Sanyo's HIT Cells Capture More of Sun's Energy With Less Silicon

摘要

In recent years, as concerns about environmental and energy issues have risen, the market for photovoltaic power generation has expanded rapidly. However, the rapid expansion has created a shortage of silicon materials, which in turn has caused concern that market growth will slow. Solar cell systems have not yet become a commonplace part everyday life. Without full-scale penetration in coming years, such cells cannot truly be part of the solution for global environmental and energy problems. To overcome the silicon material shortage and promote full-scale use of solar cells, the amount of silicon required per watt and the cost of silicon per watt must be reduced.