Q-Cells SE Marks Fourth World Record in the Current Business Year with Polycrystalline Solar Module

Q-Cells SE 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%.

“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.”