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Q-Cells CIGS Solar Modules are Top Performers in Australia
The firm’s Q.SMART CIGS solar modules achieved peak performance under extreme climate conditions.
Q-Cells SE, a provider of PV solutions worldwide, has once again proven the performance of its solar modules.
On the test field in Alice Springs, run by the renowned Australian “Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre” (DKASC) the Q-Cells solar module Q.SMART (CIGS thin-film technology) and a prototype of the Q-Cells solar modules Q.PRO and Q.BASE (polysilicon technology) achieved peak performances under extreme climate conditions.
During the period from August 2010 to January 2011, the power output of the Q.SMART (CIGS thin film technology) solar module was measured at a test field in Alice Springs, along with several similarly sized thin-film systems. With an average energy yield of 5.8 kilowatt-hours per installed kilowatt-peak per day (KWh/KWp/day), the module emerged as one of the leading performers from the mentioned test period.
The average output of systems from leading international manufacturers with a similar system configuration ranged between 5.1 and 5.3 KWh/KWp/day. “We are pleased that our Q.SMART modules further on belong to the most high-performance solar modules in an international comparison”, says Lars Stolt, Chief Technology Officer at Solibro, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE for the CIGS technology.
In a test of crystalline solar modules, a prototype of the multi-crystalline Q-Cells solar modules Q.PRO and Q.BASE also performed extremely well. During the period from March 2010 to January 2011, the QC-05 prototype module achieved an average energy yield of 5.3 kilowatt-hours per installed kilowatt-peak per day.
In the specified test period, the average output of systems with a similar system configuration ranged from 4.6 to 5.1 KWh/KWp/day. On the basis of the QC-05 module, Q-Cells will launch a new generation of Q.PRO and Q.BASE modules with a higher performance in all key markets of Q-Cells SE in 2011.
