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SolarWorld sets new world record for solar-cell efficiency

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SolarWorld sets new world record for solar-cell efficiency

17.07.2015 / 09:45

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SolarWorld AG has set a new world record for efficiency of industrially
produced solar cells made using so-called PERC-technology (passivated
emitter and rear cell). The CalLab of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar
Energy Systems has confirmed that the global manufacturer of
premium-quality products surpassed its own record by reaching a new height
of 21.7 percent in its solar cell efficiency. The cells, based on
crystalline p-type silicon wafers, were manufactured using industrial
production processes, meaning that they can be quickly placed into mass
production. SolarWorld will offer modules with 300-watt and more featuring
this technology beginning this fall.

"SolarWorld has been the first company to rely on PERC in its cell
production. With this new record, we expand our technological lead even
further. We can offer customers more electricity production on the same
area and at the highest quality and durability," says Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank
Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld AG. "And our researchers and developers already
have an eye on the next efficiency improvements."

World's largest PERC manufacturer
800 megawatts of the company's cell capacity have already been changed to
PERC. Thus, SolarWorld AG possesses the largest production capacity
worldwide to manufacture this high-performance technology, which the
company is going to expand. As a result of new coating processes on cells'
fronts and backs, the PERC technology achieves much higher efficiencies.

SolarWorld REAL VALUE: SolarWorld manufactures and sells high-tech solar
power solutions and in doing so contributes to a cleaner energy supply
worldwide. The group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, employs approximately
3,400 people and carries out production in Freiberg, Germany; Arnstadt,
Germany; and Hillsboro, USA. From raw material silicon to solar wafers,
cells and modules, SolarWorld manages all stages of production ‒ including
its own research and development. Through an international distribution
network with locations in Europe, USA, Singapore, Japan and South Africa,
SolarWorld supplies customers all over the world. The company maintains
high social standards at all locations across the globe, and has committed
itself to resource- and energy-efficient production. SolarWorld was founded
in 1998 and has been publically traded on the stock market since 1999. More
information at www.solarworld.com

Contact
SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 24
53175 Bonn
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.solarworld.com



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Language: English
Company: SolarWorld AG
Martin-Luther-King-Straße 24
53175 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 470
Fax: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 9470
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.solarworld.de
ISIN: DE000A1YCMM2, DE000A1YDDX6, DE000A1YCN14
WKN: A1YCMM, A1YDDX, A1YCN1
Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich, Stuttgart


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