New solar records take module efficiency and output to fresh highs

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Chinese solar module maker Risen Energy has achieved yet another pair of records for its HJT Hyper-ion solar module series, hitting new highs for both power output and energy conversion efficiency.

Risen announced this week that its HJT Hyper-ion modules have notched up a maximum power of 741.456W and an efficiency level of 23.89%.

On efficiency, this bests Risen’s most recent record for this series of PV modules, set back in December of 2021 at a high of 23.65%.

This latest improvement in both maximum power and module efficiency is ascribed to technological innovations such as ultra-thin wafers, zero busbar technology, Hyper-link interconnection, and encapsulation material.

The Hyper-ion modules also feature a stable temperature coefficient and a high bifaciality of up to 85% ±10%, capable of maintaining its power output above 90% after 30 years of use.

“As the latest HJT product, Hyper-ion has the best combination of both improvement and reductions – high power and high power generation, high efficiency and reliability, low degradation and low temperature coefficient, low CFP and low LCOE,” said Even Liu, senior R&D director at Risen Energy.

“Risen Energy will continue to innovate and improve our products to promote the era of carbon neutrality.”

The Risen Energy Hyper-ion is backed by the company’s 100μm ultra-thin cell technology and low-temperature process, which delivers a carbon footprint value (CFP) lower than 400kg eq CO2/kWc, well below the market average.

The new module records were verified by German certification organisation TÜV SÜD.

Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.

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