Solar N Plus New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has established a provincial-level Academician Workstation in collaboration with Academician Du Youwei of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which has been officially approved by the Department of Science and Technology of Anhui Province. As Chuzhou’s only approved provincial workstation for 2025, this milestone marks a key step for Solar N Plus in building an advanced R&D platform and driving technological innovation.
Since its establishment, Solar N Plus has made technological innovation the core driver of its development. At the company’s inception, Academician Du Youwei, a renowned physicist at Nanjing University and an authority in condensed-matter physics and magnetic materials, was invited to serve as a senior adviser. Academician Du has been deeply engaged in the company’s R&D planning, providing strategic and technical guidance on site. His expertise has played a crucial role in shaping and advancing Solar N Plus’s SNP technology roadmap, a key foundation for the company’s latest achievements.
Under the guidance of Academician Du Youwei, Solar N Plus has established a provincial-standard, high-level R&D system with a team of PhD and Master’s researchers, driving continuous breakthroughs in high-efficiency SNP solar cells and modules. To date, the mass production efficiency of its SNP cells has exceeded 27%, with more than 200 patents applying. The company has also realized rapid industrial deployment, completing a 210mm half-cut ultra-high-efficiency SNP intelligent production line—achieving the remarkable “Solar N Plus Speed” of commencing construction and reaching production within one year. Meanwhile, Solar N Plus’s in-house laboratory has obtained CNAS accreditation, and R&D investment has been consistently maintained at over 5% of annual revenue. Focusing on new photovoltaic materials and efficiency enhancement, the company has developed 12 joint intellectual property rights, providing a solid foundation for the workstation’s successful approval.
The newly approved Academician Workstation will leverage Academician Du’s expertise in materials physics and photovoltaic technology to conduct systematic research on SNP efficiency enhancement and perovskite tandem cell development. It aims to accelerate the transformation and industrialization of scientific achievements. By integrating enterprise R&D resources with academic research strengths, the workstation will build a comprehensive innovation chain covering “frontier research – technology development – product application”, further strengthening Solar N Plus’s competitiveness in high-efficiency PV technology.
As a manufacturer specializing in high-efficiency SNP solar cells and modules, Solar N Plus upholds its core principle of “Rising Sun in the East, Cooperation for Mutual Benefit.” The establishment of the Academician Workstation not only recognizes the company’s strong research capabilities and innovation system but also provides top-tier intellectual support for the advancement of high-efficiency PV technologies across the industry.
Looking ahead, Solar N Plus will take this workstation as a new starting point to further increase R&D investment, deepen collaboration with universities and research institutions, and accelerate the evolution of its SNP technology roadmap. Solar N Plus aims to achieve mass production efficiency exceeding 27.5% by 2025, while actively advancing next-generation technologies such as perovskite and tandem cells, contributing its “Solar N Plus Power” to the global clean energy transition.