SunPower to launch 625 W shingled module
U.S.-based SunPower, which is majority owned by French energy giant Total, is planning to launch a new shingled module series with 625 W of power output.
Group spinoff Maxeon Solar Technologies will commercialize the Performance 5 line in the fourth quarter. The high-efficiency, bifacial mono-PERC solar panels will be made with large format eight-inch G12 wafers and will have an efficiency of 21.2%.
“Our release of the new SunPower Performance 5 panels comes along with a renewed commitment to large-scale installations supported by significant manufacturing capacity scale-up of shingled cell panel technology by our Huansheng Photovoltaic (HSPV) joint venture in China,” SunPower said.
Maxeon Solar Technologies is also owned by Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, which was recently acquired by TCL, one of China’s biggest electronics manufacturers. SunPower’s HSPV joint venture with Zhonghuan will increase production capacity at its three factories in China from around 2 GW to 8 GW by 2021. The first of the three manufacturing facilities will be fully ramped up by the end of this year.
SunPower announced plans to spin off its manufacturing business into a new company last November. It also recently decided to sell its solar O&M business to Canadian mid-market private equity firm Clairvest Group for an undisclosed sum.
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@karsten
solar module is a single photovoltaic panel that is an assembly of connected solar cell, so its one panel with 625W output, recently swedish PV manufacturer released a PV module with 500W capacity and I believe this is a latest advancement in regards to that.
@Mark
almost everything is produced in bulk from China, even iphones are assembled in China. the technology might be from USA, Canada or elsewhere but when it come to mass production, its always China leading.
I assume a module consists of a number of panels, cause a single panel doesn’t produce 625 W right? 8 GW by 2021 sounds really good. This is probably best for sandy areas, as the panels aren’t transparent right & thus suitable for agrovoltaics (growing veggies underneath the panels)?
I was excited for the news, until I read made in China. Sorry, not with my money.
I want know solar panel cell size and in one panel how many cells wii be placed
Sir
625W solar panel is great news with efficiency at 21.2%.
When these panels will be available in market and
what is DATA sheet.??
Are these panels with 36V/ 48VDC.