On July 10, ReneSolaris, a global leading manufacturer of high-efficiency polycrystalline silicon solar wafers and modules located in Jiashan, China, exhibited its new generation of Virtus silicon wafers and photovoltaic modules from class V at the intersolar show. North American exhibition. Its stand is located at #7523. Virtus silicon wafers and photovoltaic modules are currently sold in the North American and South American markets.
The photoelectric conversion efficiency of ReneSola Virtus modules has exceeded 18%, which is better than the 16.5% efficiency of traditional polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. This new generation of cells has improved their power characteristics, thereby improving the return on investment of utility, commercial and residential photovoltaic projects. This cutting-edge technology raises the standards for cost-effectiveness and energy efficiencysolar power plants and is already sold on the European and American markets.
The solar industry is very competitive and any improvement in cost per watt is important. Kevin Chen, president of ReneSola Americas, said. ReneSili Virtus silicon wafer technology has made the conversion efficiency of photovoltaic modules close to that of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, but the price per watt is very close to that of polycrystalline silicon modules, so it is more cost-effective. Virtus components effectively meet the growing needs of the North American market.
ReneSola is committed to investing heavily in the use of Virtus wafer technology to improve module performance. Li Xianshou, Chairman of ReneSola, said: “We are increasing our production capacity and simplifying production costs, which will enable downstream use. Virtus modules. » Maximise the competitive cost advantage. Half of the 2 GW of silicon wafer capacity produced by the end of 2012 will come from Virtus lines.
ReneSola's Virtus technology combines the high quality of monocrystalline silicon with the low cost of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules. Overall, this technology provides a cost-effective and less expensive method for growing polycrystalline silicon ingots to produce high-yield monocrystalline silicon wafers. The traditional CZ Czochralski monocrystalline silicon method generates round silicon ingots, while ReneSolaris' quasi-monocrystalline technology generates square ingots, thereby maximizing the effective photoelectric conversion area in the photovoltaic module and increasing overall power generation. Light-induced degradation of ReneSola Virtus cells is 66% lower than traditional cellsonals made of monocrystalline silicon, which also increases the actual power output of the solar modules.
ReneSola launched the first generation of Virtus cells last year to compete with traditional polysilicon cells. The average efficiency of solar cells produced at that time exceeded 17.5%. With the launch of Class V silicon wafers at the North American show, the average efficiency of its solar cells reached 18.2%. ReneSola's new Class V silicon wafer technology has been applied to high-efficiency photovoltaic modules above 255W, which are suitable for utility, commercial and residential photovoltaic systems.