Indosol Solar ties up with Australian university to enhance solar technology
Together, the two entities will co-develop advanced TOPCon cell architectures designed to achieve higher conversion efficiencies, improved degradation resistance, resulting in lower levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for global solar deployments
Indosol Solar, a subsidiary of Shirdi Sai Electricals Group, has formed a partnership with The Australian National University (ANU) to accelerate the development and commercialization of cutting-edge solar cell technologies. This collaboration, supported by the India Australia technology commercialisation challenge pilot programme, unites ANU's photovoltaics research with Indosol Solar's state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Ramayapatnam Port in India.
The joint effort aims to create advanced TOPCon cell architectures, which are expected to increase solar cell conversion efficiencies, enhance degradation resistance, and ultimately lower the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar energy worldwide. ANU researchers will collaborate with Indosol's manufacturing teams to optimize processes for advanced N-type TOPCon solar cells.
Indosol Solar's COO Balachander Krishnan emphasized the company's dedication to establishing a world-class solar manufacturing ecosystem in India, stating that the partnership with ANU will help them remain at the forefront of TOPCon and next-generation solar technologies. In response, ANU lead photovoltaic researchers Rabin Basnet and Marco Ernst expressed their enthusiasm for the collaboration, highlighting their history of driving silicon solar efficiency improvements and their belief that this partnership will bring high-efficiency technology to the Indian PV market on a large scale.
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