Sony Corporation today announced that the company successfully developed a new non-use polysilicon of low-cost solar cells, the production cost is only Silicon batteries on the market 20 percent to 10 percent.
According to reports, new products for the dye-sensitized solar cells, the use of the photosensitive dye, does not require the use of expensive large-scale production equipment, which will greatly reduce production costs. In addition, the new products in the product improved stability, it is also to the energy conversion rate of 10 percent of the commercial application of the goal. Sony said the new product will present silicon solar cells pose a great threat.
Reported that, although Sony has not yet decided whether it will develop solar battery business, but the new technology breakthroughs will make it possible to take this opportunity to start this new business. This is because on a global scale, the next generation of solar cells on the development of a highly competitive, while Sony has already established its superiority in this field.
Source: 新华网 May. 26, 2008
