SunPower Makes Major Module Technology Shift On 2 GW Production Target

SunPower said that it would be offering a new “˜Performance’ (P) Series module developed by Cogenra Solar, which it said it acquired earlier in 2015. Cogenra Solar developed its Dense Cell Interconnect (DCI) technology, originally designed for low-cost CPV technology but further developed the technology for connecting conventional cell/modules, which is claimed to eliminate electrical losses from cell to cell. SunPower said that it would ramp the Cogenra Solar module technology to 2 GW by 2020, which would enable the company to purchase solar cells from the merchant market.