{"id":31141,"date":"2019-07-01T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T02:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=31141"},"modified":"2019-07-01T21:38:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T11:08:23","slug":"cast-monosilicon-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cast-monosilicon-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Cast Monosilicon Solar Panel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You’ve probably heard of mono and poly panels. Now there’s a third type: ‘cast-mono’. But what the hell is it?<\/p><\/div>\n

Silicon is the Queen of solar power.\u00a0 Some people say Coal is King, but I say our Queen can kick your King’s arse<\/a>. Only 5 years ago thin film cadmium telluride<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup> panels were still being installed on home roofs, but they have disappeared from the residential market leaving silicon to rule the roost with an iron beak.2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

While Silicon is Queen, not all silicon is the same.\u00a0 There were two big silicon princesses3<\/a><\/sup> that have been battling for market share.\u00a0 Polysilicon is quick and cheap while monosilicon is more expensive but also more efficient.4<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0 But now there is a new contender that’s made in a container —\u00a0 cast monosilicon!<\/p>\n

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ABBA:\u00a0 She was the Solar Queen, Regal and sweet, Only ninety-three…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Cast monosilicon5<\/a><\/sup> – or cast monocrystalline silicon if you’re being paid by the word — has been around for years but didn’t make a splash6<\/a><\/sup> until recently when the process was improved.\u00a0 It is now almost — but not quite — as efficient as monosilicon, while being almost — but not quite — as cheap as polysilicon.\u00a0 It has the advantage of lower LID, which is a type of solar cell degradation, and the less there is of that the better.<\/p>\n

There are at least 9 manufacturers currently making panels with cast monosilicon solar cells.\u00a0 These include two big ‘uns:<\/p>\n