SCHOTT Solar has developed a new manufacturing technique to produce high-performance multicrystalline solar cells on a large-scale basis. The company’s innovative approach increases performance during the manufacturing stage to deliver an unprecedented module efficiency of 17.6% for the new SCHOTT Solar Champion multicrystalline module. “The photovoltaics industry is pursuing two approaches to reduce costs – improve the production process and increase cell efficiency,” said Gerry Fine, chief ...