(Finance) – New milestone of innovation as well as a sign of further growth in the Italian and European photovoltaic chain: 3Sun, the gigafactory of photovoltaic panels of Enel in Catania together with the Cea, The French public research body in the energy sector has reached the new record of 30.8% of efficiency in the tests made on the tandem cell, the innovative photovoltaic technology during development. The new performance record improves the previous one of January 2024 of 2.4 percentage points and represents a unique case in Europe because it is reached on a cell that measures 9 cm, A much larger surface than those used in most of the European experiments.
A further important step forward for Enel’s Gigafactory, as pointed out Stefano Lorenzi, Responsible for 3Sun, “This result represents progress significant towards large -scale production of the tandem solar cells. Thanks to their high performance, these cells are destined to replace traditional silicon cells. In the coming years, we expect this technology to become the standard in the photovoltaic sector, overcoming the current limitations of silicon cells. This progress is essential to maintain European competitiveness and promote a more sustainable future “.
The success achieved – reads the note – demonstrates the enormous potential of the tandem photovoltaic cells which, thanks to the combination of perovskite -silicio, guarantee A greater ability to capture the light and a strong improvement in the performance of the entire panel. This process of efficiency would lead to obtaining significant benefits for the entire sector, with an increase in the production of electricity of photovoltaic systems above 20%.
The collaboration program between the CEA and 3SUN, which today is already engaged in the industrialization of the panels HJT to high performance heterogios, he will continue throughout 2025 and in the coming years to face the Next steps in the development of this innovative technological such as larger cell tests and the improvement of their durability.