China-based metallization paste supplier DK Electronic Materials says a major unnamed customer has adopted its high-copper metallization paste for gigawatt-scale solar cell production, combining ...
China’s Longi says it will begin mass production of base-metal PV modules in the second quarter of 2026 as rising silver prices intensify pressure to reduce metallization costs.
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Solar panel makers look to sub copper for silver as price hits record levels
The solar industry is turning to base metals and innovation to bypass the soaring silver price. Silver’s exceptional ...
Bert Thin Films has achieved a 24% power conversion efficiency with patented CuBert™ copper pastes on a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) M10 solar cell. The breakthrough result was achieved ...
SunDrive underwent a restructuring of the company last year to help streamline the company’s operations. Image: SunDrive. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$25.3 million ...
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) and the Copper Mark have signed an agreement to pursue “responsible production and sourcing of copper across the solar energy value chain”. The SSI – established ...
Outlook for Silver Consumption Driven by Silver Reduction in PV in 2026 Amid the overheated precious metal market, R&D progress on "base metal substitution" has been passively accelerated among solar ...
The development of copper bismuth sulfide (Cu3BiS3) thin films represents a promising avenue for next‐generation solar cell absorbers. Owing to their high optical absorption, appropriate direct band ...
Longi Green Energy Technology Co. will begin substituting base metals for silver in its solar cells, the latest move by the industry to mitigate the surging cost of the precious metal. Mass production ...
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