Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd. achieved significant progress in multicrystalline ingot casting.
After partnering with Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd. to develop high-efficiency multicrystalline ingot casting technology based on gas refrigeration, the collaboration upgraded its furnaces and improved the quality of the ingots. According to experimental results, the best average conversion efficiency of cells using wafers from one of the improved multicrystalline ingots reached 17.75%.
"We’re pleased to see that our partnership with Jingsheng has led to significant advancement of multicrystalline ingot casting," said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy. "The improved technology will allow us to enhance our competitiveness through reduced consumption of energy and raw materials and improved yield rate. As a leading renewable energy company, Yingli has been committed to technology and product innovation, which has enabled us to emerge stronger under the challenging market conditions."
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