Featured in Lighting the way – 05-2024

Pieces of the puzzle

The technology behind solar energy has begun to move quickly in recent years as manufacturers aim for ever higher energy yields. Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar’s takeover from passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) technology is well under way in 2024, with the latter having quickly risen to dominate the market by around 2018. […]

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Mark Hutchins

10 May 2024

Mark Hutchins, right, pictured with the University of New South Wales’ Martin Green. | Photo: pv magazine

The technology behind solar energy has begun to move quickly in recent years as manufacturers aim for ever higher energy yields. Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar’s takeover from passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) technology is well under way in 2024, with the latter having quickly risen to dominate the market by around 2018.With perovskites …

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