Renewable energy is booming in China, with record levels of both storage and production. Now, however, we have just been dealt a blow that has’smashed’ all the solar panels in America. The first green photovoltaic cell has just shattered every belief we had about renewable energy, and a group of scientists has demonstrated the impossible thousands of miles away from us. What has been able to trigger all this? We explain it in detail.

China has presented the first green photovoltaic cell: Why do we need conventional solar panels?

JinkoSolar is one of the largest and most progressive solar panel manufacturers on the global market. They have recently presented their new Neo Green modules, which can be considered as a huge step forward in the process of electrical energy generation becoming as sustainable as possible and leaving minimal negative impact on the environment.

These N-type TOPCon Tiger Neo panels are miles ahead in terms of efficiency and power output while maintaining almost zero carbon impact on the environment. The Neo Green panels are fashioned from JinkoSolar’s N-type TOPCon technology, which is considerably more efficient and high-performance relative to run-of-the-mill solar panels.

Although concrete numbers for performance yielded with Neo Green panels have not been provided, N-type TOPCon tech is understood to offer higher efficiency and improved low light response, coupled with slower degradation trends. These panels are designed to provide optimum power performance despite their effect on the surrounding environment.

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Attractively, which specifically defines the Neo Green panels, is the fact that the company has gone a step further than traditional production levels by ensuring the environment in the production process. As for these panels, some of the factories have obtained the ‘Zero Carbon Factory’ from TÜV Rheinland which is an international certification body.

JinkoSolar has achieved this remarkable feat by implementing several key strategies:

• Renewable Energy Use: Manufacturing plants in Leshan, Chuxiong and Shangrao use electric power from solar, hydro and wind power sources.
• Vertically Integrated Supply Chain: In regard to the environment, JinkoSolar has made every effort that correlate to the manufacturing course, including silicon ingot, wafer cutting services, cell production company, and assembly of modules.
• Recycled Materials: For instance, the company is broadening its use of recycled materials in its production chain, which will continue to cut its dependence on virgin resources and trash.
• Sustainable Transportation: Regarding transport, JinkoSolar is shifting to the usage of electrical trucks and goods transportation through LNG-driven ships, thus cutting on the emission impacts.
• Packaging Improvements: The management is currently seeking ways of reducing the use of plastics in the packaging; this is another huge problem that the company is facing.

How did JinkoSolar develop the greenest solar panels ever? The journey, in detail

The creation of the Neo Green panels is the result of massive research and development by the JinkoSolar Company for several years now. Having firmly established itself in the solar industry many years ago, the company has remained steadfast in developing new technology in solar and the Neo Green panels are an epitome of this technology and the company’s environmental agenda.

JinkoSolar’s journey towards creating a zero-carbon solar panel involved:

• Technological Innovation: Optimization of N-type TOPCon which can be used in the fabrication of higher efficiency and performance cells.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Applying sustainability to all processes and activities involved in the production of goods and services.
• Renewable Energy Integration: Expanding and converting manufacturing structures into the implementation of clean and renewable energy sources.
• Certification Process: Collaborating very closely with TÜV Rheinland for compliance with the criteria required to achieve “Zero Carbon Factory”.

The new green photovoltaic cell that China has unveiled to the world is a significant breakthrough that shatters even perovskite and silicon tandems, which Japan has been able to use to reinvent the global energy market. Is this the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for? It’s a bit of a long shot, especially with other breakthroughs we have seen in recent weeks, including the first solar panels made of titanium (1000 times more powerful than expected) or one made of hydrogen.