SunPower Announces Maxeon Solar Cell Now in Commercial Production

SunPower Announces Maxeon Solar Cell Now in Commercial Production SunPower Corp. "We're delighted to move our world-record breaking efficiency solar cell from the lab into commercial production," said Tom Werner, SunPower president and CEO. More news and information regarding the latest developments in Smart Grid electronics can be found at Darnell's SmartGridElectronics. The new Maxeon solar cell offers improved aesthetics with a consistent, homogenous, sleek black look. " The new Maxeon solar cells are presently being integrated into select SunPower solar panels that deliver efficiencies exceeding 20 %. These panels contain up to 128 solar cells per panel and will be availability in limited quantities in 2012. The new cell has low reverse-bias breakdown voltage to deliver better performance in shady and dusty conditions, and better temperature coefficient for increased energy harvest in hot environments. This world-record efficiency solar cell delivers sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of up to 24 percent. Net . SunPower Announces Maxeon Solar Cell Now in Commercial Production Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 30/03/2012