ABC modules from AIKO – the winner design of 2023
The annual Intersolar AWARD is one of the most prestigious awards in the
industry. Beyond the awards, the Intersolar Europe event is the meeting
point for all companies and experts in the field. This summer, three ideas
became clear, according to Amy Fang, from Infolink Consulting. 1.
Inventory piles up in Europe and signs of price drops are clear; 2. Local
manufacturing still has a ways to go; 3. The market is adopting n-type and
other novel products.
Among the latter, AIKO stood out from a pool of ten finalists and won the
Intersolar AWARD 2023, which aims to select and celebrate the most
innovative and disruptive products and technologies in the photovoltaic
industry for the year. An independent panel of judges composed of
international experts selects industry-leading innovators based on
indicators such as innovation, technological creativity, environmental
impact, business value, etc.
The Intersolar panelists state that the ABC Modules created by AIKO
combines N-type solar cells with passivating contacts and back-contact
architectures to create some of the world’s most powerful solar panels.
The PV modules reach a capacity of 620 watts at 24% efficiency,
significantly higher than most available panels. The glass back sheet
modules have impressive temperature coefficients and a 30-year power
warranty. In addition to technical excellence, AIKO’s new line features
clean aesthetics and all-black variants, suiting a wide range of construction
projects.
The panel also praised AIKO for metalizing their ABC modules without
using silver, which significantly reduces silver consumption and is therefore
more environment-friendly.
“The availability of silver, like many other precious raw materials, is limited
on Earth” , said Federico Brunelli PhD, Solutions Europe Director AIKO.
“The dynamic development of the photovoltaic industry translates into
increased consumption of this raw material. In 2022, the photovoltaic
industry accounted for approximately 10% of global silver consumption.
The desire to eliminate the use of this raw material in the production
process of AIKO modules was dictated by the desire to both increase
production sustainability and secure the supply chain. - Federico Brunelli
PhD, Solutions Europe Director AIKO”
The ABC cell technology is independently developed by AIKO with
completely independent intellectual property rights. The most outstanding
feature of ABC cell is that it greatly improves the conversion efficiency by
placing emitter/base both on the back side of the cell without grid lines on
the front side based on its back contact design. In the whole PV market of
the M10 specification, AIKO is the first manufacturer whose modules can
be mass- produced with a deliverable efficiency exceeding 24%, which can
better meet the demand for high conversion efficiency in the distributed PV
market.
AIKO ABC modules passed the IEC test of long-term reliability, durability
and fire protection for PV modules from TÜV Rheinland and received both
certification according to the performance standard IEC 61215 for PV
modules and the safety standard IEC 61730 for PV modules, which means
that the quality of the product in terms of low degradation, high power 4
generation and safety has been recognized by international authorities.
Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (AIKO) is a global-leading new
energy technology company challenging the limits of photoelectric
conversion. With a worldwide distribution network, AIKO now sells products
to Europe and Asian countries such as South Korea, Japan and India.
AIKO modules are also available in Romania from this year.
