First Batches of Cybrid’s Light Conversion Film are delivered, setting a new standard in the industry.



Recently, Cybrid Technologies Inc. announced that the Raybo™ UV Conversion encapsulant film has successfully completed mass production, with the first batches being delivered to customers! This project, initiated in 2012, has undergone 11 years of research and development, finally achieving industrialization in 2023. The mass production and delivery mark the official acceleration of the heterojunction (HJT/HIT) photovoltaic industrialization process, with Raybo™ film expected to become a standard component in heterojunction modules.

The PV industry has consistently presented two challenges: cost reduction and efficiency improvement. Producers of HJT cells have adopted four strategies in recent years: reducing silver paste, reducing grid lines (0BB), reducing silicon (thinning wafers), and more recently,using Raybo™ film to convert UV light into power-generating visible blue light. Some have referred to these strategies as the three Cuts for one gain. Calculations show that by using Cybrid Technologies' Raybo™ film, the factory output power of modules can achieve an approximate 1.5% gain per module. After four months of outdoor verification, the power generation per watt with Raybo™ film is about 0.87% higher than that with cut-off encapsulant, translating to an additional 2% per module. The use of Raybo™ film ensures both initial power and reduced module degradation. Based on a 30-year, 100MW calculation, it can generate an additional 57 million kWh, increasing the power plant owner's return on investment by 10%. If the module lifespan is extended to 50 years, the return on investment can further increase to 17%!

Dr. L, who participated in the development of the light conversion film, was exceptionally excited at the commemorative event for the large-scale delivery. He told the editor that when he joined the light conversion project team 8 years ago, it was only considered a reserve and preliminary research of cutting-edge technology. He never expected to see the seeds sown back then come to fruition after 8 years. While witnessing the transformation of the company's continuously invested R&D projects into commercial success, he also marveled at the company's forward-looking judgment on downstream technology routes and its deep exploration of needs. According to Dr. L, Cybrid Technologies, as an "enabler" of new materials in the photovoltaic industry, will leverage its light conversion film technology and products to contribute "Cybrid solutions" to accelerate the industrialization of HJT. At the same time, they will expand the application scenarios of light conversion film technology to help achieve the "dual carbon" goals.