{"id":702,"date":"2009-09-08T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=702"},"modified":"2009-10-22T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T23:18:10","slug":"suntech-achieves-world-record-conversion-efficiency-for-a-multi-crystalline-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/envirobeat.com\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"Suntech Achieves World Record Conversion Efficiency for a Multi-Crystalline Module"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘WUXI, China, Aug. 19 \/PRNewswire-Asia\/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced that it has achieved a new world record conversion efficiency of 15.6% on a commercial grade multi-crystalline silicon PV module. This conversion efficiency surpasses the previous record of 15.5% (aperture area only) set by Sandia National Labs 15 years ago. The multi-crystalline module conversion efficiency was independently tested by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany.’<\/p>\n