JA Solar Co. Ltd. (JASO) Introduces New Wave in Solar Technology
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar cells and solar power products, has developed a new high-power multi-crystalline solar cell with an 18.2 percent conversion efficiency based on a proprietary new technology called “Maple.” The silicon crystals in Maple cells are broader, flatter and have fewer grain boundaries than traditional multi-crystalline silicon; this results in reduced energy wastage and improved conversion efficiency. JA Solar said that Maple cells can be produced using lower-cost multi-crystalline silicon production techniques, and as a result, Maple has the potential to be used to produce a more advanced range of high-power…