LONGi Combines Photovoltaic Technology and Architectural Aesthetics With its Hi-MO 6 Modules

As one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sources in mitigation of climate change, solar PV is playing a major role in the future global electricity generation mix.

With the upgrading of technology and products and the increase in application scenarios, distributed photovoltaics is showing enormous potential.

According to industry analysts, distributed PV accounted for 47.9% of newly installed solar capacity worldwide in 2021, of which residential users accounted for 26%, a share now on the increase for five consecutive years.

In order to gain an in-depth insight into the needs of energy consumers, LONGi's product development team surveyed thousands of end-users over the past two years, reaching the conclusion that they were ultimately looking for a product which combined efficiency and safety with architectural aesthetics. 

The result is the advent of the company's Hi-MO 6, its first module designed exclusively for the global distributed consumer market, using its unique HPBC technology. The Hi-MO 6 retains the standard M10 size (182mm) with module efficiency reaching 22.8% in mass production.

HPBC (Hybrid Passivated Back Contact) is a new generation high-efficiency solar cell technology, unique in its front-side, busbar-free design.

The LONGi R&D team has developed completely different cell structures and technological approaches for HPBC cells, incorporating back contact, contact passivation and anti-reflection technology.

The mass production efficiency of the standard HPBC cell is above 25%, while that of the PRO version, enhanced with hydrogen passivation technology, exceeds 25.3%.

The technology innovation brings module efficiency and installation capacity to a new level, Hi-MO 6 improving power generation performance in all aspects of efficiency, light absorption, performance under high temperatures, response in low irradiance conditions and power degradation.

Data from simulated power generation in typical regions across six continents (excluding Antarctica) indicates that Hi-MO 6 has an average gain of up to 10% when compared to PERC-based products.