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Half-cut, fully explained

Half-cut cells: There can be no denying the proliferation of half-cut cell solar technology across the PV landscape. And while the industry is increasingly comfortable with, and eager for, half-cut solutions, it will no doubt welcome a refresher in the technology itself. Enter Shankar Sridhara, VP Technology at REC, to lend a hand.

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Jonathan Gifford

17 May 2018

REC has been a pioneer in half-cut cell technology, particularly at industrial scale. There have been several hurdles to overcome.The PERC cell by design is quite fragile, which brings challenges with handling. Also, how to slice the cell in half without yield losses – this was the first challenge.There are a number of approaches for …

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