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

New world record efficiency rating of 18.1 percent beats recently established own record of 17.8 percent

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

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 modu...

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