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China Hanergy Group's gallium arsenide thin-film battery once again set a new world record: 28.9% of solar energy photoelectric conversion rate!
China News Service 2018-06-29 11:33:07
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Hanergy Thin Film Power Group's gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology made another major breakthrough. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, one of the three largest renewable energy research institutions in the world, the conversion efficiency of gallium arsenide thin-film single-junction cells from China Alcan High Altitude Equipment Group (hereinafter referred to as “Alta”) Reached 28.9%, again setting a new world record.
It is understood that the world record was broken by Alta in 2010 and was refreshed by Alta five times in a row. The latest one was 28.8% created by Alta in 2012. At this point, China Hanergy has two world records of single-junction cells (28.9%) and single-junction cell modules (25.1%), which has laid a leading position in the field of high-efficiency solar thin-film batteries.
In 2014, Alta Devices in California was wholly acquired by China Hanergy Group and became a subsidiary of Hanergy in China. China Hanergy Alta's mobile energy technology, with its high conversion efficiency, combined with its light, thin, and flexible characteristics, enables Alta's thin-film solar chips to be widely used in automobiles and drones without affecting the design appearance. Driverless systems, satellites, consumer electronics, sensors, remote detection and other applications. Over the years, Hanergy Alta has focused on using thin-film solar technology to provide autonomous systems with the power they need to operate. “The goal of Alta Devices is to help realize a broader autonomy system and continue to lead the thin-film solar industry. We believe this is the best way to achieve independent innovation,” said Ding Jianlu, CEO of Alta Devices.
Over the past ten years, Alta Devices repeatedly broke many world records in terms of photoelectric conversion rates. “Alta is the first company to create photons from the interior of the material to obtain the voltage. This is why Alta's thin-film solar technology can lead. This scientific principle will be applied to all future high-efficiency solar cells.” Alta Devices The founder Professor Eli Yablonovitch said.
In June 2017, Hanergy of China cooperated with Audi to develop a solar sunroof project using gallium arsenide thin film battery technology. Subsequently, Chinese auto companies such as FAW and BAIC joined hands with Hanergy to jointly research and develop GaAs thin-film solar roofs that are used in many models. At the same time, Hanergy also applied gallium arsenide thin-film solar cells to drones to develop industrial-grade solar drones. Globally, Hanergy holds more than 4,500 patents for thin-film solar energy, of which about 50% are invention patents.
China News Service 2018-06-29 11:33:07
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Hanergy Thin Film Power Group's gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology made another major breakthrough. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, one of the three largest renewable energy research institutions in the world, the conversion efficiency of gallium arsenide thin-film single-junction cells from China Alcan High Altitude Equipment Group (hereinafter referred to as “Alta”) Reached 28.9%, again setting a new world record.
It is understood that the world record was broken by Alta in 2010 and was refreshed by Alta five times in a row. The latest one was 28.8% created by Alta in 2012. At this point, China Hanergy has two world records of single-junction cells (28.9%) and single-junction cell modules (25.1%), which has laid a leading position in the field of high-efficiency solar thin-film batteries.
In 2014, Alta Devices in California was wholly acquired by China Hanergy Group and became a subsidiary of Hanergy in China. China Hanergy Alta's mobile energy technology, with its high conversion efficiency, combined with its light, thin, and flexible characteristics, enables Alta's thin-film solar chips to be widely used in automobiles and drones without affecting the design appearance. Driverless systems, satellites, consumer electronics, sensors, remote detection and other applications. Over the years, Hanergy Alta has focused on using thin-film solar technology to provide autonomous systems with the power they need to operate. “The goal of Alta Devices is to help realize a broader autonomy system and continue to lead the thin-film solar industry. We believe this is the best way to achieve independent innovation,” said Ding Jianlu, CEO of Alta Devices.
Over the past ten years, Alta Devices repeatedly broke many world records in terms of photoelectric conversion rates. “Alta is the first company to create photons from the interior of the material to obtain the voltage. This is why Alta's thin-film solar technology can lead. This scientific principle will be applied to all future high-efficiency solar cells.” Alta Devices The founder Professor Eli Yablonovitch said.
In June 2017, Hanergy of China cooperated with Audi to develop a solar sunroof project using gallium arsenide thin film battery technology. Subsequently, Chinese auto companies such as FAW and BAIC joined hands with Hanergy to jointly research and develop GaAs thin-film solar roofs that are used in many models. At the same time, Hanergy also applied gallium arsenide thin-film solar cells to drones to develop industrial-grade solar drones. Globally, Hanergy holds more than 4,500 patents for thin-film solar energy, of which about 50% are invention patents.
