Sunfilm AG and Applied Materials Inc announce certification for first tandem junction production line
AMAT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Sunfilm AG,Aa provider ofAphotovoltaic modules based on high efficiency
tandem junction silicon thin film technology, and Applied Materials Inc
(Nasdaq:AMAT), a provider of equipment, services and software products
for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar
photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass,
declared on 20 April that the world's first tandem junction SunFab Thin
Film Line installed at Sunfilm's Grossroehrsdorf facility received
factory certification on 14 April 2009, a major milestone in the
ramp-up of the factory.
The companies said that SunFabTM Line, using 5.7 square metres of
substrates, passed final acceptance test certification and has met
specifications for producing solar photovoltaic modules with
efficiencies of up to 8%, as well as yield and overall annual capacity
specifications. The line is now beginning volume production.
The team also stated that the thin film tandem junction panels use
about a 50th of the amount of silicon per watt of electricity produced
compared with traditional solar modules fabricated using crystalline
silicon wafers.
According to Sunfilm and Applied Materials, they now expect to meet a
wide range of customer applications for full, half and quarter-size
panels, which can substantially reduce the cost of installed solar
electricity. A quarter-size 1.4 square metre module generates up to
115Wp, while a full-size 5.7m2 panel will deliver about 450Wp.
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