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Connecting HJT

The application of busbarless cell interconnection approaches could unlock the potential of heterojunction (HJT) technology, primarily by reducing the historically high silver usage of negatively-doped, “n-type” cell technologies. As a key patent expires, a wave of applications may very well be on the horizon.

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Jonathan Gifford

09 Nov 2023

An efficiency of 23.9% and power output of 741 W are numbers that are worthy of attention. Those results were presented by Chinese solar manufacturer Risen Energy for its latest, Hyper-ion module series, which deploys “G12” (210 mm), HJT half-cut cells in a large format for large scale solar applications. Risen is also producing a …

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