Nano coatings have been extensively used on glass, and the advantages are well known.  A coating can make glass Hydrophobic & Dust Repellant and therefore makes it easier to clean the glass. For that reason it doesn’t come as a big surprise that special coatings for pv modules have been developed recently. But are these [...]

Micro cracks in solar cells pose a frequent and complicated challenge for manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) modules. While on the one hand it is difficult to assess in detail their impact on the overall efficiency and longevity of a solar panel, they are one of the main sources of malfunctioning or even inactive cells. However, [...]

Solarpanels-China.com has become Sinovoltaics.com and along with a brand new name, we have just implemented a new discussion forum on this site, enabling you as pv enthusiasts and professionals to get in touch, discuss about Chinese photovolaic products, find solutions for quality issues, buy or sell your pv stuff and much more. You can find [...]

Organic Solar cells Organic solar cells are one of the promising new cell technologies. Currently organic solar cells have reached an efficiency of only 10%, and researchers  expect it to increase to 15% in the coming 3 to 5 years.  Efficiency is lower than standard silicon solar cells when measured under Standard Testing Conditions (STC), [...]

Multi Junction solar cells Multi junction solar cells are solar cells that contain several p-n junctions. Each junction has a different band gap and is made to receive a different wavelength of light. This results in a highly efficient solar cell that have reached efficiencies of up to 43.5%. Multi junction solar cells are not [...]

Thin Films Thin Films are considered a potential alternative for silicon (Si) solar cells, because the costs have long been considered to be cheaper than silicon solar cells. The reason for that is for Thin Films less semi-conductor is used, bringing the costs down. CdTe solar cells Advantages CdTe solar cells have a number of [...]

Silicon (Si) Solar Cells Currently silicon (Si) solar cells dominate over 85% of the solar market. There are good reasons for that, because silicon has major advantages compared to other solar cell technologies. The major advantages are: Advantages silicon solar cells Silicon (Si) is very well understood. Silicon is already widely used for semi conductors [...]

Complete guide to solar cell technologies The coming two weeks we’ll be releasing new posts related to solar cell technologies. The current market is dominated by the almighty silicon (Si) solar cell which currently owns 85% of the entire solar market. However it is not certain that silicon (Si) will remain the largest solar cell [...]