At Solarexpo it has been announced that, for the first time in the world, a new type of photovoltaic bifacial cell has been industrially produced: the P-type POLYcrystalline bifacial cell.
The production line has already registered these outstanding efficiency data: 18% on the front side and 15.3% on the back side of the solar cell, with a 85% of bifaciality factor and an overall cell efficiency of 22.5%, considering a 25% back side energy contribution, which is nowadays a tipical value for this type of bifacial modules.
The international outstanding achievement took place in Carmignano di Brenta (Padua-Italy), at the new bifacial PV cell production plant recently established by MegaCell srl, a MegaGroup's subsidiary, already involved in the innovative BiSoN N-type monocrystalline bifacial cells massive production.
The new module generates a Peak power of 257 Wp on the front side and 218 Wp on the backside, reaching an overall power of 320 We (Watts equivalent). It?s a world record in photovoltaic.
As announced last December, MegaCell had signed with RCT Solutions (Konstanz, Germany) a licensing agreement for the co-development of an industrial process for
the manufacturing of polycrystalline bifacial high efficiency solar cells production, embedding RCT's innovative technology.
The Italian and the German Teams have efficiently worked together and thus achieved this world record. This result is a landmark for the entire world?s PV manufacturing industry.
As planned, the pilot project started at the beginning of this year and has reached its goals ahead of schedule, thanks to the high level of skill and expertise of the two Teams.
"Passion and competence have fuelled the MegaCell and the RCT Teams. Considering the uniqueness of the bifacial polycrystalline industrial technology, this achievement represents a milestone in the worldwide solar energy sector. We are going to use this very innovative technology not only to widen our manufacturing portfolio in Italy and in Europe but also to transfer the know-how abroad", said with satisfaction Franco Traverso, the Italian PV pioneer and MegaCell?s Chairman.
"I am extremely proud of the excellent co-work that RCT and MegaCell Teams have done. It is a proof that European Teams still have lot of expertise and competence to offer to the entire PV community", said Peter Fath, CEO of RCT.
