Suntech’s Multi-Crystalline Module achieves world record in conversion efficiency

Suntech Power Holding Co. Ltd is the world leader in the manufacture of photovoltaic modules and it is a great day for them because they have now achieved a world record in conversion efficiency of 15.6% set by Sandia National Labs 15 years ago. This efficiency was tested by an independent tester – Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany. This multi-crystalline silicon module is powered by Pluto PV cells utilizing solar grade silicon with each PV cell having a conversion efficiency of over 17%. The world record conversion efficiency was accepted by the scientific journal Progress in Photovoltaic’s, which offers a prestigious forum for reporting advances in the PV industry. Suntech has initiated commercial shipments of Pluto powered modules and currently expects to ship 10MW to 15MW of Pluto products in 2009.
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