The new solar module is powered by Suntech’s SuperPoly processing technology, a superior silicon casting and wafering process that produces higher-quality multicrystalline wafers.

The new 300W Vd is a 72-cell module comprised of six-inch black square cells, and is ideally suited to rooftop installations.

Suntech said the company has developed the technology based on a hybrid wafer manufacturing process that combines the high efficiency of monocrystalline wafers with the cost-effectiveness and reliability of polycrystalline wafers.

The new module also features an anti-reflective surface trapping the sunlight into the cells combined with a hydrophobic self-cleaning surface structure.

Suntech Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa president James Hu said the new module delivers 10% more power than conventional polycrystalline products leading to lower balance-of-system and installation costs per watt.

Suntech produces solar products for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications.