Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and SpaceX, has publicly acknowledged JinkoSolar latest world record in solar cell efficiency, highlighting growing global attention on advances in high performance photovoltaic technology. Responding to a social media post on the breakthrough, Musk commented simply “True”, signalling recognition of China continued leadership in solar innovation.
Screen grab from X confirming Musk’s recognition of JinkoSolar’s new world record solar cell efficiency achievement.
Earlier this month JinkoSolar announced that a solar cell developed on its Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact platform had achieved a certified conversion efficiency of 27.79 percent. The result was independently verified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin in Germany. This milestone represents the thirty second world record set by JinkoSolar across solar cell efficiency and module output power.
Musk, whose business interests span electric vehicles, energy storage and advanced computing, is closely watching developments in energy technologies as electricity demand rises, particularly from data centres in the United States. The growing use of solar power across emerging applications has placed high efficiency photovoltaics at the centre of long term energy planning. JinkoSolar TOPCon platform, which is scalable and compatible with future perovskite tandem structures, reflects the technology pathway many industry leaders see as essential to meeting global energy and decarbonisation goals.
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According to industry analysts, future applications such as low orbit satellite networks, orbital solar power systems and off planet data infrastructure will depend on ultra high efficiency and lightweight photovoltaic solutions. JinkoSolar ongoing technical progress is contributing to the foundation required for these longer term scenarios.
The record setting TOPCon cell incorporates several proprietary innovations, including advanced passivated contact structures that reduce carrier recombination, ultra low optical absorption techniques that improve light utilisation, and a new metallisation approach that enhances charge collection. Together these advances have lifted efficiency to new levels, reinforcing TOPCon position as the leading N type cell architecture. Continued improvements are expected to reduce the levelised cost of electricity and accelerate the global energy transition.
Alongside its solar technology achievements, JinkoSolar subsidiary Jinko ESS has strengthened its position in energy storage. The company recently completed the delivery of 21 SunGiga 261 kWh liquid cooling energy storage systems to a textile manufacturing facility in Wenzhou, China. The project has a total installed capacity of approximately 5.5 MWh and is designed to support peak valley electricity arbitrage, load balancing and secure power supply for continuous industrial operations.
Image credit: Jinko ESS
The system was engineered to meet the high safety and reliability requirements of energy intensive manufacturing. It features a multi-layered safety architecture, including cell level monitoring through an intelligent battery management system, early thermal risk detection, enclosed cabinets for dust resistance, and integrated temperature and smoke sensing with passive fire protection. Its compact all in one design reduces space requirements, while a lifecycle exceeding 8,000 charge cycles supports round the clock production environments.
Damon Duan, General Manager of Jinko ESS China, said safety remains the primary consideration for deploying energy storage in complex industrial settings. He noted that the selection of the SunGiga liquid cooling system reflects confidence in its comprehensive safety design and long term reliability, adding that Jinko ESS will continue to focus on delivering secure and efficient storage solutions for high energy consumption industries.
As the global energy transition gathers pace, JinkoSolar combination of record setting solar efficiency and practical industrial energy storage deployment underscores its growing influence across the clean energy value chain, with implications for markets worldwide, including Africa rapidly expanding renewable and commercial energy sectors.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal

 






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