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2018-01-25 | Xi'an, China
Conversion Efficiency at 20.41%, LONGi Solar Creates World Record of
Monocrystalline PERC Module
LONGi Solar Posted on 2018-01-25
On January 18, 2018, LONGi Solar announced that, according to a test
conducted by TUV-SUD, the independent third-party certification test
organization, the company's 60-cell PERC module achieved a photoelectric
conversion efficiency of 20.41%, a new world record for a
monocrystalline PERC module.
The product tested was a P-type monocrystalline PERC module. Based on
efficient PERC cell technologies and innovative design, the module
realized a conversion efficiency of up to 20.41%, which is noteworthy in
that this is the efficiency of a single side, and this technology takes
the lead in the industry.
In recent years, with the growing demand in the photovoltaic market for
solar modules with high conversion efficiency, technologies enabling
such high levels of efficiency have been rapidly developed. In the
Chinese market, under the auspices of application and technology "top
runner" projects, the competition in enhancing photoelectric conversion
efficiency is extremely fierce with major enterprises continually
rewriting cell and module efficiency records.
Li Wenxue, President of LONGi Solar, said: "the new world record for the
conversion efficiency of LONGi Solar's monocrystalline PERC module is
the first major breakthrough in module efficiency. Through continuous
technological innovations, we will bring more efficient monocrystalline
module products to the market to help PV investors earn more power
generation benefits and contribute to the cause for clean water and blue
sky."
Previously, in October 2017, LONGi Solar announced in Beijing that a
test conducted by Germany's Fraunhofer ISE CalLab demonstrated that the
photoelectric conversion efficiency of LONGi Solar's monocrystalline
PERC cell had reached 22.71%, a world record at the time. Ten days
later, LONGi Solar broke the record once again with 23.26%, breaching
the industry-accepted limit of 23% for a mass produced PERC cell.
More recently, the company has introduced 22% efficiency PERC cell
technology to its production base for the mass production of PV products
that meet the technical standards defined by "top runner". LONGi Solar's
commitment is that, while creating new records for module efficiency,
the company will continue to adopt new module technologies in 2018 to
realize higher module efficiency, focus on both high efficiency and high
power, create greater value for the PV application market and accelerate
the advent of grid parity.