Q-Cells SE: Q-Cells SE marks fourth world record in the current business year with polycrystalline solar module
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Q-Cells SE: Q-Cells SE marks fourth world record in the current
business year with polycrystalline solar module
DGAP-Media / 11.07.2011 / 13:29
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PRESS RELEASE
Q-Cells SE marks fourth world record in the current business year with
polycrystalline solar module
- New world record efficiency rating of 18.1% beats recently established
own record of 17.8%
- World record-setting solar module based on Q-Cells Q.ANTUM solar cells
- Q-Cells provides yet another proof of its technology leadership
Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Germany), 11 July 2011 - Q-Cells SE, one of the world's
leading photovoltaics companies, has set a world record for the fourth time
in 2011. A polycrystalline solar module from Q-Cells' in-house research
centre achieved a module efficiency rating of 18.1% related to the aperture
area. Independent Fraunhofer ISE (Institute for Solar Energy) in Freiburg
confirmed this result. Recording this efficiency rating, Q-Cells has beaten
its own world record of 17.8%, set in spring 2011. Q-Cells polycrystalline
solar modules are now the first modules in the sector to achieve module
efficiency of more than 18%.
Both world record-setting crystalline solar modules are based on the
company's new cell concept, Q-Cells Q.ANTUM. In April 2011, a cell produced
on the basis of the Q.ANTUM technology had already marked a record for
major polycrystalline solar cells, achieving an efficiency of 19.5%. In
March, a series production Q.SMART thin-film module, based on CIGS
technology, marked another world record on behalf of Q-Cells, with an
independently confirmed efficiency rating of 14.7% related to the aperture
area.
'The series of world records in the fields of crystalline silicon and CIGS
thin-film technologies underscores our quality promise and is proof of our
technological top position as a German producer in the solar industry,'
said Peter Wawer, Senior Vice President Technology with Q-Cells SE. 'Solar
modules based on our new Q.ANTUM cell concept will offer all quality and
yield benefits associated with Q-Cells YIELD SECURITY.'
Q-Cells YIELD SECURITY is the company's own seal of quality and combines
technological innovations in terms of quality control and yield security.
All Q-Cells solar modules have Anti PID technology (APT) and are protected
against hot spots thanks to the unique Hot Spot Protect (HSP) quality
control. In addition, they are individually marked by means of the Tra.QTM
laser signature technology and can be tracked along the entire value chain.
Q-Cells YIELD SECURITY bases on higher yields and improved security,
ensuring the future profitability of investments in Q-Cells solar
production.
The world record-setting polycrystalline solar module of Q-Cells consists
of 60 156 x 156 mm²high-performance solar cells, which were produced on
the basis of the new Q.ANTUM cell concept. These solar cells are made from
180-µm-thick polycrystalline silicon wafers, which were metallised on the
back side and passivated with functional nanolayers in Q-Cells' research
centre. This new type of structure for the back side, consisting of
dielectric layers combined with local contacts, improves the solar cell's
aesthetic and electrical characteristics and significantly boosts output as
compared to the previous BSF(back surface field) standard technology. The
innovative rear side structure is suitable for a range of silicon qualities
and for very thin wafers. This opens up potential for further cost savings
in industrial production.
The state of Sachsen-Anhalt and the federal government, among others,
provided funds for the development activities.
PRESS CONTACT
Q-Cells SE
OT Thalheim, Sonnenallee 17-21
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
WEB www.q-cells.com
Q-Cells Corporate Communications
Alberta Rohardt, Daniel Paul Schreiter
TEL +49 (0)3494 6699.10121
FAX +49 (0)3494 6699.10000
EMAIL presse(at)q-cells.com
About Q-Cells SE
The Q-Cells Group is one of the world's leading photovoltaics companies and
offers a wide range of photovoltaic solutions, from solar cells and modules
to solar power plants. Q-Cells's products are developed and manufactured at
its headquarters in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Germany) and marketed via its global
sales network. It also has a second production plant in Malaysia. More than
200 scientists and engineers at Q-Cells are working to swiftly advance
solar technology and achieve Q-Cells' twin aims: driving down the costs of
photovoltaics quickly and permanently, and making solar power competitive.
The close links between R&D and production enable Q-Cells to rapidly
translate cutting-edge innovation into mass production - and underpin its
ambition to be at the forefront of photovoltaic technology. Q-Cells is
quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (QCE; ISIN DE0005558662) and also
listed on the TecDAX, the German technology index.
Executive Board: Dr Nedim Cen (CEO), Dr Marion Helmes (CFO), Hans-Gerd
Füchtenkort (CSO)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Prof Dr Karlheinz Hornung
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Language: English
Company: Q-Cells SE
Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3494 - 6699-0
Fax: +49 (0)3494 - 6699-199
E-mail: q-cells(at)q-cells.com
Internet: www.q-cells.com
ISIN: DE0005558662, Wandelanleihe 2012: DE000A0LMY64,
Wandelanleihe 2014: DE000A1AGZ06, Wandelanleihe 2015:
DE000A1E8HF6
WKN: 555866
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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