reduce the loss of the shadow. Pluto and technology can be used for various types of Suntech Manufacturing Products.
Dr. Zhengrong Shi added, Pluto’s mass production technology for many years characterized Tak concentrated in three countries from 350 world-class experts in solar power research and development results. It will further decline in the cost of photovoltaic products, there is not conducive to the use of subsidies can be reached as soon as possible with the traditional competitive price. In addition to improve efficiency, Suntech’s R & D institutions are developing new solar power applications, such as integration and building products, materials and components of the optimization, including the module packaging technology and the stability of power output.
Suntech is expected in the next 2 years Pluto technology is the goal of the conversion efficiency of monocrystalline silicon cells reached 20% and the efficiency of polycrystalline silicon for 18%. Suntech currently has a capacity of 34 megawatts of Pluto technology battery module production line, the next 2 months at the installation of the expansion of production capacity to 100 megawatts. Tak look forward to the second quarter of 2009 will be Pluto technology industrial battery module certificate, then the year 2009 at more than 50 MW of output products.
Pluto Suntech Power has become a well-known brand name companies.

The first production car set up solar power projects in Hebei cells

Posted by admin on March 27, 2009
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China’s first solar cell production film project dedicated Weifu —- Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Alliance Trust and the new energy projects in Hebei Industrial Zone Gu’an construction. The project put into operation, annual production capacity to 100MW solar cells and components, as well as the 2000 solar power electric vehicles.
According to the Hebei Daily reported on the 25th, Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Weifu Fu and new energy projects together March 22 at Hebei Industrial Zone Gu’an started. According to introduction, which is China’s first solar cell production film project dedicated.
Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Weifu total investment 5 million, by the Trust in conjunction Gu’an Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. and Weifu Gu’an Special Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. joint venture is expected to completed and put into production by the end of 2009. Project is put into production, annual production capacity to 100MW solar cells and components, as well as the 2000 solar power electric vehicles.

JAPAN 4 household enterprises jointly develop next-generation fuel cell

Posted by admin on March 26, 2009
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According to Japanese Economic News website reported, Osaka Gas, Kyocera, Toyota and Aisin four companies jointly announced on the 25th the next generation of home fuel cell development and striving to put on the market before 2015.
Household fuel cell can be extracted from hydrogen gas as a fuel in power generation during the heat generated can also be used in hot water supply, higher energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
It is reported that Japan’s major gas company will start in May at the National Sales of solid polymer type fuel cell (PEFC). And Osaka Gas, such as the four enterprise development is the next generation of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), compared with the former, and its power generation more efficient, but because of high manufacturing costs and durability problems have not been resolved, and therefore not that could be put to practical.
Reported that the Osaka Gas and Kyocera had been in the cooperative development of fuel cell, Toyota and Aisin also have similar cooperation, the joint is intended to speed up the implementation of the next generation of practical home fuel cell process.

Sencera announced the company’s single-layer solar panel power reaches 8.7%

Posted by admin on March 26, 2009
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America silicon thin film photovoltaic manufacturer Sencera template in March 17, 2009, the company announced the successful production of single-layer solar cell panels, at standard test conditions, the power reaches 8.7%. At this point, the company won the California investor Quercus Trust A total of 15.6 million U.S. dollars of investment in the remaining 5.4 million U.S. dollars to protect.
The power flow through improved production and production platform “Viper” optimization obtained. One of their own R & D companies involved in the automatic plasma chemical vapor separation system (PECVD). “Viper” is unique is that this platform to produce the solar panels can absorb sunlight better spectrum of blue, red wavelengths, so that a larger fraction of the light energy applied to power generation in solar power. Sencera. Chairman, said: “We want to make the existing R & D capacity of 1 MW in the next two quarters to further expand to reach the annual output of 35 megawatts.”

First Solar successful production of 1GW of solar cells

Posted by admin on March 24, 2009
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March 20, 2009, FirstSolar announced that since its inception in 2002, has produced a 1GW solar cells. The company spent six years producing the first 500MW, and then took only eight months the production of a second 500MW. As of the end of this year, the company announced that has an annual production capacity of 1GW, which is equivalent to a medium-sized nuclear power plant. “Such a scale so that we can quickly reduce production costs so that solar power can really become a form of affordable energy.” Bruce Sohn, FirstSolar the President said.
FirstSolar in 2002, the Perrysburg, Ohio, at the start of mass production of solar power modules. When companies are only 150 employees. Until 2009, the company’s 23 solar module production lines around the three continents, with 4000 employees.

Finally a group of space station solar panels successful launch

Posted by admin on March 24, 2009
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The United States “found” space shuttle astronauts on the 20th successful launch of the International Space Station is also a fourth group Finally a group of solar panels. This marks the 10-year-long construction of the international space station can finally enjoy the full load power supply.
NASA TV television pictures showed the day’s solar panels to work carried out very smoothly. • With astronaut John Phillips, press the button to give directions, solar panels like “folding up the map” as to start slowly. Events start at half time, Phillips will be suspended for one hour so that solar panels absorb sunlight to prevent them stick together.
In this process, the other astronauts closely watching the solar panels in order to abnormal situations respond in a timely manner. In 2007, a solar panel to start the process, the battery plates have been accidental “injuries”, the astronauts were forced to carry out an emergency spacewalk to repair.
Board battery to start the day fully functional, the international space station’s solar panels will increase the total generating power of 120 kilowatts. This is a permanent space station’s “expansion” is also crucial. According to the plan, in May of this year, members of the International Space Station from the current long-term mission of 3 people to 6 people.
“Discovered” its on the 15th of this month from the United States, Florida, Kennedy Space Center launch on the 17th with the international space station docking. During the docking, “discovered” crew will be implemented in 3 spacewalks to complete the space station to install the relevant components. “Discovered” No. 25 is expected to be from the International Space Station, on the 27th landing at Kennedy Space Center.

Finally a group of space station solar panels successful launch

Posted by admin on March 24, 2009
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The United States “found” space shuttle astronauts on the 20th successful launch of the International Space Station is also a fourth group Finally a group of solar panels. This marks the 10-year-long construction of the international space station can finally enjoy the full load power supply.
NASA TV television pictures showed the day’s solar panels to work carried out very smoothly. • With astronaut John Phillips, press the button to give directions, solar panels like “folding up the map” as to start slowly. Events start at half time, Phillips will be suspended for one hour so that solar panels absorb sunlight to prevent them stick together.
In this process, the other astronauts closely watching the solar panels in order to abnormal situations respond in a timely manner. In 2007, a solar panel to start the process, the battery plates have been accidental “injuries”, the astronauts were forced to carry out an emergency spacewalk to repair.
Board battery to start the day fully functional, the international space station’s solar panels will increase the total generating power of 120 kilowatts. This is a permanent space station’s “expansion” is also crucial. According to the plan, in May of this year, members of the International Space Station from the current long-term mission of 3 people to 6 people.
“Discovered” its on the 15th of this month from the United States, Florida, Kennedy Space Center launch on the 17th with the international space station docking. During the docking, “discovered” crew will be implemented in 3 spacewalks to complete the space station to install the relevant components. “Discovered” No. 25 is expected to be from the International Space Station, on the 27th landing at Kennedy Space Center.

IMEC to develop full-printed solar cells for photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 3%

Posted by admin on March 20, 2009
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IMEC is an independent research institution located in Belgium (Belgium) of Leuven (Leuven), in the nano-electronics and nano-technology leadership position in the world, and also the Netherlands, the United States, China and Japan to set up an office, with more than 1,600 employees, including the Mill and Visiting Fellow, in 2007 brought revenue for the country about 2.4 billion euros. They are mainly resolved on the basis of academic science and industrial manufacturing process differences between the unique processes, systems technology, the patent group and the most advanced equipment. Today, they verify that the entire solution process of the organic solar cells.
“We are developing a way for the whole solution process of the organic solar cell can be high-quality electric sexual contact, so this battery has a 3% of the electricity conversion efficiency.” IMEC said so. Research laboratories in Belgium and the use of previously developed the initiative for organic solar cells sprayed layer coating technology, “This method is suitable for mass production of volume after volume (roll-to-roll) manufacturing process, so whether it is or can be hard Flexible substrates can be, fast and cheap manufacturing large-area organic solar cells. ”
Metal electrodes formed in the organic layer on top of semi-review body, electric contact must be allowed between conductivity between 104 and 106S/cm, and has high stability, has been through the commercialization of nano-particles of silver ink, under nitrogen at the use of spray gun spray painted, and then by 100 ~ 180 ℃ sintering, so that molten particles to form a continuous film. IMEC refers to “advanced technology throughout the ink-jet printing can be printed or manner of the realization of large area, and with volume on the volume of equipment to complete production.” Solution in order to complete the whole process of organic solar cells, IMEC put forward a reverse structure, that is, before the formation of electron collection layer (cathode), then is the semiconductor layer, and then coated with the anode. “If the cathode in the semiconductor layer after the formation of the electron layer resistance files must be in active layer above can avoid the type of metal electrode into the process of damage caused.”
The whole solution process, the barrier layer (usually the use of zinc oxide, ZnO, or titanium dioxide, TiO) formation, brought about by surface morphology, resulting in subsequent phases of silver nanoparticles to penetrate, resulting in cell conversion efficiency decreased. The anode in this area, due to electric-hole barrier layer (commonly used poly -3,4 - dioxo-thiophene ethylene [poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene)], poly styrene sulfonic acid [poly (styrenesulfonate)] or both mixed-doped [PEDOT: PSS]) have adequate thickness, formed in the organic layer can protect the damage that may occur. Anode and then sprayed on the silver particles on, can be the whole solution process of the organic solar cells. All the organic materials such as poly (3 - f alkyl thiophene [poly (3-hexyl thiophene), referred to as P3HT] and 6,6 - phenyl-methyl-C61 D [(6,6)-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester, referred to as PCBM) can be dissolved in solution and deposited on indium-tin oxide glass substrate.
Components of the photoelectric conversion efficiency is about 3%, equivalent to the general use of components made of evaporation, but the short-circuit current is higher than 10mA/cm2, when the nano-particle sintering temperature dropped to below 150 ℃, then can use flexible substrates, including polyethylene naphthalate [polyethylene naphthalate, referred to as PEN].

Japan in 2020 accounted for solar cells is expected to rise to the Global City 33%

Posted by admin on March 19, 2009
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Nikkei, Mainichi Daily News reported on the 18th, according to the Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry spreadsheet shows that by Japanese companies at home and abroad continue to expand the solar cells in the scale of trafficking, in 2020 the Department of Enterprise Day related industries scale solar power generation can be expected to improve the existing 10 times up to 10 trillion yen mark, and the scale will also be employing staff from the current 12,000 to 110,000 people to expand the size of people. In addition, according to the province by the middle showed a spreadsheet, with the Japanese government introduced a series of measures to promote solar power generation, forecast to 2020 Nippon solar cells is expected to total global market share from the current 25% to 33% of scale .
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai of February 24 said that in order to accelerate the popularity of solar power generation in Japan, the Japanese government to develop solar power to power home the remainder of the purchase price per KW upgrade 2-fold to 50 yen, to buy period is 10 years. Japan by the middle class save (2008) in December 24 issued a press release announced that the home with solar power generating equipment import subsidy system will be January 13, 2009 from the road, per kW will be ¥ 70,000 grant to the standard home solar power generating system with output of about 3-3.5kW, the average household for installation of solar home systems will be 21-25 ¥ 10,000 grant. Province by the middle class and plans in the coming 3-5 years, solar power generating system of import costs to the existing one-half.

Daimler and win a lithium-ion rechargeable battery set up joint venture production company

Posted by admin on March 17, 2009
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DaimlerChrysler announced in December 2008 announced plans to record with the German win (Evonik) jointly established a joint venture between Deutsche Accumotive name will be set up in March 2009 from the start to run. Funded ratio was 90% Daimler, 10% win record, the new company will be set up in Stuttgart (Stuttgart) suburban Nabern. Daimler plans to mobilize 100 electric-driven professional staff is responsible for fuel cell and electric vehicle research and development, as well as lithium-ion rechargeable battery modules and system of production and sales.
Daimler, vice president of HerbertKohler doctor said that although in terms of capital and personnel, Daimler proportion is higher but the production of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries will also supply to other car manufacturers, so the joint venture will be taken to divest from Daimler out system.
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DaimlerChrysler in December 2008 was to win a subsidiary of Li-Tec for 49.9% of the shares. Is anticipated that the establishment of Deutsche Accumotive will manufacture Li-Tec Battery Module for cell production. Li-Tec can be used to win a soft-owned ceramic separators, as well as the known electrode Litarion nickel / manganese / cobalt oxide cathode materials for grades 3 yuan. Carbon or graphite anode.
Daimler had been from well-known automotive lithium-ion rechargeable battery makers - the United States Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions (JohnsonControls-SaftAdvancedPowerSolutions) purchasing “S400BlueHYBRID” Li-ion rechargeable batteries, from the production and marketing of lithium-ion rechargeable battery with Electric Vehicle Tesla Motors of the United States (TeslaMotors) purchasing a new generation of “smarted” to use rechargeable batteries, and in Sweden carried out an empirical test. Through the establishment of the new company will further increase battery suppliers.
Responsible for the research sector and the passenger department, vice president of development ThomasWeber doctor said that in the field of electrical drives, the current high-speed above all of that in the future, DaimlerChrysler will be at Kohler doctor promptly carried out under the leadership of the R & D work in the field.
Expected to commence in the next 10 years, lithium-ion rechargeable battery market scale will reach 10 billion euros, the German federal government announced a target to work towards the future that, as universal city in 2020 at one million electric vehicles.