NICE Solar Energy Sets New World Record with CIGS Thin-film Solar Module with 17.6% Efficiency

公開日 2019/12/05
NICE Solar Energy 
NICE Solar Energy has increased the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar modules and set a new world record of 17.6 percent. This efficiency record, now confirmed by TÜV Rheinland on a module surface area of 120 x 60 centimeters, was achieved on production equipment of Manz at the R&D site of NICE Solar Energy in Schwäbisch-Hall. 

Martin Drasch, CEO of Manz AG, comments: "The world record of our R&D partner NICE Solar Energy was made possible by a combination of several factors: decades of experience in the development and manufacture of CIGS modules, a process-safe production line with production equipment continuously developed by Manz at the site in Schwäbisch-Hall, and last but not least the outstanding development efforts of the colleagues in Schwäbisch-Hall and in Beijing, and thus the unprecedented intercontinental cooperation of our Chinese-German team in the industry".

Even with the now achieved world record efficiency of 17.6 percent on module size, CIGS thin-film technology continuous to have great potential for further increases in efficiency: The highest efficiency achieved so far on cell surface is 23.35 percent and marks the limit of what is currently feasible. Increases in efficiency on the module surface, in conjunction with even more efficient production processes, will enable to produce even more cost-efficient CIGS thin-film solar modules in the future. The specific advantages of the CIGS technology include a short energy recovery time, a favorable temperature coefficient for use in hot climates and a wide range of applications for building-integrated photovoltaic applications.



出所: Manz
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