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PV Cell Facility Launched

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Solar energy systems provider Kyocera Corp. of Kyoto, Japan, has finished construction of its solar cell manufacturing plant in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture. The facility will be the core production site for the company’s newly enhanced photovoltaic cell with a conversion efficiency of 16.9 percent. The plant will further the company’s production target of 1 GW annually by March 2013, a production volume that is two and a half times the current 400-MW capacity.
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Published: April 2010
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photovoltaic cell
A photovoltaic cell, commonly known as a solar cell, is a semiconductor device that directly converts light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect is the generation of an electric current in a material upon exposure to light. Photovoltaic cells are the building blocks of solar panels and are widely used to generate electricity from sunlight. Key features of photovoltaic cells include: Semiconductor material: Photovoltaic cells are...
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