{"id":17677,"date":"2025-07-15T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=17677"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:50:10","slug":"its-a-solar-revolution-new-panel-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/its-a-solar-revolution-new-panel-record\/17677\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a solar revolution \u2014 New panel record sparks bizarre effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know that at first glance, it may seem like a discreet change, but it has the potential to turn everything upside down. The solar energy sector has just taken a bold (and, why not, curious) step. The person responsible? JinkoSolar, a photovoltaic technology giant, has <strong>just broken a new world record<\/strong>: 27.02% efficiency in its TOPCon n-type solar cell.<\/p>\n<h2>The quiet breakthrough that changed everything<\/h2>\n<p>Well, this revolution began with some excellent R&amp;D work within the subsidiary Zhejiang JinkoSolar Co. Ltd., and what was their goal? Well, &#8220;just&#8221; to surpass the previous efficiency limit of<strong> n-type TOPCon solar cells<\/strong>. This is because the efficiency was already high; back in 2022, results were already around 26.1%.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, all of this translates into a 182mm cell that not only breaks records but redefines what we understand by &#8220;technological limits.&#8221; But the story doesn&#8217;t stop there. In addition to the cell itself, Jinko also announced that its solar modules (complete panels) achieved 25.58% efficiency, a result certified by T\u00dcV S\u00dcD, one of the world&#8217;s most respected authorities in this type of validation. All of this was achieved thanks to improvements such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encapsulating film with special patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple busbar interconnects (SMBB).<\/li>\n<li>Reflective layers that enhance solar absorption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We are very proud to achieve a breakthrough in the conversion efficiency of N-type TOPCon cells in less than half a year, breaking the previously set record of 26.1%&#8221;<\/em>, said Jin Hao, CTO of Jinko Solar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The solar revolution that scaled up very quickly<\/h2>\n<p>You might be thinking, &#8220;Cool, but when will this get to my roof?&#8221; And the answer is: sooner than you think. That&#8217;s because JinkoSolar is in the midst of a massive industrial expansion. By 2025 alone, more than 40% of its production capacity will be upgraded to reach <strong>50 gigawatts of TOPCon capacity<\/strong>. In practical terms, this means more panels with this technology will be available on the market, and at increasingly affordable prices (almost like this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/5000-kwh-at-home-golden-wind-turbine\/17104\/\">&#8216;golden&#8217; wind turbine that provides 5,000 kWh for free at home<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>By the way, here&#8217;s a point to note: we&#8217;re not talking about ordinary panels. Rather, new models from the brand can deliver up to 670 W of power, a 24.8% efficiency in mass production, and bifaciality of up to 85%. What does this mean? Well, they capture light from both sides, maximizing yield, even in environments with reflective soil, white roofs, or industrial coatings. <strong>This level of performance changes everything<\/strong>, as smaller projects generate more energy, solar plants take up less space, and overall costs per kilowatt drop.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe will continue to invest in R&amp;D innovation and mass production capabilities, and accelerate the industry&#8217;s pace of upgrading to advanced N-type products\u201d, highlighted Jin Hao, CTO of Jinko Solar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>What does this solar revolution cause?<\/h2>\n<p>Okay, but after all this, what&#8217;s this strange effect everyone&#8217;s talking about? Well, the breakthrough itself didn&#8217;t just bring technical improvements; it also had an unexpected impact on the market: a kind of <strong>curvature of expectations<\/strong>. This is because, with such high efficiency being achieved in such a short time, analysts and investors began to revise all previous projections for solar technology, as if the limits of what was possible had been stretched overnight. What was considered &#8220;top-of-the-line&#8221; became &#8220;mid-range&#8221; almost overnight.<\/p>\n<p>What we mean is that this phenomenon has sparked a rush among manufacturers, startups, and even governments to find out more about the new tech. Suddenly, being &#8220;sustainable&#8221; is no longer enough; it&#8217;s necessary to be efficient at scale, and quickly. In fact, some companies are rethinking their entire product strategies. An example of this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/japan-reveals-solar-super-panel-reactors\/9381\/\">the first super solar panel presented by a Japanese company.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know that at first glance, it may seem like a discreet change, but it has the potential to turn &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"It&#8217;s a solar revolution \u2014 New panel record sparks bizarre effect\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/its-a-solar-revolution-new-panel-record\/17677\/#more-17677\" aria-label=\"Read more about It&#8217;s a solar revolution \u2014 New panel record sparks bizarre effect\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":17678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}