Jul 16 2010
JA Solar announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with Innovalight for the supply of silicon nanoparticle ink, to be used in the manufacturing of SECIUM solar cells. The company has planned to start the commercial volume manufacturing of the solar cells in the latter half of 2010, whereas the pilot production already commenced in May.
JA Solar has attained 18.9% conversion efficiency for the SECIUM solar cells. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, located in Germany, has authorized these results. The new solar cells deliver better spectral response when at shorter wavelengths than the standard solar cells. This enables the solar cells to deliver higher conversion efficiency, when compared to the regular solar cells.
Both the companies also announced that a strategic agreement has been signed to jointly develop solar cells that have conversion efficiencies more than 20%. The solar cell development will be undertaken at the R&D center of JA Solar in China and the headquarters of Innovalight in California.
JA Solar’s CEO, Dr. Peng Fang, stated that the company would continue to be at the top of solar cell technology through collaboration between their internal R&D group and other companies like Innovalight.
Source: http://www.jasolar.com/