ITRI teams up with 7 solar power companies in new industry alliance

2026-10-19

As the world races toward net-zero emissions, demand for green energy is surging. The Industrial Technology Research Institute announced a new partnership with seven major domestic solar companies to establish the TBC Photovoltaic Technology Alliance, which aims to build a more resilient solar supply chain. Two key technologies were also unveiled: TBC solar cells and laser silver-coated copper technology, both designed to help upgrade Taiwan’s solar industry.

- By increasing the surface exposed to sunlight, it can generate more electricity.

This sleek all-black solar panel does not have the metal grid of traditional models. But,
how? The secret is on its back. The electrodes on new TBC solar cells have been moved to the rear, where they don’t block sunlight. It’s not just for looks. The increase in light-absorption surface areas pushes its power conversion efficiency to 25.5%.

Wu Chih-wei
MOEA Energy Administration
Though we may not be able to compete with more general-purpose applications volume-wise, if we boost efficiency and forge a new way forward, Taiwan’s industry would benefit tremendously.

The world is transitioning to net-zero carbon emissions and demand for green energy is growing. That’s why ITRI has teamed up with seven leading Taiwanese solar power companies to establish the TBC Photovoltaic Technology Alliance, bringing together companies in the upstream and downstream supply chains. The institute also unveiled its self-developed laser-assisted silver-coated copper electrode technology, to reduce the industry’s consumption of costly silver. This tech reduces cell production costs by 8%, and is expected to generate NT$200 million output value annually.

Lin Fu-ming
ITRI green energy laboratories
By using our R&D platform and their equipment, materials and expertise, we hope to develop the next generation of technologies.

Taiwan’s solar industry, government, academia and research institutions are joining forces. With high-efficiency, homegrown green energy tech, they aim to capture the lucrative market opportunities as the world pushes toward net-zero emissions.

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打團體戰! 工研院攜7家光電大廠組TBC光電聯盟

2026-10-19

全球迎戰淨零轉型，綠電需求高漲，工研院在台灣國際智慧能源週上，宣布攜手國內七大光電巨頭，正式成立「TBC光電技術聯盟」，宣示告別單打獨鬥，要打造堅韌的光電產業鏈；這次更展出TBC太陽能電池及雷射銀包銅技術2項技術，助攻產業升級。

- 會增加吸收這個太陽的這個受光面積，那可以增加這個發電量

超大型黑色太陽能板，仔細看，沒有過往密密麻麻的金屬線，翻過來，玄機藏在這！這款最新TBC太陽能電池，將原本正面會遮光的金屬電極，通通移到背面。不僅外觀更有美感，受光面積也增加，發電轉換效率，一舉突破25.5%！

[[經濟部能源署署長吳志偉]]
“可能這種泛用型的部分，也許我們不能用量去跟人家拚，但是我們在某些效率提升，如果可以殺出一條血路，我覺得對這個台灣的產業是非常有幫助的”

面對全球淨零轉型與國際綠電需求增加，工研院，宣布攜手七大國內光電巨頭，正式成立「TBC光電技術聯盟」，整合上下游產業鏈；這次同步登場的，還有工研院「雷射銀包銅技術」，解決以往太陽能電池依賴貴金屬銀、製作成本居高不下的問題，不僅降低8%生產成本，預估每年還能創造高達2億台幣的產值。

[[工研院綠能所技術總監林福銘]]
“那利用我們工研院的研發平台，還有他們(廠商)的設備，材料，還有製程的技術人員，然後共同來合作開發，希望邁向下一個新的世代”

台灣光電產業產官學聯手，組建國家隊戰力，要用國產高效率綠能技術，搶攻全球淨零碳排的百億商機。

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