Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

Bigger is better

Larger wafer and module sizes have had a profound influence on module power output in recent years but standardization appears to have taken hold, with no further increases evident in module data, according to Molly Morgan, a senior research analyst at Exawatt, which is now part of the CRU Group.

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Jonathan Gifford

10 Jun 2024

“The transition to TOPCon has been encouraged and reinforced by it having achieved cost parity with mono PERC” – Molly Morgan, Exawatt. | Photo: Exawatt

pv magazine: Exawatt produces a quarterly module tracker report. What are you seeing in terms of power output trends?Molly Morgan: For all technologies, we’ve seen an increase in power output from 2009 through 2023. All of the module releases have pushed for higher power. It’s almost alongside efficiency as the main selling point for manufacturers. …

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