Featured in Connected to technology – 05-2020

Tile for more cells

Panels featuring tiling could be one of the most innovative module-level technologies to enter into commercial-scale production in 2020. The premise is simple: Squeeze more half-cut cells into the module for an efficiency and power output boost. But it’s not entirely straightforward, and similar approaches such as shingling have a significant head start.

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Jonathan Gifford

25 May 2020

Image: Jinko Solar

Buzzing crowds queue for cursory security checks; anxiety-causing schedules bristle with appointments; and triumphant music blares from booths, accompanied often with unsettlingly mechanical voiceovers: “Highly innovative … next generation technology … game-changing solar solutions.” You’ve been there and seen it all before. Until you haven’t.With Covid-19 and its related social and travel restrictions still firmly …

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