{"id":5605,"date":"2023-04-07T09:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2023-09-01T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T05:48:11","slug":"ele5716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/ele5716\/","title":{"rendered":"China Photovoltaic Technology Development Report 2023 (Simplified Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"
1. Crystalline silicon materials and silicon wafers<\/strong><\/p>\n In terms of polysilicon material preparation technology, my country focuses on the development of large-scale polysilicon material preparation technology. In 2022, the single-line production capacity of the mainstream trichlorosilane method is mainly 50,000 tons\/year, with a comprehensive power consumption of 60kWh\/kg-Si and a comprehensive energy consumption of 8.9kgce\/kg-Si; the silane method granular silicon adopts an FBR reactor with a production capacity of 5,000 tons\/year, and each unit is equipped with 4 FBR reactors, which are combined to form a 20,000 tons\/year granular silicon module. The two methods and energy consumption indicators have reached the international advanced level. In terms of silicon wafer cutting technology, affected by the rising price of silicon materials, there are two important developments in diamond wire slicing technology. The first is the thinning of diamond wire. In 2022, the diameter of carbon steel busbars will drop to 36m, which is close to the wire diameter limit of carbon steel busbar cutting. The second is that diamond wire materials have begun to try tungsten steel wire instead of high-carbon steel wire. At the end of 22, domestic companies such as Xiamen Tungsten Industry and China Tungsten High-tech have 30 billion meters\/year of tungsten wire busbar production capacity: Meichang, Dale, Jucheng and other diamond wire companies have the capacity to mass produce tungsten wire diamond wire. At present, the mainstream wire diameter of tungsten wire diamond wire is 32 and 34um. Some tungsten wire diamond wire companies have mass-produced 28 and 30m tungsten wire diamond wire in small quantities, and the wire diameter has a more obvious advantage over the mainstream carbon steel wire.<\/p>\n 2. Crystalline silicon solar cells and modules<\/strong><\/p>\n The most important research progress in crystalline silicon cells is that the heterojunction (HJT) cells produced by Longi Green Energy have a maximum efficiency of 26.81%, breaking the world record of 26.76% set by Japan's Kaneka Corporation on HBC cells in 2015. It is particularly noteworthy that Longi's cells set the efficiency record for solar cells produced on commercial-sized silicon wafers and have industrial value.<\/p>\n TOPCon cells have achieved large-scale mass production, with a production capacity of about 80GW and an output of about 28GW. The internationally certified world efficiency of TOPCon cells is 25.4%, and China has made major breakthroughs in both laboratory and production line efficiency. In 2022, the TOPCon technology process will mature, and the yield will be increased to more than 95%, reaching a more competitive cost compared to PERC components.<\/p>\n HJT cells have achieved the industrialization of single-sided microcrystalline HJT cells, with an average production line efficiency of 25%, and the prepared module power is 40~50W higher than the efficiency of the same type of PERC cells. Bifacial microcrystalline cell technology is being introduced, and there is still room for improvement in efficiency. In 2022, the laboratory efficiency of HJT cells continued to break through. In addition to LONGi's successive world efficiencies of 26.5% and 26.81%, the copper electrode HJT cell efficiency of Maxsun and Australia's Sundrive reached 26.41%, indicating the potential of copper electroplating technology. 3. Thin-film solar cells<\/strong><\/p>\n In terms of copper-steel-selenium (CIGS) thin-film batteries, the record efficiency of rigid substrate batteries and modules remains at 23.4% and 19.64%, and the record efficiency of flexible substrate batteries remains at 21.4%. The efficiency of bifacial CIGS batteries has reached 19.77% (top) and 10.89% (bottom), and the certified efficiency of calcium ore\/CIGS two-terminal stacked batteries has reached 24.2%. The certified efficiency of my country's flexible substrate small-area CIGS batteries has reached 21.81%.<\/p>\n In terms of cadmium-doped tetrahydrofuran (CdTe) thin-film batteries, global shipments of CdTe battery modules reached 10GW. my country's small-area battery efficiency reached 20%, and large-area module efficiency increased to 17%. The record efficiency of First Solar's batteries in the United States remained at 22.1%, and the efficiency of new large-size, high-stability modules reached 19.3%.<\/p>\n In the field of copper zinc tin sulfur (CZTS) thin film batteries, my country maintains its leading edge. The Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has obtained a battery certification efficiency of 13.6%, setting a new record for CZTSSe battery efficiency. In the field of sulfide-based thin film batteries, my country maintains its first-mover advantage. The record efficiency of sulfide selenide (Sb,(S,Se);) batteries has reached 10.7%, the record efficiency of sulfide (Sb,S;) batteries has reached 8.0%, the record efficiency of rigid substrate selenide (S,Se;) batteries has reached 10.57%, and the record efficiency of flexible substrate S,Se; batteries has reached 8.43%.<\/p>\n 4. New solar cells<\/strong><\/p>\n New solar cells mainly include calcium chrysene solar cells, organic solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, tandem solar cells and other solar cells that are still in the experimental research stage and at the forefront of industrialization.<\/p>\n In terms of calcium chrysene batteries, the efficiency of my country's single-junction calcium chrysene solar cells is generally leading the world. The highest efficiency record of single-junction calcium chrysene solar cells is 25.7%, which was obtained by the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. The Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has obtained an NREL-certified efficiency of 25.6%. In terms of stability, my country is in a leading position in technology. The printed battery of Huazhong University of Science and Technology can pass the IEC61215:2016 standard and work at the maximum power point at 55\u00b15C for 9000 hours without obvious performance degradation. In terms of industrialization, my country is ahead of the international level in terms of enterprise capacity layout and technological breakthroughs. Wuxi Jidian Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. set an efficiency record of 18.2% for 100-square-centimeter-level batteries in December 2022 (area ~756cm, certified by JET), and China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. set a thousand-square-centimeter-level calcium ore photovoltaic module efficiency record of 18.5% in December 2022 (area ~3500cm, certified by TTL Laboratory); the world's largest size 12-meter ore module produced by GCL Optoelectronics in May 2022 has come off the production line; production lines of many companies have been completed and put into production one after another.<\/p>\n
\nIn terms of monocrystalline silicon pulling technology, the diameter and length of silicon rods have been further improved. The length of the mainstream monocrystalline silicon rods for photovoltaics in my country has exceeded 5000mm, and it is equipped with an optimized and upgraded forced cooling device, which greatly improves the crystal growth rate. The single product furnace is equipped with multiple feeding devices inside\/outside, which can be repeatedly fed internally\/externally without stopping the furnace, improving production efficiency and reducing energy consumption. The crystal growth reaches the growth level of 2 to 10 pieces per furnace. The size of the thermal field is also developing in a larger direction, from 18 inches, 24 inches, 26 inches, 28 inches, and 32 inches to 36 inches, and the loading amount is increased to about 100kg. Monocrystalline silicon wafers are developing in the direction of large size, n-type, and thin slices. The mainstream thickness of silicon wafers used in PERC, TOPCON, and HJT batteries has reached 150um, 140um, and 130um.<\/p>\n
\nFurther industrialization of back-knot technology. There are mainly three types of back-knot (BC) technologies that will be introduced into mass production in 2022, mainly IBC technology of Huanghe Hydropower, HPBC technology of Longi, and ABC technology of Aixu. By the end of 2022, large-scale shipments of such products have not been seen, and cost is still the core issue.<\/p>\n