Policy Rising silver prices drive Chinese Longi shift to copper-metallized solar cells – SPEBy solarenergyJanuary 6, 20260 China’s Longi says it will begin mass production of base metal PV modules in the second quarter of 2026, as…
Technology Photonic curing could accelerate the transition to copper-metallized solar cells – SPEBy solarenergyNovember 26, 20250 Researchers in the United States have developed a photonic curing technique that uses laser sintering to quickly heat and harden…
Solar Industry Research Center Jülich achieves world record of 23.08% efficiency for copper-metallized heterojunction solar cellBy solarenergyNovember 6, 20250 The cell reportedly shows only a 0.4% efficiency loss compared to a reference device that underwent full silver metallization. November…