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SANYO to Launch High-efficiency 220W HIT Photovoltaic Module in European Market
17.4% HIT Photovoltaic Module with the World´s Highest-level Module Conversion Efficiency
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) is pleased to announce the release of a new 220-watt HIT® Photovoltaic Module, which is due to become available in Europe from December 2009. The new module features an energy conversion efficiency of 17.4%, which is achieved through improving the efficiency of SANYO’s proprietary HIT®*1 Module technology from the previous module which had a maximum output of 215 watts.
*1 The Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer (HIT®) solar cell is a hybrid model with an amorphous silicon thin film over a crystalline silicon substrate.
SANYO’s proprietary HIT® solar cells offer many advantages including a high efficiency, good temperature characteristics, and bifacial electrical generation. The complete range features a high energy conversion efficiency of 16% or more, providing substantial user benefits when compared to regular crystalline-type modules with conversion efficiencies between 12% and 14%. Based on this difference in performance, a much greater amount of electricity, about 45%*2 or more, can be obtained on a yearly basis from the same installation area. The greatest benefits are for users in European countries where the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) subsidy system prevails, whereby the electricity generated by solar modules is purchased by electricity companies. These benefits mean that SANYO’s HIT® solar modules are extremely popular with customers not only in Europe, but all around the world.
