Development of PV Inverter with Industry’s Highest Conversion efficiency by SANYO DENKI
SANYO Denki made an announcement on development of its two latest model of Photovoltaic Inverter system achieving the market highest conversion efficiency of 97.8 percent. In addition to its highest conversion efficiency both models require only a 0.68 square meter for installation. Furthermore, the newly developed inverter does not require any maintenance services for 10 years thanks to its components long-life cycle. Read more
Development of Solar Cell with World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency by SHARP
Achieving the highest possible solar energy conversion efficiency is at the heart of any solar cell research and development effort, and sharp is no stranger at this. Sharp started the development of its first solar cell back in 1967 by developing a solar cell for space application using single-crystal silicon. Much later on the company began its R&D on triple-junction compound solar cell to further improve efficiency, reduce weight, and increase durability of solar cells which was targeted for space applications. Through this effort in 2003 Sharp achieved 31.5% conversion efficiency. By today’s announcement using the same solar cell structure Sharp at least at the experimental level has achieved a 35.8% conversion efficiency rate. Read more
