In this whitepaper, WAVELABS investigates the challenges that VIPV may be facing. We examine how the use of our LED sun simulators can help solve some of the problems ahead. We are considering applying for patents specifically in the VIPV space. If you are interested in discussing your specific challenges, please reach out to us and we will be happy to help!

Recently, Fraunhofer CSP issued “The Categorical Table of Solar Cell Architectures”. This comprehensive overview does not only display currently common cell types, but it also gives an outlook on trending technologies. While cell architecture in the PV industry becomes more and more diverse, we can only assume which will be the winning technology in the future. Good news is: With WAVELABS devices you can measure all these different types of solar cells! With many exciting new features WAVELABS is [...]

WAVELABS and Aurora Solar Technologies announce a strategic partnership for integration and marketing of their InsightTM and LED solar simulator products. Aurora’s InsightTM is a novel product using proprietary algorithms to evaluate the large volumes of data collected by the cell tester during solar cell fabrication. The InsightTM product evaluates these data to inform the manufacturer – in real-time – how well its production equipment is performing, where problems may be occurring, or where yield might be improved. Link to [...]

When we founded WAVELABS back in 2011, we dreamed of pushing the development of the photovoltaic industry with our technical innovations. At that time, we put all our knowledge and motivation into the development of our first solar simulator, the SINUS-220. That first sale of a single tool in 2013 was monumental for us! Today we are pleased to announce that we have won a 10 GW tender in China. For comparison: The famous Hoover Dam, almost 45 kilometers [...]

If you are a solar superhero working in R&D or Production of solar cells and modules, and are interested to see what Perovskite has to offer the future, join us in Switzerland and Hangzhou! See you there!

Only five years after the first WAVELABS SINUS-220 LED flasher was delivered to Hanwha Q CELLS in Germany, the growing LED movement in the PV industry is celebrating its next highlight with state-of-the-art solar simulators from WAVELABS. Risen Energy is leading the charge with using only LED-based solar simulators in their newest factory in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province in China). This is probably the first PV factory in the world to work exclusively with LED-based solar simulators. 26 WAVELABS tools are working [...]

The international energy agency (IEA) has recently published its World Energy Outlook (WEO) for 2018, with PV expecting to have a run rate between 90-110 GW added per year from now till 2040.  If that were to happen, it would mean a whopping 2200 GW in solar capacity added between now and then. However, since past is often prologue, we will not be surprised if solar does it yet again, and exceeds even this optimistic expectation to the upside! WAVELABS is truly [...]

WAVELABS is proud to announce that ONE Lab at MIT is now another user of our SINUS-70 system.  The small area (5cm x 5cm) solar simulator is powered by 21 channels of LEDs, allowing it the flexibility and long exposure times that ONE Lab requires.  An in-built spectrometer ensures stability and a class A+++ spectrum is always achieved, just like with the SINUS-220 cell flasher used in cell fab lines globally. “We are very excited about the tool and its capabilities, and the team is looking forward to working with [...]