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      schrieb am 08.09.09 22:45:21
      Beitrag Nr. 501 ()
      ja die meldung heute war ein paukenschlag. china arbeitet mit first solar. ich habe suntech und finde es irgendwie schon eigenartig das das anscheinend größte projekt cinas genau an ein amerikanisches unternehmen geht und nicht zb an stp und yge.
      first solar doch gut für die zukunft?
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      schrieb am 08.09.09 23:19:23
      Beitrag Nr. 502 ()
      Bodenbildung voraus! Der Deal mit China ist der Kracher! Gigawatt-Solarpark, das geht runter wie Öl!

      Wir stehen erst am Anfang und First Solar ist mit Abstand das profitabelste Solarunternehmen der Welt, deshalb der Deal mit First Solar und nicht mit Suntech Power.

      Das wird auch ein Stück wieder die Nachfrage gegenüber dem Angebot erhöhen.

      Vielleicht kommt so langsam der Preisverfall zum Erliegen!

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      schrieb am 09.09.09 01:00:14
      Beitrag Nr. 503 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 37.934.935 von Haifisch08 am 08.09.09 08:08:20Tja, Haifisch, das hat nicht mal einen Tag gedauert, da war dein oberes Band deutlich überschritten (Schlußkurs nasdaq 134,41), ABER ich sehe das genauso: es gibt soviele Firmen (muß man nur diesen Thread durchblättern) die auf kurz oder lang zu Dollarkursen um und sogar auch schon UNTER! 1 Dollar pro Watt verkaufen, das dann FS nur noch eine Marge von um die 20-25% hätte...(aber sie haben als DÜnnschichtler einen hervorragenden Wirkungsgrad und sind halt sehr bekannt).
      Also, wenn es gut für FS läuft dann wieder über 200 Dollar, wenn es schlecht läuft (zuviel Konkurrenz bzw. Moduldruck in den Markt) dann auch unter 100 Dollar sicherlich, aber mit dem heutigen Tag geht es vielleicht erstmal wieder rasant auf die 150...
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      schrieb am 09.09.09 09:26:31
      Beitrag Nr. 504 ()
      Guten Morgen,

      vielleicht für den ein oder anderen Investor von First-Solar-Aktien interessant?!

      http://www.photovoltaik-guide.de/top-thema-first-solar-plant…

      Viele Grüße
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      schrieb am 11.09.09 22:06:19
      Beitrag Nr. 505 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 37.943.538 von Photovoltaik-Guide am 09.09.09 09:26:31Wäre nett, wenn Ihr die FSLR-Postings im Hauptthread machen würdet.

      Hier soll's nur um den Wettbewerb gehen.

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      schrieb am 11.09.09 22:06:48
      Beitrag Nr. 506 ()
      GroupSat // CIGS // China


      CIGS Solar Manufacturer Selects Veeco Deposition Equipment

      Places Multi-System FastFlex Order

      PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2009-- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that it has received a multi-million dollar order from GroupSat (Hong Kong) Limited for its suite of FastFlex™ Web Coating Systems. This complement of tools will be shipped to GroupSat’s factory in Suzhou, China, and is comprised of one Mo (Molybdenum) deposition system, one TCO (Transparent Conductive Oxide) deposition system and two CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenide) deposition systems. Veeco currently expects to ship these systems in early 2010.

      Nasir M. Ameriar, CEO of GroupSat, commented, “We have an aggressive plan to become the first true CIGS thin film solar manufacturer in China. As a provider of flexible solar products, we will cater to markets in China, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, and have chosen Veeco’s FastFlex Web Coating Systems because we are convinced that their technology and process support will help us achieve our goals.”

      David Bruns, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Veeco Solar Equipment, commented, “We are pleased to be selected by GroupSat for their expansion plans. Our FastFlex systems feature the industry’s only fully integrated thermal evaporation sources, which we believe provides our customers a high throughput, low cost manufacturing solution. Ultimately the success of CIGS technology is tied to increasing cell efficiency and driving down manufacturing cost per watt.”

      CIGS is emerging as the next generation solar technology, offering combined benefits of higher efficiencies and lower costs when compared with silicon. Market research firm Greentech Media estimates that CIGS production capacity will grow from 264 megawatts in 2009 to 1.7 gigawatts in 2012 (a CAGR of 86%). CIGS solar cells offer the broadest range of applications of any thin film solar technology – they can be used in solar farms, in BIPV (building integrated PV), flat and pitched roofs, rooftop shingles and in portable devices.

      Veeco’s FastFlex platform features flexible architecture with high uptime that can be configured to specific needs, with a choice of rotary or planar magnetrons for high throughput, high temperature effusion sources, and substrate sizes up to one meter wide.

      About GroupSat

      GroupSat, Inc. has become a world-class holding company working in the fields of communication, solar modules, networking and distribution, and now is a world leader of flexible solar systems. With offices in China, Hong Kong, Dubai and Afghanistan, GroupSat Solar's flexible solar panel demand is growing in the developing world for the basics of everyday life. Our client base includes corporations, businesses and governments. By offering unique state of the art flexible solar technology, GroupSat Solar has become the first and a leader in CIGS solar cell technology in China, the Middle East, Asia and North Africa.

      GroupSat Solar’s unique solar products would allow governments, military, homes and businesses to use state of the art equipment with reliable and efficient services to acquire electricity regardless of their location or connectivity to the city grid that is urgently needed and contributes to the growth of many countries. For more information, please visit http://www.groupsat.com
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      schrieb am 12.09.09 14:39:45
      Beitrag Nr. 507 ()
      Anwell // a-Si // China


      Anwell produces its first a-Si thin-film module using in-house technology
      09 September 2009 | By Emma Hughes | News > Thin Film

      Anwell Technologies has produced its first a-Si thin-film solar panel at its 40MW solar plant in Henan, China using in-house technology.

      "When Premier Wen Jiabao visited us in July 2008 and tasked us to address China's need for power saving and next generation energy infrastructure, we knew we couldn't let China down. True to our ethos of making the impossible possible, we have produced our first a-Si thin-film solar panel," said Franky Fan, the Chairman & CEO.

      The equipment used was built from scratch using Anwell's proprietary technologies for the key production processes of a-Si thin-film solar panel including Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), sputtering, laser scribe and transportation system. Using in-house technology will enable the group to have a cost-saving advantage through its vertically integrated model over other solar panel producers who have to import their own equipment.Anwell’s multi-substrate-multi-chamber PECVD system

      Anwell's PECVD system is the world's first multi-substrate-multi-chamber deposition tool boasting higher productivity and lower manufacturing cost for 1.1 by 1.4m a-Si thin-film solar panel with its unique and innovative batch and cluster design.

      The next step for the group is to optomize the production process for mass production. Concurrently Anwell has began R&D on new equipment that will increase their production capacity to 120MW by the end of 2010.
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      schrieb am 12.09.09 15:19:25
      Beitrag Nr. 508 ()
      Baoding Tianwei // a-Si // china // Oerlikon


      Tianwei Silicon Plans RMB 3.1b Thin-Film Project

      Posted on Sep 11, 2009 | 18:09


      Tianwei Silicon, a subsidiary of power transformer and solar cell manufacturer Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co. (600550.SH), plans to invest a total of RMB 3.11 billion in a 150MW per annum thin-film solar cell project, 163.com reported September 11. Tianwei Silicon has budgeted RMB 2.97 billion for construction costs, the report said.

      Tianwei Silicon has completed installation and testing for the 46.5MW first phase a-Si thin-film cells project, said the report according to a company announcement released on September 9.
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      schrieb am 12.09.09 16:44:22
      Beitrag Nr. 509 ()
      lange nichts von denen gehört:

      Odersun // CIS-flex // Deutschland


      Odersun Hits Global Cleantech 100
      Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:00am EDT


      German Solar Manufacturer Ranked among World`s Most Promising Cleantech Companies


      Odersun AG, a German manufacturer of thin-film solar cells and modules, has been selected out of more than 3,500 candidates by a jury of experts as one of the 100 most promising cleantech companies worldwide. The "Global Cleantech 100" is
      compiled by The Guardian in cooperation with Cleantech Group.

      For the first time a ranking list has gathered a comprehensive international collection of "companies offering technological breakthroughs that will make a large dent in
      the carbon problem".

      The central criteria required to enter the final listing,
      were that the technology has a wide application and has previously attracted capital investment to fund its development. Odersun AG has already been ranked top as "Europe`s hottest Cleantech Company" in The Guardian / Library House
      "CleanTech 100" in September 2008.

      "We are very honoured to be part of such an exclusive selection of companies having carbon reduction at heart. ", says Dr. Hein van der Zeeuw, Chief Executive Officer at Odersun, "The integration capability of our modules, makes
      solar energy generation suitable for more and manifold applications worldwide
      such as solar integrated roofs and facades".

      Odersun AG manufactures CIS (Copper Indium diSulphide) solar cells based on
      copper tape processed with a proprietary thin-film reel-to-reel production
      technology. The flexible solar reels can be assembled into modules of various
      sizes using a range of materials to package the cells. Due to this outstanding
      flexibility, the jury concluded, that Odersun modules` "unique ability to be
      integrated en masse into the fabric of the building is a huge asset".

      About Odersun AG (www.odersun.com)

      Odersun AG designs and manufactures flexible, silicon free, solar products using
      a proprietary, worldwide patented, thin-film technology. Its manufacturing
      process enables the company to produce solar cells that can be assembled into
      solar modules of virtually any size or any power, in flexible or glass
      packaging. This adaptability is decisive for applications of building integrated
      photovoltaics (BiPV).

      The company is backed by an international group of leading investors including
      Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures (UK), Virgin Green Fund (US/UK), Advanced
      Technology & Materials (China), PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund (US), AGF
      Private Equity (a member of Allianz Group, France) and Valor KG (Austria).





      Odersun AG
      Korinna Penndorf, +49 (0)335 5633 120 / Mobile: +49 (0)172 2380 110
      Corporate Communications
      presse@odersun.de
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      schrieb am 18.09.09 12:30:46
      Beitrag Nr. 510 ()
      GS-Solar // a-Si // China

      Von der Webseite:
      Our product has one of the lowest per watt and levelized cost in the solar industry

      Founded in December 2007, we are a producer of thin film solar modules based on amorphous silicon technology using our proprietary equipment and proprietary manufacturing processes. We believe our ability to transform thin film solar technologies from the laboratory to cost-efficient high volume and reliable commercial production within a short period of time distinguishes ourselves from our peers. Headquartered in Quan Zhou, Fujian Province, China, which also serves as our manufacturing center, the company has equipment assembling facilities in Beijing, China and operates a research and development institute in Tianjin, China.

      Competitive Costs and Capital Expenditures

      • As our technology further improves and we achieve economies of scale through production expansion, we believe we can further reduce our manufacturing costs per watt, with the goal of competing with conventional electricity solutions on a non-subsidized basis.

      Scalable and Standardized Production

      We have rapidly ramped up our production capacity. Since our commencement of operation in February, 2008, we have constructed two fabs at our Quan Zhou manufacturing base.

      • We plan to apply a systematic replication process designed to enable us to add production lines rapidly and efficiently and achieve operating metrics in new fabs that are comparable to the performance of our base fabs.

      GS-Solar’s strong research and development capabilities have enabled the company to develop advanced process technologies and critical production equipment that allow us to manufacture amorphous silicon thin film solar modules cost-effectively and on a large scale. We continue to improve our production processes and equipment to increase the conversion efficiency of our module. Our ability to produce low cost, high efficiency solar modules without crystalline silicon has allowed us to grow rapidly to meet market demand.

      Proprietary Equipment Manufacturing and Research

      We have a large team of scientists, researchers, engineers and technicians engaged in thin film technology research and development activities.

      • We operate a production equipment design & engineering center in Beijing that focuses on the design, development, and assembling of our manufacturing equipments and process.

      • We also operate a world-class research and development center in Tianjin that focuses on the research and development of thin film solar module technologies in collaboration with the Photovoltaic Institute of Nankai University.

      • We have leveraged our in-house equipment development resources and our know-how in manufacturing process improvements to cost-effectively and rapidly expand our operations.

      Strong Sales and Focused Marketing Strategy

      GS-Solar’s customers include systems integrators, installers, project developers and solar product distributors throughout Europe. We also focus on gaining access to the on-grid utility power-generation end market, which we believe represents the largest and fastest growing segment of the market. The end users of our products include large-scale solar power plants, government-sponsored energy projects and electric utility companies. Our low cost, high efficiency solar modules are particularly suitable for the needs of the electric utility industry. We continue to expand our operations and customer bases across Europe and around the rest of the world.
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      schrieb am 18.09.09 13:18:34
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.008.737 von R-BgO am 18.09.09 12:30:46Golden Sun to invest 950m yuan to build green base
      Monday, February 23, 2009


      Golden Sun Solar Technology Co. Ltd, based in Fujian, east of China, plans to build a 950 million yuan thin film solar cell R&D and manufacturing facility with an annual production capacity of 150 MW in the Mafang Industrial Park of Pinggu District.

      The project is funded by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industrial Development and Pinggu District government.
      After began operated in 2010, this will be the first green base in Beijing.

      Golden Sun Solar Technic Co., Ltd, established in 2002, specializes in the R&D and ma- nufacture of thin-film solar cells. It aims at providing environmental protective, energy conservative and low-cost clean energy to the society.
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      schrieb am 22.09.09 18:55:13
      Beitrag Nr. 512 ()
      Baoding Tianwei Solarfilms // a-Si // China // Oerlikon


      Oerlikon Solar customer Tianwei SolarFilms signs one of the largest deals in thin film silicon PV

      Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 22 September 2009 at 05:12

      Just three weeks after production officially began, Oerlikon Solar’s Chinese customer Tianwei SolarFilms has signed one of the largest deals in thin film silicon PV history with Thailand Green Energy Co., Ltd. Under the terms of this agreement, Tianwei SolarFilms will provide 70MW of thin film solar panels to rapidly emerging markets across Southeast Asia. “We are already seeing significant market opportunities for our cutting-edge solar PV modules. Our decision to go with the clear market leader, Oerlikon Solar, is already paying dividends,” explains Ma Wenxue, general manager, Baoding Tianwei SolarFilms Co., Ltd.

      “We congratulate Tianwei on securing this landmark agreement, which demonstrates both the rapidly growing market for solar energy in the Asian market and the advantages offered by our own fast-ramp thin film PV production technology,” comments Jeannine Sargent, CEO, Oerlikon Solar. “This deal is just the latest milestone on the journey towards making solar power economically viable and we look forward to working together on our customer’s rapid development,” she adds.

      At Tianwei SolarFilms, Oerlikon Solar has installed its Amorph High Performance, a technology using a special high-performance front and back contact method in its production lines. A low pressure chemical vapor deposition process is used to generate a transparent conductive oxide layer, which is superior to conventional methods. The light transmission and scattering properties of this layer are very important to achieve the efficiency with which the solar module is able to convert sunlight into electrical energy. The high performance of the Tianwei PV modules and the outstanding line productivity clearly demonstrate Oerlikon Solar’s technological leadership in this market.

      “Just one more milestone in Oerlikon Solar’s mission to make solar power economically viable.”
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      schrieb am 25.09.09 09:53:56
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      Filsom // CIGS-flex // Schweiz

      23. September 2009
      Tata Group Invests in CIGS Start-Up Filsom
      Duebendorf, Switzerland [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
      Tata Group's Tata Industries division has invested in Flisom (Flexible and lightweight solar modules), marking its interest in the solar photovoltaic industry. Flisom specializes in flexible and lightweight thin-film CIGS photovoltaic solar modules and is in the process of setting up a 5-megawatt (MW) pilot plant in Duebendorf, Switzerland for commercializing its technology.

      "We see value in this technology and the resultant product not only as manufacturers or sellers but also as users of it."

      -- Kishor Chaukar, Managing Director, Tata Industries

      The estimated cost is approximately €25 million [US $36.9 million] and in a phased approach, the company intends to scale up to over 100 MW of annual capacity. Flisom will also raise additional funding in the near future in order to accelerate the production ramp-up and commercialization of its lightweight flexible solar cells.

      “Flisom is an innovative start-up company, which is on its way to enter the international market. It is led by a team of highly motivated and talented individuals. Depending on the performance of the company and the growth of the sector we would be looking at furthering our association with them,” said Kishor Chaukar, managing director, Tata Industries. “We see value in this technology and the resultant product not only as manufacturers or sellers but also as users of it. It is a positive step to actively stimulate the market for renewable energy, especially solar."
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      schrieb am 26.09.09 11:23:25
      Beitrag Nr. 514 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.054.712 von R-BgO am 25.09.09 09:53:56INDIAN MAJOR INVESTS IN SWISS CIGS COMPANY
      18 Sep 2009 / Solar / VC / PRIVATE EQUITY / India

      India's business major Tata Group has invested an undisclosed sum in Swiss flexible CIGS PV developer Flisom.

      Flisom, set up as a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology spin-off in 2005, is developing copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) PV on flexible polymer substrates, using roll-to-roll manufacturing and vacuum coating techniques. It has ten employees at present, and plans to hire more and to raise additional funding in the near future, to accelerate production ramp-up.

      The firm is understood to have received USD 1.2m in its first round funding from angel investors. It is setting up a pilot plant with annual production capacity of 5MW in Duebendorf, Switzerland, at a cost of approximately EUR 25m (USD 36.8m), and hopes to scale up to 100MW on an undisclosed timeframe.

      At the investor end, the Tata group is fast expanding its presence in the renewable energy sector. The firm already has a presence in the solar sector via Tata BP Solar, its joint venture with UK’s BP.

      Similarly it has a wind power portfolio of 191MW via its subsidiary Tata Power, which is also setting up 8MW of PV projects.

      Earlier this year the firm invested in Australia’s Geodynamics to foray into the geothermal sector.
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      schrieb am 26.09.09 12:20:22
      Beitrag Nr. 515 ()
      Xunlight // a-Si-flex // USA

      Xunlight Completes Installation of its First 25 Megawatt
      Wide-Web Roll-to-Roll Photovoltaic Manufacturing Equipment

      Toledo, Ohio – June 22, 2009 - Xunlight Corporation, a leader in the design, development and
      manufacture of flexible and lightweight thin-film silicon solar modules, announced today that it has
      successfully completed the installation of its first 25 Megawatt (MW) wide-web, roll-to-roll photovoltaic
      manufacturing equipment for the production of high-efficiency thin-film silicon PV modules. This is the first
      of Xunlight’s full-scale production lines to be installed in its Toledo, Ohio facility.

      Xunlight’s proprietary roll-to-roll PV manufacturing equipment is redefining the industry as a low-cost,
      high-throughput solution to large-scale solar cell production. The 25MW solar cell manufacturing
      equipment, a 200-feet long series of connected vacuum deposition chambers, uses a plasma enhanced
      chemical vapor deposition process to deposit thin-film silicon solar cells on a 3ft wide, one-mile-long thin
      stainless steel substrate at a speed of 720-square feet per hour. This manufacturing process is inherently
      lower-cost and more productive than competing technologies, and is designed, developed and
      constructed by Xunlight Corporation.

      The company has demonstrated continuous, uniform deposition of triple-junction thin-film silicon solar
      cells from this 25MW wide-web roll-to-roll production equipment. Xunlight plans to replicate three
      additional 25MW production lines by the end of 2010, to achieve 100MW capacity.

      Since mid-2008, Xunlight has been optimizing its manufacturing process using a pilot production line,
      which also utilizes its proprietary roll-to-roll equipment with a 3ft wide web. Large-area solar modules
      produced in this pilot line have demonstrated 9.2% initial aperture-area efficiency, which, after extended
      light exposure, is expected to stabilize at 7.8% aperture-area module efficiency.

      “For a company striving to become a low-cost producer of solar panels, having completed the
      development, design and construction of its first large-scale production equipment is undoubtedly a major
      milestone,” said Xunlight CEO Dr. Xunming Deng. “This important achievement would not be possible
      without the dedication and hard work of the Xunlight team, the commitment of our investors, and support
      from the State and federal government.”

      “We commend Xunlight for their leadership and commitment to advancing solar power technology here in
      Ohio,” said Governor Ted Strickland. “Their efforts will help the state meet its renewable energy goals and
      create jobs in Ohio’s fast-growing energy sector. We are pleased the State of Ohio was able to play a
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      schrieb am 27.09.09 20:18:35
      Beitrag Nr. 516 ()
      http://www.deraktionaer.de/xist4c/web/Solar--Solaraktien--Fi…

      15:10 Uhr

      Experte warnt vor Kursverlusten von bis zu 90 Prozent bei First Solar, Suntech, Yingli, Solarfun und Renesola

      Alfred Maydorn
      In einer Kolumne im Wall Street Journal warnt Hedgefonds-Manager James Altucher bei Solaraktien vor Kursverlusten von 90 Prozent. Insbesondere der weltweite Marktführer First Solar sieht seiner Meinung nach einer düsteren Zukunft entgegen.

      James Altucher macht keinen Hehl daraus, dass er kein Freund der Solarbranche ist: "Ich mag die Industrie nicht und sehe bei Firmen wie First Solar, Energy Conversion Device, JA Solar, LDK Solar, Suntech Power, Solarfun, Yingli Green Energy und Renesola keine Investmentgelegenheit." Einige dieser Aktien könnten seiner Ansicht nach sogar kollabieren. Der Aktienkurs von First Solar etwa habe ein Abwärtspotenzial von 90 Prozent.

      Negativer Cashflow

      Ohne Subventionen sei die Solarindustrie nicht konkurrenzfähig, so Altucher. Deutschland sei das einzige Land mit unbegrenzten Solarförderungen und ist mit einem Umsatzanteil von rund 60 Prozent auch der wichtigste Absatzmarkt für First Solar. Durch den Preisverfall bei Silizium sei der Preisvorteil der Dünnschicht-Technologie von First Solar - die weitgehend ohne Silizium auskommt - in Gefahr. Der scharfe Preiskampf lasse die Margen von First Solar zusammenschmelzen. Üppige Preisnachlässe hätten bei First Solar bereits im letzten Quartal zu einem negativen Cashflow von 37 Millionen Dollar geführt.

      In China könnte ein neues Förderprogramm zwar zu einer Belebung führen, dennoch ist Altucher auch gegenüber den chinesischen Solarunternehmen alles andere als optimistisch: "Ich bin negativ gegenüber der gesamten Branche."
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      schrieb am 08.11.09 16:30:20
      Beitrag Nr. 517 ()
      Odersun // CIS // Deutschland


      AT&M, Odersun plan joint venture in Beijing
      02 November 2009 | By Syanne Olson | News > Thin Film

      Odersun Solar Cell on Copper TapeAdvanced Technology & Materials (AT&M) and Odersun AG are planning to form a joint venture in Beijing, China, for the production and sales of solar cells and modules from Odersun’s CIS thin-film technology. The construction of the facilities in Beijing are anticipated to begin in 2010.

      “Here we have the unique opportunity to address the Chinese market and at the same time to further accelerate innovation at Odersun in cooperation with a highly competent partner,” states Dr. Hein van der Zeeuw, CEO of Odersun. “While we continue with our current expansion plans in Germany, our future technology development will benefit from AT&M’s expertise and longtime experience in material technology and manufacturing.”

      The two companies began working together in 2004 when AT&M was an investor in Odersun and a partner in many of their joint research projects. They look at this new JV as a way to take advantage of the growing PV industry in China.
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      schrieb am 08.11.09 16:37:45
      Beitrag Nr. 518 ()
      Miasolé // Cigs-flex // USA


      MiaSolé receives certifications for thin-film solar modules
      06 November 2009 | By Alissa Holly | News > Thin Film


      MiaSolé has received ceritification of standards UL 1703 and IEC 61646 and 61730 for its 100 and 107W CIGS thin-film solar modules. The three certifications were given simultaneously.

      "We are delighted to have this third-party validation of the safety and reliability of our products from such a well respected certification body such as UL," said Joseph Laia, CEO.

      He went on to say: "I wish to recognize the effort of our reliability and testing team. They have extensively tested our modules well beyond the current industry standards. Anything that we can envision having an impact on safety, quality or reliability has been thoroughly tested."

      MiaSolé is a California-based manufacturer of solar panels, utilizing thin-film CIGS semiconductors.
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      schrieb am 08.11.09 16:41:28
      Beitrag Nr. 519 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.343.346 von R-BgO am 08.11.09 16:30:20http://www.pv-tech.org/chip_shots/_a/german_cis_cigs_with_a_…
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      schrieb am 09.11.09 05:07:46
      Beitrag Nr. 520 ()
      Tatung // a-Si // China

      Tatung ist die Mutter von GET...


      Taiwan's Tatung Builds Mainland Module Plant

      Posted on Nov 06, 2009 | 17:11

      Taiwanese manufacturing conglomerate Tatung Company (2371.TW) has broken ground on a 500MW thin-film solar module plant in Weifang, Shandong province, Solarbe.com reported November 6. The project will cost $100 million, the report said.
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      schrieb am 09.11.09 07:09:35
      Beitrag Nr. 521 ()
      Evatech // a-Si-Equipment // Japan


      A-Power To Buy Japan-based Evatech For $49.9 Mln Cash - Update


      (RTTNews) - Wednesday, A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (APWR), a provider of distributed power generation systems in China, said it has signed a definitive contract to acquire 100% of Japan-based thin-film PV equipment maker Evatech Co., Ltd., for a total consideration of $49.9 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end of November 2009.

      Shenyang, China-based A-Power said it plans to fund 55% of the transaction from its internal financial resources, and the balance would come from foreign-investment grants from various levels of the local government.

      Evatech currently has 85 employees and has branch offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Taiwan. The company's main manufacturing facility and its thin-film photovoltaic R&D center are located in Kyoto. Evatech sells to customers in about 10 countries outside Japan, 46 of which are in China, which is its largest overseas market. Due to certain financial difficulties with the operation of its business, Evatech is undergoing a rehabilitation process in the courts of Japan related to its corporate and debt restructuring, A-Power said.

      Commenting on the acquisition, chairman and chief executive officer of A-Power, Jinxiang Lu, said, "In terms of solar, we plan to use EVATECH's low-cost and high-efficiency a-Si thin-film technology to produce PV curtain glass walls and take advantage of China'sRMB 20 per watt subsidy for the building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) projects. As part of the plan, we expect to move EVATECH's manufacturing facility to Shenyang by the end of the year and start production and co- marketing of our PV products with a local construction group for Chinese customers sometime next year."

      Further, the CEO added, the company expects Evatech to begin revenue contribution in late 2010.

      Earlier, on August 12, A-Power signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Evatech in an all-cash transaction valued at $50 million.

      APWR is currently trading at $11.75 per share, up 4.72%, on the Nasdaq.
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      China Solar Power // a-Si // China // Ulvac


      China Solar Power buys ThinSilicon, adds proprietary thin-film PV process technology
      10 November 2009 | By Tom Cheyney | News > Thin Film

      China Solar Power has bought ThinSilicon, a developer of thin-film manufacturing process technology based in Mountain View, CA. The amorphous/micromorph-silicon TFPV company, which recently began ramping commercial operations at its Ulvac-equipped 32MW manufacturing plant in Yantai, believes the acquisition of the U.S. firm's proprietary efficiency-enhancing, high-throughput process and device technology will help it become the lowest-cost manufacturer of PV modules in China.

      Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

      CSP recently broke ground on its second manufacturing facility, located in Jiangyin, China, and has entered into development and financing agreements with two other Chinese municipalities to build and operate additional production facilities within those cities. When completed, the manufacturing facilities under construction and under development will boost the Hong Kong-based company's annual production capacity to >500MW, which CSP claims will make it China’s largest manufacturer of thin-film PV modules.

      “This transaction represents a classic combination of Silicon Valley innovation with large-scale, low-cost Chinese manufacturing,” said Frank Liu, cofounder and CEO of CSP. “To sustain our competitive cost advantage, we recognize the need to continually innovate in the R&D lab and on the manufacturing floor. We will remain vigilant in our search for technologies that have the potential to further enhance our low-cost position.”
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      DuPont Apollo // a-Si // China


      DuPont Apollo Ltd. Opens Thin-Film Photovoltaic Production Facility

      Contact: Dan Turner
      302-774-0081





      Company Enters Module Manufacturing to Meet Fastest Growing Segment of Solar Market


      SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 17, 2009 — DuPont Apollo Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont, announced the opening of its silicon based thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturing facility. The facility demonstrates the company’s commitment to reduce dependence on fossil fuels by supporting renewable energy technologies such as solar energy.


      The 538,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility will have an annual capacity of up to 50 megawatts with a thin-film-on-glass photovoltaic module production line. Full-scale commercial production is targeted for the first quarter 2010. In addition to providing innovative thin-film photovoltaic modules that are fully International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certified, DuPont Apollo offers a total system solution focused on the China domestic market to help safeguard customers’ long-term investments in renewable power generation.


      “Next generation solar technologies are a critical market opportunity for DuPont to deliver more secure, environmentally sustainable and affordable energy sources for people everywhere,” said David B. Miller, president -- DuPont Electronics & Communications. “Through our work in this venture, DuPont will use its science to produce thin-film solar modules that can help make solar energy a more viable alternative for everyone.”


      Thin-film photovoltaic modules are projected to be the fastest growing segment of the solar module industry because of their potential to reduce the cost of producing solar-derived energy -- helping solar energy become more competitive with other forms of energy generation. Thin-film photovoltaic modules are well-suited to commercial rooftops, building facades, and large-scale solar farm applications. The modules can also generate more wattage output under diffuse lighting conditions, achieving a competitive cost/performance ratio. With silicon consumption of only about 1/200 of traditional crystalline silicon solar cells, thin-film modules consume less silicon metal, resulting in shorter energy payback times.


      “The facility is unique because this is the first total solar energy solution provider in China. Under the ‘Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle,’ we have combined our research and development capability with this state-of-the-art facility to support the continued growth of the photovoltaic market,” said Douglas W. Muzyka, president -- DuPont Greater China.


      DuPont expects the photovoltaic market will grow rapidly over the next several years due to a surge in innovation aimed at transforming a global petroleum-based economy into one that increasingly and effectively uses non-depletable resources. DuPont expects that overall sales of its family of products into the photovoltaic industry will exceed $1 billion by 2012.


      DuPont has two independent initiatives in the photovoltaic market. DuPont Apollo Ltd., established in 2008, and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, a leading material and technology supplier to the industry with more than 25 years of experience in photovoltaic materials development and manufacturing serving both the crystalline silicon and thin film cell and module markets.


      DuPont – one of the first companies to publicly establish environmental goals 19 years ago – has broadened its sustainability commitments beyond internal footprint reduction to include market-driven targets for both revenue and research and development investment. The goals are tied directly to business growth, specifically to the development of safer and environmentally improved new products for key global markets.


      DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.


      Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements as a result of future developments or new information. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company’s strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and financial results are forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects,” “indicates,” and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in DuPont’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are not limited to changes in the laws, regulations, policies and economic conditions of countries in which the company does business; competitive pressures; successful integration of structural changes, including acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; research and development of new products, including regulatory approval and market acceptance, and seasonality of sales of agricultural products.


      11/17/09
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      SOLYNDRA-Produktionszahlen:

      Fiscal
      Year Ended Nine Months Ended
      January 3,2009 September 27,2008 October 3,2009

      Other Operating Data:


      Megawatts produced(6)
      1.8 0.6 17.9

      Megawatts sold(7)
      1.6 0.4 17.2

      Annualized production run rate (in megawatts)(8)
      7.8 4.1 40.2

      Average nameplate panel power rating (in watts)(9)
      164 160 178


      man bereitet einen IPO vor: Thread: SOLYNDRA - CIGS-tubular
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      schrieb am 19.12.09 09:02:03
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.601.346 von R-BgO am 19.12.09 08:13:15Hallo RgO

      woher stammen die Zahlen?

      MfG
      StLaurent
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      schrieb am 19.12.09 10:51:27
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.601.399 von StLaurent am 19.12.09 09:02:03aus dem S-1: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443115/0001193125092…
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      Han Fung New Energy Plans 2010 Domestic IPO

      Posted on Dec 23, 2009 | 17:12


      Shenyang-based thin-film amorphous silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) panel producer Han Fung Solar New Energy Technology plans to list on an A-share market within one year, Sohu reported December 18 citing an unnamed employee of Han Fung majority shareholder Shanghai Awesome Group. Awesome Group holds 51% of shares in Han Fung Solar while the remainder are held by Taiwan Dai Hwa Group, according to the report.

      Han Fung operates a 10MW thin-film panel and module production facility in Shenyang, Liaoning province, and expects to expand its production capacity to 20MW by the end of 2009, according to the company's website.
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      schrieb am 30.12.09 19:42:51
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      Astronergy Inks 240MW Thin-Film Factory Deal

      Posted on Dec 17, 2009 | 18:12


      Hangzhou-based solar cell manufacturer Astronergy has signed a framework agreement with Wenzhou Economic and Technology Development District in Zhejiang province to invest RMB 2 billion in an amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon thin-film solar cell production base, solarbe.com reported December 17. The 20-acre first phase is expected to start production in the second quarter of 2011, and is expected to reach an output capacity of 240MW in the first quarter of 2012 and will generate RMB 2.4 billion in annual revenues, according to the report.

      Reports earlier this week said Astronergy had been awarded six photovoltaic (PV) projects with a combined capacity of 7.86 MW under the country's "Golden Sun" program.
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      PV Next // CIGS // Taiwan


      Ritek to invest NT$800 million more in CIGS thin-film PV module joint venture PVNext

      Erica Yen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 31 December 2009]

      Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 30 announced the additional investment of up to NT$800 million (US$24.8 million) in PVNext, a CIGS thin-film PV module joint-venture with Netherlands-based Scheuten Solar Holding BV, for a stake of up to 40%.

      The additional investment is because PVNext will issue new shares to raise additional paid-in capital of NT$2 billion, Ritek pointed out.

      PVNext has succeeded in trial production of 600×1,200mm CIGS thin-film PV modules with an energy conversion rate of 17%, and plans to start volume production in the first quarter of 2010, Ritek indicated.
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      Sharp-Enel // mc-Si // Italien

      January 4, 2010, 09:10 (CET)

      EGP, Sharp and STMicroelectronics Sign Agreement for the Largest Photovoltaic-Panel Manufacturing Plant in Italy
      Today, Enel Green Power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics signed an agreement for the manufacture of triple-junction thin-film photovoltaic panels in Italy. At the same time, Enel Green Power and Sharp signed a further agreement to jointly develop solar farms.

      Today's agreement regarding the photovoltaic panel factory follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2008 by Enel Green Power and Sharp. STMicroelectronics has joined this strategic partnership.

      This agreement marks the first time that three global technology and industrial powerhouses have joined together in an equal partnership to contribute their unique value-add to the solar industry. It brings together Enel Green Power, with its international market development and project management know-how; Sharp, and its exclusive triple-junction thin-film technology, which will be operational in the mother plant in Sakai, Japan as of spring 2010; and STMicroelectronics, with its manufacturing capacity, skills and resources in highly advanced, hi-tech sectors such as microelectronics.

      The factory, located in Catania in the existing M6 facility to be contributed by STMicroelectronics, is expected to have an initial production capacity of 160 MW per year. The plant's capacity is targeted to be gradually increased to 480 MW per year over the next years and right from its start will represent the single most important production facility for solar panels in Italy. Photovoltaic panel manufacturing at the Catania plant is expected to start at the beginning of 2011.

      The project of 160 MW will require a total investment of 320 Million euros and will be funded by a combination of equity, state grants and project financing with no recourse to the Joint Venture's shareholders beyond their quota in the Joint Venture. Each partner will subscribe one third of the equity - an expected contribution up to 70 million Euros each, either in cash or in-kind - and will hold one third of the shares in the new Joint Venture Company.

      The factory output will be used to serve the most attractive solar markets in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region with a particular focus on the Mediterranean area. In this region, Enel Green Power and Sharp already have important sales networks and also plan to jointly develop solar farms. Enel.si, the Enel Green Power company specializing in the installation of photovoltaic systems in the retail market, will also participate in the marketing effort, offering panels directly and through its franchisee network of over 500 qualified installers in Italy.

      Enel Green Power and Sharp have signed an additional agreement aimed at the creation of an equal joint venture to develop solar farms. The goal is to install cumulative capacity at a level of 500 MW by the end of 2016, making use of the photovoltaic panels manufactured at the Catania factory. The effectiveness of the agreements signed by the parties is conditional upon the clearance released by the relevant authorities concerned.

      Triple-junction thin-film photovoltaic panels are particularly suitable for medium and large-scale photovoltaic power generation. Compared to ordinary silicon solar panels, the triple-junction thin-film photovoltaic modules are able to maintain a very high level of energy conversion efficiency even in very hot climates. Thanks to their lower silicon content, these modules are also less exposed to raw silicon price volatility.

      Catania represents an ideal location as it takes full advantage of an existing semiconductor plant and related facilities as well as of very important workforce skilled in silicon-based manufacturing. In addition, Catania hosts Conphoebus, an Enel research center fully dedicated to renewable sources, solar in particular, and energy savings. Moreover, Sicily is one of the key regions in the Mediterranean area for the development of solar farms and provides a unique location for all logistics necessary to reach the neighboring markets.
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 38.659.469 von R-BgO am 04.01.10 12:31:28aus PV-Tech:

      http://www.pv-tech.org/news/_a/new_480mw_thin_film_module_pl…

      "...Sharp had noted in September, 2009 that its triple junction cells would have 12% conversion efficiencies when entered into production in 2011 at its new factory in Osaka, Japan."

      DAS wäre schon ein Knaller!
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      Abwärtstrend ist durchbrochen! Mal sehen, ob es nun erstmal zur 150 geht!?
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      Nuvosun // CIGS // USA


      Dow Invests in CIGS Start-Up Nuvosun

      Another day, another interesting move from the 112-year old chemical company.

      Tokyo--Dow Chemical, which is rapidly expanding its footprint in green, has taken an equity investment in Nuvosun, a start-up focused on copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells.

      Nuvosun CEO Dave Pearce wouldn't say how large the investment is, but it's been made, he told me at the Cleantech Open Innovation Summit sponsored by JAIC America in Tokyo. (JAIC is part of the Japan Asia Investment Co. and specializes in Japanese-U.S. investments).

      Pearce worked with Dow when he was at Miasole, another CIGS manufacturer. Miasole and Dow were working on solar panels. Miasole dropped out of the deal. Dow lined up with Global Solar and will come out with solar roofing tiles later this year.

      Founded in 1897 (William McKinley was President then), Dow has made a number of moves in the past year to exploit its material science know-how in various green markets. Last September, Dow Corning, a joint venture between Dow and Corning, brought a silicone sealant originally devised for outer space solar panels to the conventional solar panel market. Silicone protects better than standard coatings, the company said, but also increases factory output. In November, Dow signed a multimillion dollar, multi-year research alliance with Caltech to develop next generation solar technologies. Secretive Alta Devices (working on a next generation solar cell) and Soliant (concentrators) have come out of Caltech.

      It also has a development deal with in BioPetroClean, which has found a way to use bacteria to clean water fouled by oil and other contaminants. Dow bought Rohm & Haas to expand into water and next week will sponsor Electric Avenue, the electric car hall at the North American International Auto Show taking place in Detroit. The exhibit will feature 20 cars. Dow Kokam, a joint venture, will also discuss batteries for electric cars at the show.

      Dow isn't alone among large, old companies getting into green. Philips, Pansonic, Toshiba, TSMC, Samung, LG and others are all devising strategies and opening the wallet to go green. Start-ups have ideas, conglomerates have factories and cash. It's like a May-September romance.

      Nuvosun's secret sauce in CIGS is a precursor, post-selenization process that it combines with chemical plating. In this, the copper, indium and gallium are deposited in a fairly cold process. Selenium is added in a later high temperature process. Nanosolar has a two stage process that it combines with printing.

      "The two-step process gives you more individual control. CIGS is all about determining the right reaction pathways," Pearce told us last year. "You can form all sorts of subspecies you don't want."

      Last year, the company came up with a test cell that was 11.8 percent efficient, which is in line with what other CIGS companies have reported for early, experimental cells. Nuvosun, however, has spent a lot less money to get there. It bought some of the equipment for its prototype factory off eBay. Some of the early CIGS companies raised hundreds of millions of dollars-a lot of that money got spent on devising manufacturing processes. Now, the processes are a little better understood so the cost of starting a CIGS outfit has declined. Telio Solar also built some CIGS cells for relatively little money. Granted, the early entrants like Nanosolar have a head start, but the emergence of these smaller companies bears watching.

      More on Nuvosun in this here video taken at their factory.
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      Miasolé // CIGS-flex // USA

      MiaSole receives $101.8 million in tax credits to advance solar manufacturing
      15 January 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Fab and Facilities, Thin Film, CIGS

      MiaSole has received two Advanced Energy Manufacturing tax credits totaling US$101.8 million from the Obama Administration for the manufacture of low-cost thin-film cells and modules. A total of US$2.3 billion in tax credits is being allocated for investments in 183 manufacturing facilities for clean energy products across 43 American states.

      In order to achieve this goal, MiaSole will add jobs to ramp up its manufacturing facility based in Santa Clara, CA. The number of employees at MiaSole was already increased in 2009 from 150 to 300.

      "We believe the award is a reflection of the Department of Energy's confidence in MiaSole's technology and business model," said Dr. Joseph Laia, CEO of the company. "The strong show of support by the Obama Administration is encouraging, and we look forward to ramping our manufacturing capacity and creating jobs aided by these funds. We also view the commitment of the Administration to create green manufacturing jobs as important in positioning the United States towards the future."

      More than 500 applications were submitted for the tax credits. The winners were selected based on their commercial viability, domestic job creation, technological innovation, potential for reducing air pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions, and the speed at which the projects would be completed.
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      18.01.2010 12:26
      EANS-News: centrotherm photovoltaics erreicht Meilenstein im Dünnschichtbereich:Erfolgreiche Produktion der ersten CIGS-Module bei taiwanesischem Kunden

      EANS-News: centrotherm photovoltaics erreicht Meilenstein im Dünnschichtbereich:Erfolgreiche Produktion der ersten CIGS-Module bei taiwanesischem Kunden

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      Utl.:

      ? Mit 1,5 m2 größte Modulfläche in der Massenproduktion

      ? Konzern-Auftragsbestand liegt bei rund 900 Mio. Euro

      ? Aufträge im Wert von über 400 Mio. Euro in Q4 unterzeichnet

      Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - Blaubeuren, 18. Januar 2010 - Die centrotherm photovoltaics AG setzt ihre Entwicklungsvorgaben im Geschäftsbereich Dünnschicht konsequent um: Bei einem taiwanesischen Kunden sind auf einer schlüsselfertigen ("Turnkey") Produktionslinie die ersten CIGS (Kupfer-Indium-Gallium-Diselenid)-Dünnschichtmodule hergestellt worden. Mit "First Module Out" bestätigen die Photovoltaikexperten aus Blaubeuren die Leistungsfähigkeit ihrer Prozesstechnologie und Anlagentechnik. Die Produktionslinie in Taiwan ist auf eine Kapazität von rund 30 Megawatt angelegt. Sie besteht aus 60 Maschinen, die sich insgesamt über eine Länge von 400 Metern erstrecken. Um das Projekt erfolgreich zu begleiten, ist aktuell ein Team von rund 20 Prozessingenieuren gemeinsam mit dem Kunden vor Ort tätig. Noch im Jahr 2010 soll die Vollproduktivität mit einem durchschnittlichen Wirkungsgrad von zehn Prozent erreicht werden. Die hergestellten Module sind mit einer Fläche von 1,5 m2 die derzeit größten Module in der Massenfertigung.

      centrotherm photovoltaics setzt auf die hocheffiziente CIGS-Technologie, weil sich damit in der Dünnschicht-Massenproduktion perspektivisch die höchsten Wirkungsgrade erzielen lassen. Darüber hinaus kommen in der Herstellung im Gegensatz zu anderen Dünnschichttechnologien keine toxischen Prozessgase zum Einsatz. Dazu Dr. Peter Fath, Technologievorstand bei centrotherm photovoltaics: "Unsere Stärke, Technologie- und Prozess-Know-how zu verbinden, zeigt sich auch bei unserem Turnkey-Konzept für CIGS-Module. Es zeichnet sich durch eine technisch einfache industrielle Prozessführung aus, mit der wir unseren Kunden eine kosteneffiziente Produktion bei wettbewerbsfähigen Wirkungsgraden ermöglichen."

      Produktionskosten von deutlich unter 1 Euro je Watt-Peak denkbar Von der centrotherm-Technologie ist auch der taiwanesische Kunde überzeugt, der mit seiner ersten Turnkey-Linie den Einstieg in den Dünnschichtmarkt beginnt. Künftig sind in der Dünnschicht-Massenproduktion Produktionskosten von deutlich unter einem Euro je Watt-Peak denkbar. "Wir sind vom Zukunftspotenzial der CIGS-Technologie überzeugt und glauben, dass sie sich mittelfristig auch gegenüber dem derzeit noch deutlich stärkeren Geschäft im kristallinen Zellbereich behaupten kann", betont Dr. Fath. Für das laufende Jahr rechnet centrotherm photovoltaics jedoch noch nicht mit einem starken Nachfrageanstieg. Dazu Fath: "Die sinkenden Kosten für kristalline Zellen setzen die Messlatte höher. Die Dünnschichttechnologie muss im Vergleich dazu noch stark aufholen."

      Konzern-Auftragsbestand liegt bei rund 900 Mio. Euro Nach vorläufiger Bewertung lag der Auftragsbestand im Konzern zum 31. Dezember 2009 bei rund 900 Mio. Euro. Seit dem 1. Oktober 2009 wurden neue Aufträge im Wert von über 400 Mio. Euro unterschrieben. Darin enthalten ist ein Rahmenauftrag für die Lieferung von acht schlüsselfertigen Turnkey-Linien und sechs schlüsselfertigen Modullinien, die in den nächsten zwei Jahren ausgeliefert werden sollen. Das Vertragsvolumen liegt bei rund 160 Mio. Euro. Darüber hinaus gelang es, einen Zusatzauftrag zu einem bereits im Auftragsbuch enthaltenen Siliziumprojekt in Höhe von 160 Mio. Euro zu akquirieren. Die insgesamt wieder positive Marktentwicklung spiegelt sich auch im Auftragseingang bei Einzelequipment des Bereichs Solarzelle wider: Dort wurden Aufträge mit einem Volumen von rund 70 Mio. Euro und einer Gesamtproduktionskapazität von 2,8 Gigawatt unterzeichnet. Des Weiteren wurden Beratungs- und Engineering-Aufträge im Bereich Silizium unterzeichnet. Gemäß der vorsichtigen Auftragsbuchpolitik bei centrotherm photovoltaics werden von insgesamt mehr als 400 Mio. Euro Auftragsvolumen zunächst nur 117 Mio. Euro als Auftragseingang im vierten Quartal 2009 berücksichtigt.
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      Odersun // CIS // Deutschland


      Berlin, 19. Januar 2010 – Die Odersun AG hat im ersten Anlauf die Zertifizierung der International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) für die CIS-Standardmodule des Unternehmens erhalten und beginnt mit der Serienfertigung. Die Zertifizierung nach IEC 61646 und 61730 belegt, dass die Solarmodule die strengen IEC-Normen für Funktion, Qualität und Sicherheit erfüllen. Das Übereinstimmungszertifikat wurde durch das Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut des VDE für die 1 x 1,70 m großen, gerahmten Glas-Folien-Module mit CIS-Kupferbandzellen der Odersun AG erteilt.

      Mit Erreichen dieses wichtigen Meilensteins, beginnt Odersun den Produktionsanlauf am Standort Fürstenwalde (Spree) mit einer Kapazität von zunächst 20 MW: „Mit dem Produktionsstart werden wir unsere Kunden noch in diesem Quartal mit ästhetisch ansprechenden CIS-Solarmodulen beliefern können,“ erläutert Dr. Hein van der Zeeuw, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Odersun, „Dies ist eine hervorragende Grundlage um unser Produktportfolio mit kundenspezifischen Solarmodulen für die architektonische Gebäudeintegration zu erweitern. Dafür arbeiten wir schon heute mit verschiedenen Partnern aus dem Baugewerbe zusammen.“

      Odersuns einzigartige Technologie ermöglicht die volle kundenspezifische funktionale und gestalterische Anpassung von Solarmodulen. Diese Produktflexibilität ist erforderlich um den anspruchsvollen funktionellen und ästhetischen Standards moderner Architektur gerecht zu werden. Im eigens entwickelten Rolle-zu-Rolle Fertigungsprozess verwendet Odersun flexibles Kupferband als zentralen Bestandteil und Träger der CIS-(Kupfer-Indium-Disulfid)Solarzelle. Die flexible Basis erlaubt die Herstellung von Solarmodulen präzise nach Kundenvorgaben in Größe, Leistung oder Design.
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      Jenn Feng // CIGS // Taiwan


      Taiwan-based maker Jenn Feng to sell CIGS thin-film PV production line


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Monday 25 January 2010]

      Taiwan-based Jenn Feng New Energy has landed a US$51 million order for a CIGS thin-film PV module production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp from China, with shipments to begin in August 2010, according to company chairman Jong Min-fu.

      Jenn Feng has completed assembly of a CIGS thin-film module production line for its own use, with 50% of the components imported and the other 50% made itself or supplied by local makers, Jong indicated. Jenn Feng has finished trial runs on the line and is poised to start volume production. Jenn Feng expects to get certification for its CIGS thin-film PV modules from Germany-based TUV Rheinland in May and has applied for more than 30 patents, Jong said.

      In addition, Jenn Feng will supply the self-assembled CIGS thin-film PV module production line on a turn-key basis, with the order from China being its first sale, Jong noted. The order is designed to turn out 140×110cm modules at a guaranteed minimum energy conversion rate of 9%, Jong explained. Jenn Feng is negotiating additional orders with potential clients in Taiwan and Thailand, Jong indicated. Jenn Feng aims to sell 10 CIGS turn-key lines a year and hopes that the product can account for 90% of its total revenues, Jong pointed out.
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      Avancis // CIGS // Deutschland


      NREL confirms new 15.1% conversion efficiency record for Avancis’ CIS thin film module
      25 January 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Thin Film, CIGS


      The U.S.-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed a new conversion efficiency record for CIS (copper indium selenide) thin film modules fabricated by Avancis. Published in the journal ‘Progress in Photovoltaics,’ NREL confirmed a 15.1 % conversion efficiency for a 30 x 30 cm², fully encapsulated CIS solar module, based on the aperture area of 668 cm². Avancis produced the results in its R&D lab in Munich, Germany. The thin film start-up has produced 11% efficiency levels at its 20MWp/pa capacity plant in Torgau, Saxony.

      “This world record is testimony to the fact that CIS boasts the best performance of all thin-film technologies and, with our patented, two-stage manufacturing method, we have an unrivalled production process at our disposal,” explained Dr. Franz Karg, CTO of Avancis. “Since start of production in October 2008, we have been able to increase the efficiency of standard production modules from an initial 9% to 11%.”

      Avancis started CIS production in October, 2008. A year later it had said that it had reached full capacity ramp. The company is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain.
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      SunWell // A-Si // Taiwan // Oerlikon

      Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Sun Well lands NT$4 billion order from China


      Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Monday 1 February 2010]

      Sun Well Solar, a Taiwan-based producer of a-Si thin-film PV modules, on February 1 announced its has obtained a NT$4 billion (US$125 million) order from the government of Nanjing City, eastern China, with shipments over two years to begin in the first half of 2010.

      Sun Well is a subsidiary of Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics. The city government has selected Sun Well as the only partner for developing PV systems installed on roofs of agricultural greenhouses for the China market, the company indicated.

      Mainly due to the partnership, Sun Well will set up a factory in the government-developed Nanjing New & High Technology Industry Development Zone located in the city with an estimated total investment of US$600 million, the company pointed out. The factory will have an annual production capacity of more than 100MWp in 2012 and expand the capacity to 300MWp in 2015, the company noted.
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      Polar Photovoltaics // a-Si // China

      Polar PV to Build 100MW Cell Project

      Posted on Jan 28, 2010 | 17:01

      Polar Photovoltaics has completed its 50MW amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film solar cell project and plans to begin construction for a 100MW fifth-generation a-Si/mc-Si thin-film solar cell project in 2010, the company announced January 26.
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      Miasole // CIGS // USA


      STOCKS | TECHNOLOGY

      SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Solar thin-film start-up MiaSole is aiming to be a viable competitor to industry leader First Solar (FSLR.O) by lowering manufacturing costs of its panels as it ramps up production and opens a new U.S. plant.

      MiaSole's current manufacturing costs are over $1 per watt, said Chief Executive Joseph Laia Jr.

      First Solar, one of the world's largest solar module makers, has the lowest production costs in the industry for its thin film cadmium telluride panels. The company broke $1 per watt in 2008 and reached 85 cents per watt in 2009.

      While Laia declined to reveal MiaSole's exact manufacturing cost per watt, he said getting the cost down would be a major focus of the company this year.

      "Can we get close to those guys (First Solar)? Yes," Laia told Reuters this week. "By the end of the year, we will be pretty close to them in costs."

      Kleiner Perkins-backed MiaSole, which has raised about $300 million in venture money so far, makes thin film solar panels utilizing the copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) technology.

      Sales of solar CIGS systems are tiny compared to polysilicon-based panels, made by large competitors such as Suntech Power Holdings (STP.N) and SunPower Corp (SPWRA.O).

      Costs to build CIGS cells are expected to fall to 50 cents per watt in the coming years, less than half the level of current silicon cells.

      Industry research firm iSuppli expects the market for solar panels that use thin-film technology instead of the traditional silicon-based materials to more than double by 2013.

      Currently, thin-film makers hold around 20 percent share of the solar market.

      MiaSole, which was recently awarded a $100-plus million tax credit and has over 300 workers, is expanding the capacity of its California manufacturing capacity to 140 megawatts from about 60 watts over the next year, Laia said.

      The Santa Clara-based start-up began shipping its thin film solar panels to customers in five countries since last October, and has started recording revenues, Laia said.

      The company's panels convert about 10.5 percent of the sunlight that hits them into electricity, according to the company.

      When asked about a potential public offering, which the former CEO of the company had said was on the cards, Laia said the company will not make a public debut until it makes money.

      "We are not going to go out with a negative gross margin," he said.

      MiaSole started with much promise in 2001 but ran into rough waters about two years ago, when many questioned whether it would even survive.

      Laia replaced founder David Pierce as CEO in 2007, a time when the company also laid off some of its employees.
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      schrieb am 19.02.10 15:52:18
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      China Solar Power // a-Si // China

      China Solar Power to build 200MW a-Si thin film plant with Suzhou Industrial Park
      16 February 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Thin Film, Silicon TF

      CSP’s first thin film PV manufacturing plant, located in the city of YantaiAn Ulvac turnkey a-Si thin film customer, China Solar Power (CSP), will build its third production plant with an investment from the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). The 200MW nameplate capacity facility will be the first of its kind in at the Suzhou Industrial Park. SIP was established in the mid-1990s as a joint venture between Suzhou and Singapore. The cost of the new plant was put at US$180 million.

      CSP was founded in 2007 by Tano China Capital Management, a subsidiary of Tano Capital. CSP’s first thin-film PV manufacturing plant is located in the city of Yantai, Shandong Province in Northern China.
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      schrieb am 19.02.10 15:54:22
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      Order Focus: BudaSolar wins first phase of 1GW turnkey thin film complex in Dalian, China
      18 February 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Fab and Facilities, Thin Film, Silicon TF


      BudaSolar and China City Investments contract signingSilicon thin-film equipment supplier BudaSolar Technologies has secured a contract with China City Investments Limited, a project company set up by Chinese investors to supply an 85MW turnkey a-Si thin-film line. The agreement is the first phase of the Dalian City Industrial Park Project targeting the development of a vertically integrated production complex that will include a glass factory set-up by Harcon Co. of Hungary. The plans call for a cumulative PV production capacity of 1GW, ramped in 10 phases. The construction of the complex is set to begin in the second quarter of 2010, with initial production starting in the second half of 2011.

      BudaSolar Technologies has previously supplied a turnkey thin-film line to Grupo UniSolar SA in Spain.

      BudaSolar will also supply a TCO coating system fully matched to the requirements of the PV production lines. As part of the project, large numbers of technical staff and management will be trained in Europe, according to the company.
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      schrieb am 24.02.10 14:52:50
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      wem interessieren eigentlich die beiträge wenn man des englischen nicht mächtig ist:D
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      schrieb am 28.02.10 14:06:59
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.002.365 von fingus am 24.02.10 14:52:50Well, es geht hier um First Solar Wettbewerber (First Solar - amerikanische Company) und die Welthandelssprache ist nun mal Englisch, bzw. die Wettbewerber von First Solar sind nun mal nicht alle aus deutsch-sprechenden Landen...

      Mal was konkretes: ich finde es unglaublich wie teuer First Solar Scheiben auf einer einschlägigen deutschsprachigen Handelsplattform verschoben werden (es geht um 6-stellige Summen): Preis: 1,50 EURO und noch höher, dafür gibt es fast 40% effizientere Polysilizium Scheiben NOCH BILLIGER (ok, diese sind aus China...). Immer im Hinterkopf: Produktionskosten 85 DOLLAR-cents, unglaubliche Margen bei First Solar (außer bei deren Direkt-Kraftwerkskunden) und bei der ersten Geige (also der Firmen die direkt von First Solar kaufen).
      Ich *kann* a-Si Module für unter 1 Euro verkaufen, aber wahrscheinlich verbaue ich alle selber, da Wirkungsgrad kaum 6%, also wenig Watt pro Fläche...(habe ein Dach gemietet für nur 1% Miete vom der jährlichen Einspeise...).
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      schrieb am 04.03.10 19:24:27
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      China Gogreen starts construction of 100MW a-Si/SiGe thin-film plant in Henan, China
      04 March 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Fab and Facilities, Thin Film, Silicon TF

      Groundbreaking on a new, initial 100MW a-Si/SiGe thin-film plant in Henan Province, China, took place on March 2 by a joint-venture start-up. Henan Gogreen Energy has contracted with Apollo Precision and GS-Solar for the turnkey module production equipment at a cost of approximately US$95.4 million. The joint venture was formed by China Gogreen Assets Investment and Zhengzhou High-Tech Start-up Investment, which is controlled by the Zhengzhou Municipal People’s Government, Henan Province, China. The company is confident that its initial a-Si/SiGe thin-film modules will have a conversion efficiency of 8%.

      “The production line being constructed has adopted the most advanced PECVD technology, which can boost the conversion efficiency of the thin-film solar cells up to 8% with a product yield rate of 90%,” commented Kevin Cho, executive director of China Gogreen “In addition, the advanced technology substantially saves the energy consumption and pollution derived from the production which is environmental friendly, allowing the Zhengzhou High and New Technology Industries Development Zone to be the key renewable energy base in the region.”

      Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in September 2010. Subject to the actual progress of the project, the company has plans to boost capacity to 400MW by 2013.

      China Gogreen also noted that GS-Solar Fujian had been awarded the contract to manage the thin-film plant operations, after construction and installation of equipment had taken place.
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      schrieb am 05.03.10 09:36:27
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      4. März 2010
      Konica Minolta Invests US $20M in Konarka
      Massachusetts, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]

      Konarka Technologies Inc. has signed a comprehensive R&D collaboration and strategic investment agreement with Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. The companies reached agreement to start full-scale collaboration in April in the joint development and distribution of organic thin-film photovoltaics. Under the agreement, Konica Minolta has invested $20 million in Konarka.

      Currently, Konarka's roll-to-roll process simplifies manufacturing scale-up, has lower capital and labor costs than previous generations of solar cells.

      “Konica Minolta positions the organic thin-film photovoltaic business as one of the most promising in the environment and energy field, next to the organic light emitting diode (OLED) business, where our photographic film manufacturing technology is leading mass production,” said Masatoshi Matsuzaki, CEO at Konica Minolta.

      The companies will organize respective strengths in materials, optical and coating technologies as well as joint development, aiming to improve organic thin-film photovoltaic performance including higher conversion efficiency, longer life and lower manufacturing costs, to realize mass production of next-generation photovoltaics.

      Currently, Konarka’s roll-to-roll process simplifies manufacturing scale-up, has lower capital and labor costs than previous generations of solar cells and can be produced using existing coating and printing equipment, the company said.

      Upon successful results of the joint development milestones, the companies are expected to establish a joint venture company in Japan to produce organic thin-film photovoltaic panels. Konica Minolta will be Konarka’s lead Asian business partner headquartered in Japan.
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      schrieb am 05.03.10 15:13:16
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      Nexcis inaugurates production unit at STMicroelectronics’ former six-inch fab in France
      05 March 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Fab and Facilities, Thin Film, CIGS

      Nexcis, the start-up company specializing in the manufacturing of CIGS thin-film solar cells and modules from electrodeposition, has inaugurated a PV module production unit at STMicroelectronics' former six-inch fab in Rousset, France.

      The company said it has the facilities for the small scale fabrication of electrodeposited based Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar devices up to a size of (30x60)cm2. Nexcis is currently targeting mass production of low-cost thin-film modules. Project results will be made available to industrial and scientific partners.

      A total of €1.5 million have currently been invested by Nexcis to equip and install the 1.500m2 clean rooms and premises. The startup has obtained about €20 million led from the French Agency for Innovation (OSEO), the French State, local authorities and the European Union
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      schrieb am 05.03.10 15:16:41
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      Ritek Corp Breaks Ground on RMB 2b Thin-Film Cell Plant

      Posted on Mar 02, 2010 | 17:03

      Taiwan's Ritek Corporation started construction of an RMB 2 billion copper indium/gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell plant in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province on February 28, reported Xinhuanew.com March 2.

      The project will be built in two phases, a 30MW production line that will be completed by 2010 and another 30MW line expected to be finished by the end of 2011.
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      schrieb am 13.03.10 11:06:01
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      Moser Baer achieves 7.3% module efficiency through its proprietary process
      09 March 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Thin Film, Silicon TF


      PV Technologies India Ltd. (PVTIL), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd. (MBIL), has successfully completed the testing and validation of a process that will enhance the stable efficiency of its single-junction amorphous-silicon thin-film module from 6% to 7.3%.

      The process has been designed at PVTIL's Greater Noida plant by its in-house research team. The new method is anticipated to improve the module wattage from 340 watts per panel to 400 watts per panel on full-size modules of 5.7m2. The breakthrough has been achieved by judicious optimization of multiple layers in the device structure.

      Ratul Puri, executive director at MBIL, said, "The breakthrough proprietary process will improve the viability of amorphous-silicon technology for the solar farm projects. This proprietary process is a game changer and will help us in addressing certain sections of the market by Q2 2010."

      "What makes this proprietary process special is that for the first time any Indian player has achieved this level of efficiency leading to an approximate 20% cost advantage in this module size."

      Dr. Rajiv Arya, CEO of PV solar business, commented, "This achievement is very timely as it has already enhanced our thin-film's capacity from 40MW to the range of 50MW and will help us reach the goals set in the National Solar Mission effectively by deploying these modules in large-size solar installations. I appreciate the efforts of our process team, which has once again demonstrated Moser Baer's innate capabilities in improving efficiency and introducing new products to cater to the demands of the market. These thin-film modules can be used for rooftop installations and for solar farms."
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      schrieb am 13.03.10 11:33:06
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      Der schleimige Seehofer will die Förderung von Solaranlagen auf Ackerflaechen nicht einschraenken, damit das Geld der Bundesbürger direkt in die Taschen von FSLR fliessen kann. Meinen Puts tut das natürlich nicht gut.
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.131.960 von kampfhundstreichler am 13.03.10 11:33:06bitte im Hauptthread meckern
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      schrieb am 19.03.10 01:32:42
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      Primestar // CdTe // USA

      Michael Kanellos 03 18 10
      General Electric To Take On First Solar

      A giant awakens in cadmium telluride.

      First Solar won't be the only name in cadmium telluride solar panels soon.

      General Electric today announced it will research and develop thin-film solar panels with PrimeStar Solar, specifically cadmium telluride solar cells, and then market them. Although Q-Cells and a few startups have launched plans to get into cad tel, First Solar is virtually the only large mass producer of cad tel solar modules.

      GE invested in PrimeStar, a cad tel start-up, in 2007 and became the majority shareholder in 2008, but it has been somewhat coy about its intentions. GE mostly said they were interested in the thin film market, etc., etc. The behemoth was a little more direct today. GE researchers will work with PrimeStar to develop cad tel solar panels. GE will then use these panels to build utility-scale solar parks.

      "We want to build a technical capability that will [help us] differentiate ourselves," said Danielle Merfeld, who leads GE's solar R&D, in a phone interview. Cadmium telluride holds the promise if being the least expensive type of solar panel, "and this is our way to get access that that (kind of) module."

      This could turn into a titanic battle. First Solar is one of the two largest solar manufacturers in the world (China's Suntech Power Holdings is the other) and by far the largest thin film manufacturer. Just as important, it has a record for relentless, efficient manufacturing and bringing down the cost of its modules. The company makes modules for less than $1 a watt (it was the first to get to that milestone) and regularly beats earnings expectations. It can be thought of as the Intel of solar.

      Over the past two years, it has put additional energy into building solar parks and has signed deals to build utility-scale solar parks in North America, Inner Mongolia, the Middle East, and elsewhere.

      GE, of course, is GE. The company has the assets to try to compete directly. A second large company in cad tel will likely revive the debate on whether increased production will impact raw material costs.
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      schrieb am 29.03.10 13:31:16
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      Comparative analysis: Chevron’s Project Brightfield puts thin-film PV to the test
      25 March 2010 | By Tom Cheyney | Chip Shots


      Nothing says oil-refinery site remediation like a photovoltaic installation. Chevron, though more known for harvesting energy from carbon than from photons, has activated what it calls Project Brightfield. This intriguing multimillion-dollar PV panel test bed sits on a repurposed site near Bakersfield that once hosted a long-decommissioned petroleum processing facility.
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      Seven emerging module technologies—with a total ground-mounted capacity of 740KW--have been deployed in a multiyear program designed to benchmark the new panels’ performance against a standard crystalline-silicon array as well as measure their capabilities in the varied meteorological conditions in the south-central California location.

      The PV participants span technologies (though all use rigid glass panels, no flex there) and geographies. CIGS producer MiaSolé, CdTe upstart Abound Solar, and silicon-nanoink developer Innovalight hail from the States, Sharp (which also provides the c-Si control array) with its tandem-junction a-Si and Solar Frontier (ex-Showa Shell Solar) with its CIS represent Japan, and Schüco’s CIS and Solibro’s CIGS play for Team Germany.

      Jerry Lomax, Chevron Technology Ventures’ VP of emerging energy, recounted during a phone interview how the selection process went down.

      “We interviewed and reviewed about 180 solar companies from around the planet for their best emerging solar technologies. We narrowed that list down to about 20 vendors who had new emerging technologies in their pipelines coming forward for commercialization.

      “We began to meet and talk with their engineers, their scientists, their manufacturing people, to understand why they thought that the new product that they were planning to bring out was going to be a better solar product in the next generation, with better efficiency and lower cost, that would meet the durability requirements of a 25-year life.

      “We designed a project so we could put those seven emerging panels in a side-by-side test for about three years, and we negotiated purchase agreements with the vendors, and as part of that, we agreed to share the operational data for their panels with them as well as the operational data for the control panels.”

      A weather station also keeps track of the elements and atmospherics as part of the test bed, adding to the data stream the participants will benefit from.

      chevron_brightfield1aIn other words, the testing ground provides these up-and-coming technologies a way to compare themselves against a proven “state-of-the-shelf” crystalline system and to see how they perform in a climate that has wide temperature swings, high winds, strong irradiance, dust storms, and the infamous Tule fog—a potential treasure trove of real-world performance and comparative data.

      The seven test arrays (which came online in early to mid-February) range from the equivalent of a small residential system--about 2KW—to more than 200KW, or about the size of a middling-large commercial installation, according to Lomax.

      “They are not evenly distributed,” he explained. “Some of the vendors wanted a bigger footprint in the test, to use a bigger set of panels. Some of them couldn’t yet produce enough of their brand-new panels for in the time-frame we wanted to install them, so they gave us a smaller percentage of the field.”

      Although he wouldn’t divulge the respective sizes of each participant’s test bed (with one exception), other sources confirmed some of the installed capacities.

      The company that the others are measuring themselves against, Sharp Solar, told me that the crystalline-silicon “control” array is made up of 28 216W polycrystalline modules, which have a 13.3% conversion efficiency [corrected--previous version said 224W]. That comes out to about 6KW installed—the size of a large residential system.

      Sharp has many more of its tandem-junction thin-film modules being tested on the old oil site—1800 in round numbers. The 1 x 1.4m, IEC-rated panels are spec’ed at 121W, with a conversion efficiency of 8.5%, so this means the array comes in at about 217KW and change—making it one of the largest.

      MiaSolé put out a press release about its role in the project, claiming that it has some 200KW of its 10.5%-efficient CIGS panels deployed at the test site. The company also mentioned that the installation represents a milestone—its first commercial-scale project in California.

      Abound Solar also cites Brightfield as its first commercial installation in the Golden State. Mark Chen, the company’s marketing director, told me via email that the CdTe manufacturer has roughly 3000 of its AB1 modules there, comprising about 190KW of power-generating capacity.

      chevron_brigtfield_innovalightWhile Lomax would not confirm which company has the smallest array, he did let slip that said array amounted to 12 panels on a single rack. Based on the photo sent to me by Innovalight (shown at left), it’s pretty clear that the company is the most junior partner in terms of system size. The rack of silicon-ink-enabled crystalline modules shown in the image—at a claimed 18% or better, the highest efficiency panels under sun there—contains a dozen 72-cell units made by the early-stage firm. (btw, standing in front of the rack are Innovalight’s Conrad Burke and Nick Cravalho flanking Chevron’s Sean Connor.)

      Paul Wormser, Sharp’s senior director of engineering, said in a phone interview that for his company, the Brightfield benefits “come out in several ways. First, having a chance to work on a project with Chevron is always a benefit. They’re really good people, they really know what they’re doing. They have a long-term view of their business and how solar relates to it.”

      “In terms of the technology side, we have tested our thin film for decades, but we have not tested thin film side by side with crystalline in a Bakersfield environment,” he continued. “While we know our product, we know how it behaves, I think being able to literally measure it moment by moment in that kind of an environment helps reinforce what we already know, and puts it in an environment that a lot of the market in the U.S. cares about, climate-wise.”

      Testing new TFPV panels is not the only evaluation going on at Brightfield acres: Balance-of-system components are also getting run through their paces.

      “Part of our objective with installing the site with an array of thin films was also to test and get more experience with what we felt were the leading racking systems, mounting hardware, and a range of inverters,” explained Lomax. Although he wouldn’t divulge the names of the BOS vendors, he said Chevron put in four different racking systems, more than a half-dozen mounting systems within those racks, and seven different inverters (no microinverters or power optimization packages though).

      (One inverter company’s identity has been divulged though, courtesy of Abound’s press release: the PV firm’s CdTe modules are evidently connected to a Schneider Xantrex GT250 central inverter.)

      Chevron Energy Solutions (CES), which has years of systems design/integration experience and megawatts of PV capacity it has installed, played an instrumental role at Brightfield, according to Lomax, not only in helping the team select the best performing, easiest to use, most rugged BOS gear, but as the general contractors for the project. CES will also “have the inside track on the [data from the panels’] performance,” he added.

      Chevron didn’t set up the test bed just because of a healthy curiosity about which of these new-fangled PV panels will earn the performance bragging rights when the Tule fog blankets the arrays. The company plans to build up its own solar energy-generating capacity—both for the grid and to power oil fields or plants--on other repurposable company sites.

      In addition to sending some sun-juice to PG&E’s grid, Lomax said Chevron is “using the power [from the test bed] for our oil fields, which are colocated adjacent to this location. It will help prove the concept, help us get comfortable with the concept. In the future, we can scale this, make it a more common approach to lowering the cost structure of our traditional oil and gas [facilities], improving the sustainability and carbon footprint.”

      Now there’s a concept bridging the browntech-greentech divide: megawatts of solar panels (including modules from the best of the Brightfield Seven) helping to power oil fields and refineries.
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      schrieb am 29.03.10 13:43:42
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      T-Solar // a-Si // Spanien

      T-Solar prepares for IPO to finance international expansion
      29 March 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Power Generation

      T-Solar is preparing to have its shares listed on the Spanish stock exchanges and traded though the Automated Quotation System (Mercado Continuo). The transaction will consist of a primary offering intended to fund large-area solar photovoltaic plants in the company's target countries including Spain, Italy, France, India, the U.S.

      T-Solar's CEO, Juan Laso said, "The company wants to fund its international expansion, leveraging its project pipeline, which currently consists of 664MWp in different stages of development, and on its sound network of partners in the countries where it already operates. T-Solar's objective is to quadruple its installed capacity over the next three years and consolidate its position as one of the largest independent producers of solar photovoltaic power in the world."
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      schrieb am 29.03.10 13:51:00
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      Anwell Technologies // A-Si // China

      Anwell starts ramp of 120MW a-Si thin film plant
      29 March 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Thin Film, Silicon TF


      China-based a-Si thin film equipment and now module manufacturer, Anwell Technologies has started mass production of thin film modules using its in-house developed ‘Sunlite’ turnkey production line. Anwell’s initial capacity is 40MW but will be further expanded to over 120MW by end 2010, according to the company. The plant is located in Henan, China.

      "This achievement is all the more memorable considering the fact that we entered the solar industry only 2 short years ago,” noted Franky Fan, Anwell Executive Chairman & CEO. “Our unique vertically integrated business model, where we produce both the production line and thin film solar panels, also gives us a distinct advantage in terms of cost and quality control over our competitors."

      PV-Tech reported in September, 2009 that Anwell had produced its first modules, while in February, 2010 Anwell claimed it had achieved a conversion efficiency of 8.5%, verified by the National Laboratory of China and tested according to the IEC61646 standard.

      The company said that it had already set up a European distribution centre in Germany in late, 2009. Key markets for its modules are said to be Europe.
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      schrieb am 08.04.10 10:28:33
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      AQT // CIGS // USA


      http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/AQT-Gets-10M-for…

      Eric Wesoff: April 7, 2010
      AQT Gets $10M for Capital-Efficient CIGS Solar

      The “CIGS 2.0” solar startup obtains funding, manufacturing partners and customers.

      This has been an interesting few months for the CIGS solar community. VC-funded CIGS startup Solyndra filed for their IPO late last year and last week received a "going concern" warning. Martin Roscheisen, the tight-lipped CEO of Nanosolar, remained tight-lipped as he lost his CEO position to a solar newcomer. And SoloPower raised some money, partly to pay off their irate CEO and CTO founders in an edgy VC investor-founder tussle.

      Almost every CIGS firm has experienced schedule delays, personnel shake-ups, or massive re-working of processes and technological approaches.

      The bottom line is that building CIGS solar cells is hard (and VCs are less than patient). The first wave of CIGS aspirants have been big on hype but less convincing in scaling up at a profitable market price. Solar still comes down to dollar per watt in what is (arguably) a commoditized market place....
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      G Group // a-Si // China // Jusung


      Order Focus: Jusung to supply US$138.8 million turnkey lines for a-Si and c-Si production
      06 April 2010 | By Mark Osborne | News > Thin Film, Silicon TF


      Chinese power generation company G Group has selected turnkey cell lines from Korean-based equipment supplier Jusung Engineering worth an initial US$138.8 million. Both thin film a-Si equipment and c-Si equipment have been ordered, with deliveries scheduled for October 2010. Jusung said that it had won the current contract after competitive bidding with other equipment suppliers from the U.S. and Europe.

      Jusung’s equipment and transparent conductive oxide (TCO) technology allow a "higher a-Si energy conversion rate (7.56% for single junction and 10.2% for tandem junction) and lower manufacturing costs than those of competitors,” commented Chul-joo Hwang, CEO of Jusung Engineering. “Now Jusung’s solar cells equipment have the highest efficiency and the lowest cost in various manufacturing methodologies.”
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      schrieb am 08.04.10 18:13:08
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      wieder einer weniger....:

      Signet Solar backs out of $840m manufacturing centre, denied DOE funding
      08 April 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News >


      Signet Solar has backed out of its plans to build a US$840 million manufacturing center in the City of Belen, New Mexico. The thin-film solar company was unable to keep its commitment, as it could not secure funding for the project from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

      Back in January 2010, the U.S. DOE rejected the company's loan guarantee that was to back 80% of the US$220 million of the initial funding for the four-part expansion of the plant.

      Jim Wood, vice president of Coast Range Investments, told Belen city councilors on April 5 that the company received word of the withdrawal from Signet officials March 30, almost three months after the U.S. DOE rejected the loan guarantee.

      The city now faces upheaval, as the new plant was not only touted to create approximately 600 high-paying jobs, primarily for Valencia County residents, but also puts a stop to the completion of the North Belen Interchange, a US$7.1 million project that would give motorists access to the west side of the interstate as well as easier access in both south and northbound directions. The company was supposed to build on part of 6,000 acres in the Rancho Cielo development, which is projected to bring 20,000 homes to the area over the next 30 years. The land stretches from the Belen Business Loop 13, west of Interstate 25, to Los Lunas.

      Coast Range Investments said that it would wait to contribute the US$4 million it committed to the project until an additional user or company agrees to build on Rancho Cielo land. "We are pledged to complete the interchange," Wood said. "But we need a user." He also said that Signet has had trouble competing in a global solar-panel market that has seen other companies in China that are able to sell a similar product for about 20% less.

      Belen officials plan to schedule a workshop sometime in the next two weeks that will include the announcement of Signet's withdrawal as well as budget issues the city is facing.

      Andrew DiCamillo of Belen Planning & Zoning said, "Stopping a project of this magnitude in its tracks is like stopping a train."
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      schrieb am 09.04.10 15:34:24
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.292.913 von R-BgO am 08.04.10 10:28:33http://green.venturebeat.com/2010/04/07/aqt-turns-to-hard-dr…
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      NexPower // a-Si // Taiwan

      Taiwan-based NexPower to set up 35MWp a-Si thin-film PV capacity in China


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 13 April 2010]

      NexPower Energy, a United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) subsidiary, on April 12 announced plans to build a 35MWp amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV module plant in Shandong Province, China with a US$90 million initial investment. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2011.

      NexPower has also landed orders to supply 70MWp of PV modules for three power plants in the province, for which shipments began in March.

      NexPower has been running at full capacity since the beginning of 2010, and annual production is estimated at 60MWp, the company indicated. It expects annual capacity to reach 100MWp by year's end, of which just under 50% will be dedicated to micromorphous tandem-junction PV modules. NexPower's current production lines are outfitted with three CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) machines, a key equipment in tandem-junction PV module production, and it is expected to add two more later in the year.
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      schrieb am 29.04.10 08:11:57
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      Taiwan thin-film PV module makers ramp up production and China operation


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Thursday 29 April 2010]

      With strong order momentum, Taiwan-based thin-film PV module makers, including Nexpower Technology, Auria Solar, Eversol Corp., Sunwell Technology and Green Energy Technology (GET), are ramping production, especially operations in China, according to industry sources.

      Nexpower's 60MWp annual capacity has been running at full strength since early 2010, the sources said. It has signed an agreement with the Shangdong provincial government in east China to construct a 35MWp PV module production line. Nexpower also has power plant operations in the region.

      Sunwell on April 29 signed an agreement with the Nanjing government, also in East China, to build PV module plants in the city with initial annual capacity at 50MWp, the sources said.

      Completion of GET's 20MWp capacity in Shangdong is expected to be moved up to the second quarter, and the company will work closely with the provincial government in BIPV (building-integrated PV) development projects, the sources said

      Auria's capacity utilization is currently at 80% and expects continual improvements in the coming months, according to the company.

      Eversol said that utilization in the first quarter was about 30%, but has since improved to 50-60%.
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      Sun Well chairman reveals plans for Nanjing thin-film PV plant


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Friday 30 April 2010]

      Sun Well Solar chairman Robert Wong revealed plans for the company's new production plant in Nanjing, eastern China during the facility's groundbreaking ceremony on April 29.

      The Taiwan-based producer of a-Si thin-film PV modules will initially invest US$100 million to establish an annual capacity of 50MWp, according to Wong. By 2015, total investment at the plant will reach US$6 billion for an annual capacity topping at 300MWp.

      The Nanjing plant has already received 21MWp worth of orders, he added.

      The Nanjing capacity will focus on a-Si thin-film PV modules for the China market including high-margin products for BIPV (building-integrated PV) and agricultural solar greenhouses in the region, said executives from its China operation.

      Sun Well is currently running at full capacity with order visibility reaching 2011, Wong disclosed.

      In related news, Sun Well has shipped 2MWp of thin-film PV modules for various agricultural solar greenhouses in China, industry sources said. The company is said to have landed orders for solar greenhouse projects amounting to about 12MWp in Jiangsu and Heilongjiang provinces.
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      Stion

      TSMC and Stion sign agreements for CIGSS technology


      Press release; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Thursday 17 June 2010]

      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, have announced that the two companies have reached a series of agreements covering technology licensing, supply, and joint development.

      In addition, VentureTech Alliance, a TSMC affiliate, will invest US$50 million to take a 21% stake in Stion.

      Under the agreements, Stion licenses and transfers its thin-film CIGSS technology to TSMC, while TSMC will provide a certain quantity of solar modules to Stion using the technology. TSMC and Stion will also work together to enhance the thin film technology through joint development.

      "Working with Stion, TSMC gains a robust thin film technology with inherent low cost structure. With TSMC's R&D capabilities and manufacturing expertise, we believe we can achieve long-term overall leadership in solar PV solutions, and we are happy to be able to contribute to a greener economy," said Rick Tsai, TSMC's president of New Businesses.

      "We are pleased to form a win-win relationship with TSMC, a world-class company. The collaboration enables Stion to scale its operations, leverages both companies' strengths to achieve market leadership and to deliver on the promise of efficient, affordable solar energy," said Chet Farris, president and CEO of Stion.

      TSMC and Stion said they will not make public further details of these agreements.

      Stion is a US-based manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar panels. It was founded in 2006 and is backed by venture capital investors, including Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and Braemar Energy Ventures.
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      Hanergy Holdings

      Chinese facility to produce 1GW a year of thin-film solar cells

      China’s private energy firm Sichuan Hanergy Photovoltaic Company is building a 21bn yuan ($3.1bn) facility that can produce up to 1GW in annual capacity of silicon-base thin-film solar cells. The subsidiary of Hanergy Holdings Group says the base located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, may generate sales of 11.7bn yuan a year.

      The company claims the facility is the largest silicon thin-film solar cell project in China in terms of investment and production capacity.

      A spokeswoman from Sichuan Hanergy says while construction is underway, the operational date of the facility remains unclear.

      “We are unable to give any timeline on the expected completion date of the facility,” she tells Recharge.

      Hanergy has developed non-crystal germanium-silicon thin-film solar cells after years of technical research.

      Non-crystal germanium-silicon solar cell technology has lower manufacturing costs, performs better under weak sunlight, and has higher electricity generation under the same power, the company claims.

      The solar cell products from the facility will first be sold into the domestic market before they are bound for exports to European and Asia-Pacific markets in future, the company says.
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      schrieb am 14.07.10 09:28:51
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.699.116 von R-BgO am 17.06.10 16:20:54http://social.thinfilmtoday.com/industry-insight/tsmc-stion-…
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      schrieb am 14.07.10 17:23:03
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      schon älter ,aber gsnz nett:

      Arch vs. Suntech CEO: The Thin-Film Bubble

      Posted on Apr 24, 2009| 13:04



      I respect Dr. Shi Zhengrong, Chairman and CEO of Suntech Power (NYSE:STP), partially because he likes to talk to the media. Earlier this month, he told a Chinese journalist: "There is absolutely a thin-film bubble. Who is boasting the thin-film story? Do you see any industry leader or expert? ... I haven't seen any technology that can make conversion efficiency higher than 7%."

      Many industry players and investors agree with Dr. Shi and believe that thin-film technology is over built and over invested in China. Others, including me, would argue on at least three points:

      First, there are industry leaders playing thin film in China. Tianwei Baobian (600550.SH), an affiliate of Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), has invested billions of yuan in Tianwei Thin-film, which started mass production in 2008. CHINT Group, the most famous privately owned enterprise in Zhejiang province, has built a thin-film solar firm called Astronergy. Both Tianwei Thin-film and Astronergy plan to go public sooner or later. Best Solar, invested by LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) CEO Peng Xiaofeng, is also ambitious for thin film, although it recently scaled back its capacity plan.

      Second, many technologies can exceed 7% conversion efficiency including a-Si/μ-Si, a-SiGe, CdTe and CIGS. Most Chinese solar start-ups use a-Si/μ-Si, and a handful of them are developing CdTe or CIGS. Both Tianwei Thin-film and Astronergy use a-Si/μ-Si and can reach 9% efficiency now.

      Third, Suntech itself already has a plan to produce thin-film products based on a-Si/μ-Si -- I heard this plan is on hiatus due to the economic downturn, but that is not the end of the story. Suntech could become a major thin-film player one day.

      Of course, Dr. Shi was right when he said there is a thin-film bubble. According to JLM research, there are some 30 thin-film players in China projecting aggregate capacity of 2GW by the end of 2009. If so, China will become the largest thin-film solar producer in the world. Most of these players have no core technology and buy equipment from the same suppliers (Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT), Oerlikon (VTX:OERL), Ulvac, etc.). However, companies with economies of scale, strong financial support and R&D capabilities can survive and grow.

      I have favorable opinions of Tianwei Thin-film and Astronergy, and, if Suntech joins the game, thin film has the potential to be a winner. I suggest keeping an eye on small players who are developing CdTe and CIGS technologies, if you want to find China's own First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR).
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      Showa Shell // CIGS // Japan


      Eric Wesoff: July 16, 2010
      Solar Frontier Goes Big With CIGS PV at Intersolar

      “We’re not intimidated by our cadmium telluride competitors.” (Hello, First Solar!)

      Reporting from Intersolar North America in San Francisco -- If you looked at a list of the top ten solar suppliers in the world, say, five years ago, that list would not resemble today's top five. And in this volatile and dynamic solar market, there is no reason to believe that the same five leaders are going to maintain their mantle five years from now.

      Solar Frontier (formerly known as Showa Shell) and their CIGS solar panels could be one of those break-out companies. (Another break-out firm that comes to mind is Samsung.) Solar Frontier began research into CIGS thin-film solar in 1993, shipped 46 megawatts in 2009 and will ship more than that in 2010. The firm currently operates a 60-megawatt and a 20-megawatt factory.

      The relatively quiet (until now, that is) firm has had product in the field since 2003 and with the backing of Shell, Showa and other big money sources has a sizable balance sheet.

      The loosely used term of "bankability" in solar usually means a firm has to have more than ten megawatts built and shipped, a few years of field data, and a strong balance sheet. Solar Frontier can check off all those boxes.

      And they are ready to invest billions of dollars. They're already on their way with a 900-megawatt panel factory in Miyazaki Japan.

      Ashley, the newly hired COO, said "We think we're in a horse race with our cadmium telluride competitors," adding, "It will take two to three years in this race to catch them. There are competitors in the market who are intimidated. We're not intimidated." In case anyone hasn't figured it out, we're talking about solar cost leader First Solar here.

      This is a new style of rhetoric for a Japanese company.

      A press release from earlier this year had Showa Shell CEO Shigeaki Kameda making these ambitious efficiency claims: "While the aperture area efficiency of panels coming off of the assembly line today are at a competitive efficiency of around 13.0%, we expect to reach 14.2% when our third plant starts operating in 2011, and approach 15.0% by 2014."

      The firm builds a CIGS product although the website using the term "CIS." Ichiro Sugiyama, The Deputy General Manager, assured me that it is indeed a CIGS material system. The material is processed using a "two-stage selenization" system. Most CIGS companies use a cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer, but Solar Frontier uses a zinc compoun,d which eliminates the need to deal with the less than environmentally friendly element cadmium.

      The firm is involved with a one-megawatt installation in Spain that is soon growing to three megawatts and a ten-megawatt installation in Saudi Arabia. Factory capex is $1 per watt according to Ashley, the COO. The firm is not releasing dollar-per-watt module information until the larger plant is "up and running." Ucilia Wang, in her new blog, gives some background on Gregory Ashley, the VP at the firm.

      If Solar Frontier can meet the efficiency claims and time frame they target, they will be a company to watch. That type of performance would validate the potential of CIGS and explain why even First Solar has a fifty-person CIGS initiative in Silicon Valley.
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      SoloPower // CIGS // USA


      SoloPower Launches Breakthrough Flexible CIGS Module Product Line

      "The SFX1-i3 lightweight module is optimized for commercial and industrial roofs, allowing our customers to increase their profitability and to complete projects that would not have been possible with other technologies."
      by Staff Writers
      San Jose CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2010
      SoloPower has announced the launch of its debut CIGS-based, thin-film, lightweight, flexible SFX1-i Photovoltaic module. SoloPower produces high-power, lightweight, flexible Photovoltaic modules utilizing a low-cost, roll-to-roll electroplating
      process.

      The SFX1-i module (80Wp, 0.3m x 2.9m, 2.3kg / 5lbs.) represents the first of several products of SoloPower's flexible module product line which includes the SFX1-i3 module (260Wp, 0.9m x 2.9m, 6kg / 13lbs.) and the SFX2 module (170Wp, 0.3m x 5.8m, 3.6kg / 8 lbs.).

      Unique Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Process
      SoloPower's roll-to-roll manufacturing process offers unique cost advantages including low capital expenditures, high line throughput and excellent material utilization.

      This low-cost structure combined with the optimized product design creates an unbeatable value proposition.

      "SoloPower's lightweight, flexible, CIGS modules represent a true breakthrough in the solar industry," said Tim Harris, CEO, SoloPower.

      "The SFX1-i3 lightweight module is optimized for commercial and industrial roofs, allowing our customers to increase their profitability and to complete projects that would not have been possible with other technologies."
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      schrieb am 23.07.10 10:12:57
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      Bin hier schon des öfteren in einen Schein investiert gewesen..doch nun..- 50% über Nacht?
      Kann mir dies jemand erklären?
      http://zertifikate.onvista.de/snapshot.html?ID_INSTRUMENT=23…
      WKN: CM7ANN

      Gruß
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      Stion/TSMC // CIGS // Taiwan

      GPM lands solar equipment order from TSMC, says paper


      EDN; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 23 July 2010]

      Taiwan-based Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) has reportedly secured NT$3 billion (US$93 million) worth of orders for equipment used to produce CIGS thin-film solar cells from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.

      GPM has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) clarifying it is not the source of the report, and declined to comment on the speculation.

      TSMC recently signed a series of agreements with Stion under which Stion licenses and transfers its thin-film CIGS technology to TSMC, while TSMC will provide a quantity of solar modules to Stion using the technology.

      GPM was quoted in previous reports saying the company is developing equipment for CIGS PV solar modules, and expects to unveil the machines in 2011.

      GPM specializes in manufacturing equipment for LCD panels and IC packaging, and began to supply solutions for the solar energy sector at the end of 2007.
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      schrieb am 23.07.10 12:26:51
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.866.900 von R-BgO am 23.07.10 12:26:12Habe mal einen TSMC-Thread eingerichtet: Thread: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - größter EMS-Player der Welt
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      schrieb am 26.07.10 15:50:57
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      Sunfilm achieves record total area efficiency for largest thin-film module
      26 July 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Thin Film, Silicon TF

      *Sunfilm has set a world record of 9.6% total area efficiency for a module of 2.6m x 2.2m. Sunfilm's Model F achieved a maximum stabilized output power of 546Wp, achieved during a recent process optimization run on the company's production line. The thin-film deposition rate was the same as the one used for Sunfilm's normal high-volume production.

      Ulrich Wantia, CEO of Sunfilm said, "With this world record efficiency of 9.6%, Sunfilm is well on track towards its goal of achieving an average module efficiency of 10% over the mid-term. The fact that we are able to demonstrate such efficiency now, is also a key element in our process of strategically realigning the company. The result clearly also increases Sunfilm's attractiveness for possible investors."

      At 5.7m2, Sunfilm's Model F is the largest thin-film tandem-junction module on the market. The module is designed for larger commercial roofs and utility-scale projects.
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      ENN Solar

      ENN Solar Energy will continue to advance silicon-based thin film solar cell technology


      Posted by Debasish Choudhury on 26 July 2010 at 10:37


      ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd., (ENN) a leading clean energy company based in China, with research and development facilities in both Hebei, China and Silicon Valley, the U.S., announced that it will continue to advance silicon-based thin film solar cell technology.

      Mr. Hongqiu Cai, CEO of ENN Solar Energy Col, Ltd., stated, "We will give full play to our advantages, vigorously develop integrated applications with thin film technology, and provide more competitive solar products and services."

      On July 21, Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) announced to restructure its Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) segment, and to discontinue sales to new customers of its SunFab fully-integrated lines for manufacturing thin film solar panels but will offer individual tools for sale to thin film solar manufactures. Applied Materials will continue to support existing SunFab customers with services, upgrades and capacity increases. Meanwhile, R&D efforts to improve thin film panel efficiency and high-productivity deposition will continue.

      ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. has a SunFab production line from Applied Materials, which completed acceptance in 2009, and since then has been in volume production with products that meet customers' needs. ENN's technical team has fully mastered all of the manufacturing process of SunFab production line. Many innovations have been made during the past two years and some breakthroughs have already been implemented.

      "The ENN team are confident and have the ability to continue optimizing the manufacturing process, improving conversion efficiency and reducing manufacturing expense. ENN will maintain good relations with Applied Materials," said Mr. Cai.

      ENN Solar Energy is a key component in ENN Group's renewable energy business, and an important support for ENN Group to become a clean energy solution provider.

      "In the future, ENN Solar Energy will devote more to providing high performance products and system integration service to our customers, and will achieve sustainable development," concluded Mr. Cai.

      Last update: 26 July 2010 at 10:37
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      schrieb am 28.07.10 10:46:06
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      Guten Morgen liebe Mitleser

      habe vor ein paar Tagen schon mal geschrieben...dieses Thema hat sich ja erledigt...:-)
      Nun verstehe ich den Kursabschlag bei dem Schein trotzdem nicht! Ein Spead von 50 Cent:eek:..hallo? Das gab es noch nie... Der Kurs des Scheines ist von ca. 4,5 auf 3,9 gefallen und die Aktie ist gerade mal von 109 auf 105... ganz nachvolziehen kann ich dies nicht.
      Oder ist dies ein normaler Verlauf?

      Gruß

      Schein:...WKN: CM7ANN
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      schrieb am 28.07.10 10:49:41
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.888.151 von jud239 am 28.07.10 10:46:06Dieser Thread ist für den Wettbewerb; zu FLSR selber solltest Du im Parallelthread posten.
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      schrieb am 11.08.10 16:24:49
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      Miasolé scheint inzwischen tatsächlich zu produzieren: laut der Phoenix-Präsentation von heute gab es 4,5 MW Lieferungen in Q2
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 39.967.289 von R-BgO am 11.08.10 16:24:49:eek:

      Order Focus: MiaSolé and juwi Solar sign 600MW purchase agreement for CIGS modules
      25 August 2010 | By Syanne Olson | News > Thin Film, CIGS


      Over the lifetime of the new agreement signed by MiaSolé and juwi Solar, 600MW of CIGS modules will be delivered by MiaSolé to juwi. 50MW of shipments will be completed in 2011, with the remainder to follow over the duration of the multiple-year purchase agreement.

      Additionally, following MiaSolé’s delivery of 1MW of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film modules to juwi Solar Quarter 2 of 2010, MiaSolé has agreed to supply juwi with an additional amount of CIGS modules for ground mounted and rooftop projects throughout Germany. Two agreements were signed with the largest calling for 7.5MW of MiaSolé’s modules during Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 of 2010.

      "We are very encouraged that MiaSolé is supplying its proven and bank financeable modules for a number of projects developed by juwi solar," said Lars Falck, managing director of juwi Solar GmbH. "We expect that our relationship with MiaSolé will grow to help us meet the increasing needs for solar power together."
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      schrieb am 15.09.10 23:22:15
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      Eric Wesoff: September 14, 2010
      MiaSolé Raising $100M and Preparing for 2011 Solar IPO

      The CIGS PV maker says it can achieve 15.5 percent efficiency and 70 cents per watt by the end of 2012, according to a note from an investor.
      MiaSolé Raising $100M and Preparing for 2011 Solar IPO

      We've received a document published by Pittsburgh's Birchmere Ventures, an investor in copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) manufacturer MiaSolé. It outlines the company's $100 million fundraising round, its product plans, and its 2011 IPO plans.

      According to the the document, "MiaSolé is now raising a $100 million Series F round to build out manufacturing and prepare for an IPO in 11H2; Morgan Stanley is the sole placement agent and will be lead underwriter of the IPO. Due to the generally difficult state of the capital markets over the past two years, and the failure of some other highly-funded solar startups to achieve their milestones, solar investments have fallen out of current favor. The resultant decline in public and private solar company valuations is impacting MiaSolé, also, in spite of the company’s solid performance -- this will be a down round. The company recently received a term sheet from prominent Silicon Valley venture fund priced at a significant reduction in value in contrast to the Series E valuation (Birchmere sourced this new lead investor for the company). This valuation and other deal terms are still subject to negotiation."

      The document continues, "Our confidence in MiaSolé’s management team, execution, scalability, and market opportunity are higher than ever, so we view this final private round as a compelling opportunity to invest at a more attractive price in a company that is projected to IPO next year. As such, we are creating a sidecar fund to participate alongside Birchmere Ventures IV in MiaSolé’s Series F with existing investors Firelake Capital Management, Vantage Point Partners, and Kleiner Perkins. Morgan Stanley projects an IPO (market conditions permitting) when the company is shipping 13 percent efficiency modules and producing modules for less than $0.80/W, conservatively valued at 2x-3x the Series F valuation with significantly greater upside potential if we hold our shares longer."

      Birchmere has been an active investor in cleantech for several years and has developed an investment thesis that projects the solar market to transition from a demand-constrained market to a supply-constrained market as solar module prices converge with conventional grid electricity prices. They expect this to occur around 2014, depending on local electricity rates and when solar modules are selling for less than $1.00/W. They anticipate MiaSolé will be producing modules for less than $0.80/W in the next few quarters and will be selling modules for less than $1.00/W by 2014.

      Birchmere had to create a "sidecar fund" in order to make this investment, because the amount exceeds their new fund’s single-investment limit.

      The Birchmere document goes on to outline MiaSolé's roadmap, many details we've already covered in our reporting here. The details:

      * The company shipped 6.5 megawatts of 10.5 percent efficiency modules in 10H1, and will ship 22 megawatts in the whole year.
      * This month MiaSolé announced certification by NREL of its 14.3 percent efficiency thin-film solar modules, and will secure UL certification in 11Q1. Cost then will be $0.79/W.
      * The company has a clear roadmap to at least 15.5 percent efficiency and $0.70/W cost by YE12, pairing thin film cost structures with silicon efficiencies.
      * In Jan 2010 MiaSolé received approval for $102 million in manufacturing tax credits, significantly lowering required capital for full commercialization.
      * The company has high confidence in 750 megawatts of customer demand through 2012, with $413 million in revenue that year.

      The company is making extremely aggressive cost and conversion efficiency trajectory claims. Getting from 10.5 percent to 15.5 percent efficiency -- five percentage points in two years -- has never been done by any solar firm.

      We contacted Joe Laia, MiaSolé’s CEO, for comment, and he said that the timing of the IPO was not yet defined and the placement agent for the IPO was not finalized.
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      schrieb am 28.09.10 10:20:56
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      mal was Neues: Kupfer-Zink-Zinn-Selenid-Zellen



      DelSolar and IBM to jointly develop CZTS solar cell technology



      Press release, September 27; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 28 September 2010]

      Taiwan-based DelSolar announced today that it has signed an agreement to jointly develop copper zinc tin sulfur selenide (CZTS) thin film solar cells with IBM.

      "This agreement is a significant step in the progress of our effort to create efficient solar cells using earth abundant materials with novel processes" said TC Chen, vice president of Science and Technology IBM Research. "We already have an excellent collaboration with Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) for developing manufacturing tooling and the chemistries required for this technology. Recently IBM demonstrated record solar cell efficiencies using a copper zinc tin sulfur selenide material. This new collaboration between DelSolar, TOK, and IBM now puts us firmly on the path to commercially viable technologies and processes for solar cells that could bring us closer to grid parity."

      With the benefit of non-toxic and earth-abundant components, CZTS offers the benefits of broader spectrum sensitivity, lower working irradiance, broader temperature latitude and higher net power output. The light absorbing properties can also be fine-tuned by modifying the composition of the photovoltaic conversion layers. Light in weight, the new cell will also be flexible when used with a flexible base material.

      Thin film solar cell technologies have been based earlier upon amorphous silicon, CdTe, and CIGS. This new technology is based upon inexpensive, earth abundant components, thereby circumventing the need for cadmium which is toxic, or materials whose availability may be questionable for the large volume growths anticipated in the future (indium or tellurium).

      Until now, DelSolar has not engaged in thin film solar cell manufacturing partly because most of the commercially available technologies are of low efficiency or contain expensive materials or elements of limited projected availability. In addition, most of the current compound thin film solar cells on the market still use cadmium as the photovoltaic conversion layer or buffer layer.
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      schrieb am 28.09.10 10:23:52
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.221.621 von R-BgO am 28.09.10 10:20:56IBM's CTZS solar cell is 40 percent more efficient than other low-cost thin-film cells

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      The new photovoltaic cell is made from inexpensive and readily available copper (Cu), tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), sulfur (S) and/or selenium (Se), or CTZS, and has an efficiency of 9.6 percent. This is about 40 percent higher than the 6.7 percent obtained previously for thin-film cells made from similar materials.

      The efficiency of the IBM cell approaches the 11 percent level of cells made from costly CIGS (copper indium gallium selenium) or cadmium telluride. Indium, gallium, selenium and tellurium are particularly good photovoltaic materials, but are either: too costly to produce; rare enough to limit their production capacity; or have poor prospects for further improvements in efficiency, dimming prospects for their wide commercialization.

      IBM makes the cells by spreading an ink-slurry of dissolved materials and suspended zinc particles on a substrate, which is then heat treated. The hydrazine solvent stabilizes metal chalcogenide anions in solution, but decomposes readily into nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia, leaving behind no oxygen, carbon or chlorine impurities to hinder the cell's performance1.

      IBM does not plan to manufacture the solar cells, but will instead partner with producers to develop the technology. Next goals are to: increase cell efficiency to 12–15 percent, high enough to safely produce commercial cells of 10 percent efficiency; replace selenium completely with sulfur — the latter now substitutes 50 percent of the selenium in the record-breaking cell.
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      Sunwell ist Oerlikon-Kunde:



      Solar module maker Sunwell turns profitable in September

      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Willie Teng, DIGITIMES [Friday 1 October 2010]

      Thin-film solar module maker Sunwell Technology on September 30 announced that it broke even in August 2010 and began turning a profit in September. The Taiwan-based company has orders lined up to April 2011.

      The company projects third-quarter revenues will increase 600% from the NT$230 million (US$7.73 million) registered in the entire first half. Full-year revenues should exceed NT$1 billion, up 500% on year. Sunwell, a subsidiary of CMC Magnetics, currently has 50MWp in annual solar module capacity.
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      St.Gobain+Hyundai Heavy // CIGS // Korea



      Saint-Gobain Accelerates its Growth in the Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Sector and Sets up, With Hyundai Heavy Industries, a Joint-Venture in Korea


      COURBEVOIE, France, October 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- After launching the construction of a second Avancis plant in Germany (last June), Saint-Gobain has announced, in association with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(HHI), the building of a third high-efficiency PV panels facility in Korea. This partnership between the two groups will take the form of a 50-50 joint-venture, called Hyundai Avancis. The first manufacturing facility for the joint-venture will be designed identically to the second Avancis plant currently under construction in Germany, both in manufacturing capacity and technology terms. In this way, it will produce an annual volume of 850,000 modules based on CIGS (Copper - Indium - Gallium - Selenide) thin-film technology, designed for roofs and solar fields. In other words, an annual power output of 100 MW, or the equivalent yearly energy requirements of a town with 15,000 inhabitants. The site should be operational from the 2nd quarter of 2012 and will supply the global market. Its modules will be marketed independently by Avancis and HHI.

      Based on depositing coatings of CIGS on a glass substrate, the technology developed by Avancis avoids using traditional crystalline silicon. This technology makes it possible to imagine production costs as low as other thin-film based techniques, while its electrical efficiency (above 12% industrially and up to 20% in the laboratory) is close to the higher yields achieved using polycrystalline silicon cells. As well as being suitable for solar fields, CIGS thin-film based modules are especially recommended for roof installations, due to their simplicity of assembly, their attractive appearance and their reliability.

      "With this investment, Saint-Gobain significantly accelerates its growth on the solar market, by banking on a competitive and innovative technology. This latest illustration of the Group's commitment to renewable energies testifies to the growth potential of Avancis, the reference player on the high-efficiency thin-film PV modules market" states Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. "Already well located in Korea (particularly in Flat Glass where it has 4 float lines and several processing units for the automotive and building sectors), Saint-Gobain strengthens its position in this country in association with HHI, whose industrial and technological know-how is recognized worldwide" declares Jean-Pierre Floris, Senior Vice-President of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain and President of the Innovative Materials Sector.

      "By expanding into the high-efficiency CIGS PV market, under a joint-venture with Saint-Gobain, HHI is on track with its plan to become a global supplier in the renewable energy sector via innovation and diversification. Above all, HHI will be one step closer to achieving the global commitment of pursuing an era of clean energy. We believe that we will soon fulfill these commitments that will provide a strong foundation for our future generations," says Keh-Sik Min, Chairman of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

      In 2010, the PV solar power market has grown tremendously and installed power worldwide is currently estimated at 30 GW, i.e. enough energy to meet the requirements of 5 million Western Europeans. This rise should continue at a steady pace over the years to come, enabling the sector to grow by relying less on public subsidies.
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.221.621 von R-BgO am 28.09.10 10:20:56jetzt auch mit Showa:

      TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Solar Frontier, a wholly-owned unit of Japan's Showa Shell Sekiyu, said on Tuesday it would announce at 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) an agreement with IBM to co-develop solar cells using a copper zinc tin sulphur selenide (CZTS) material.
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      schrieb am 07.12.10 15:40:09
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      Friday, November 12, 2010 4:00 AM

      (Source: Datamonitor)trackingAstronergy Solar, in collaboration with the Chint Group, has begun construction, in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on a solar module manufacturing facility that will produce 200MW of Astronergy a-Si/uc-Si thin film modules.

      The project is located to the east of Jiuquan City. With developed and reliable infrastructure and comprehensive municipal facilities, it is in a good position to begin the development of its solar industry, Astronergy said.

      According to the agreement, Astronergy will setup 1,000 MW in grid-connected PV projects before 2020 with the full support of the Chint Group. In addition, the companies have agreed to invest in and establish 200 MW of PV cell and module production before 2015. The 200 MW of a-Si/uc-Si thin film production line represents only one of the many ways that the Chint Group plans to collaborate with Gansu Province.
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      schrieb am 16.12.10 16:43:19
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      Solarion and Walsin Lihwa sign €60 million thin film investment agreement
      29. October 2010 | Applications & Installations, Industry & Suppliers | By: Becky Stuart

      Germany-based Solarion AG and Taiwanese company Walsin Lihwa have signed a €60 million investment cooperation agreement to produce Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells.
      Yu-Lon Chaio, chairman of Walsin Lihwa, and Dieter Waffel, chairman of Solarion AG

      The two companies signed the agreement yesterday in Leipzig. Image: Solarion AG.

      The companies have also announced they will develop next generation solar energy technologies.

      Under the agreement, Walsin Lihwa, via its wholly owned subsidiary Ally Energy Limited BVI, will invest €40 million in Solarion AG. As a result, it will acquire a 49 percent stake in Solarion and Solarion's CIGS technology patent licensing.

      A further €20 million grant has been awarded from the Development Bank of Saxony.

      As a first step, the two companies have said they will “pursue the quantity production” of CIGS thin film solar cells by setting up a solar cell and module plant next year in Leipzig, Germany.

      Walsin Lihwa states that initial capacity will be 20 megawatts (MWs): capacity is expected to increase to 200 MW. Moreover, the company says that the patent licensing from Solarion will enable it to independently manufacture and sell CIGS solar products.

      In a statement, Walsin Lihwa said: “The high power conversion efficiency of CIGS enables CIGS thin film cells to have the greatest development potential. Solarion AG's CIGS patents and the company's low-cost, high-performance competitiveness make the cooperation ideal for Walsin Lihwa's vertical integration strategy and help Walsin Lihwa obtain such patented key technologies in order to have a head start in independent solar energy R&D.”

      According to Dieter Waffel, chairman of Solarion, the cooperation with Walsin Lihwa paves Solarion's way to mass production and help the development of CIGS products and technologies featuring an even lower cost and much higher power conversion efficiency.

      The Subion and Shareholders' Agreement, License Agreement and Technology Collaboration Agreement was signed yesterday (October 28) in Leipzig City Hall by Yu-Lon Chaio, chairman of Walsin Lihwa, and Dieter Waffel, chairman of Solarion AG. Sven Morlok, State Minister of Economic Affairs of Saxony, and Barkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig City also attended.
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      Stion To Aim for IPO, Snags $700M in Sales
      By Ucilia Wang Jan. 5, 2011, 12:00am PDT No Comments


      Solar panel startup Stion has launched an ambitious plan to build a 500 MW factory, which will likely be funded in part by raising $100 million to $150 million through an initial public offering in a few years, Stion CEO, Chet Farris, told us.

      The San Jose, Calif.-based startup plans to start its manufacturing ambitions by building a 100-MW factory in Hattiesburg, Miss. Mississippi is offering Stion a $75 million loan plus tax and job training incentives.

      The overall cost of the factory project, including manufacturing equipment, operational expenses and improvements to get the factory ready for production (such as improving the water treatment system), will be about $125 million, according to Farris, who spoke to us by phone from Hattiesburg. The company mentioned a $100 million investment for the factory plan in its press release, but that amount is for production equipment and factory improvement only, he added.

      Stion makes solar panels that use copper, indium, gallium, selenium and sulfur (CIGSS) to convert sunlight into electricity. These materials are sandwiched by glass to form each panel. It’s one of a crop of Silicon Valley startups that aim to popularize solar panels with these alternative materials to the more common way to make solar panels with crystalline silicon. Stion’s peers include MiaSole, Nanosolar and Solyndra.

      Stion is on a path to reach commercial production with a lot less private capital than some of its solar startup peers. Stion raised a D round of $70 million by June 2010, including $50 million from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer. Before that, it had raised $44.6 million in equity from investors including Khosla Ventures, VentureTech Alliance and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Stion will use the bulk of the $70 million round to fund the Mississippi factory.

      The company completed a 10-MW pilot production line in San Jose last year and has employed two strategies to keep its expenses down. First it decided against developing proprietary production equipment. While certain equipment it buys still needs some customization, it uses off-the-shelf parts and used sputtering and lamination machines (for the pilot line), which can both be far cheaper than engineering and building tools from scratch.

      The strategy is to make sure its manufacturing process is ready for mass-producing products without major glitches before carrying on expansion plans, he said. “If you go and raise a lot of money and you have a factory and process that isn’t re-producible, and the yields aren’t good, then it creates a lot of aberrant behavior,” Farris said. “Our view was to be capital efficient from the get go.”

      Stion plans to start getting the Mississippi factory ready within a couple of weeks and hopes to start operating the production equipment by the third quarter of this year. By the end of this year or early 2012, the company should be mass-producing solar panels, Farris said.

      To expand the factory to 500 MW by 2016, Stion plans to raise at least another round of money, and hopes to do an IPO of $100 million to $150 million in 2012.

      By putting the Mississippi factory plan in place, Stion isn’t going forward with its original plan to expand its San Jose factory to 100 MW, Farris said. The company announced the San Jose factory expansion last year and was due to receive a $5 million loan from California to help finance it. The negotiation with the state over the use of the money is ongoing.

      The company has been making solar panels at 110-watt, 120-watt and 130-watt ratings (see spec sheet). Stion’s modules received the necessary UL and IEC certifications in the last quarter of 2010 in order to sell its products to the U.S. and European markets, Farris said. The company will likely phase out the 110-watt panel in the next six months as it boosts the efficiencies of it product line. The 130-watt panel has achieved an average efficiency of 11.8 percent

      Stion hasn’t disclosed the names of its customers. The startup has inked about 500 MW of sales agreements, which are valued at $700 million and will be delivered over the next five years, Farris said. In addition, the company has signed letters of intent and memoranda of understanding for another 500 MW worth more than $600 million for the same delivery period. Most of the panels will go to U.S.-based customers.

      TSMC, which signed technology licensing and supply agreements with Stion last year, will make panels for Stion to sell as well.

      Stion is currently developing a tandem-junction module that can achieve more than 15 percent efficiency, said Farris, who declined to disclose more details. Tandem junction generally refers to additional layers of semiconductors to boost sunlight-to-electricity conversion.
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      Ventizz veräußert Minderheitsbeteiligung an der Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH an Bosch


      27. Januar 2011

      Ventizz Capital Fund III, L.P. und Ventizz Capital Fund IV, L.P. haben ihre Minderheitsanteile von zusammen 49,9% an der ehemaligen ersol Thin Film GmbH, jetzt Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH, an die Robert Bosch GmbH übertragen. Die beiden Ventizz-Fonds hatten sich im Februar 2008 im Rahmen einer Wachstumsfinanzierung an der damaligen ersol Thin Film GmbH beteiligt.

      Beginnend im August 2008 hat Ventizz alle Anteile an der ersol Solar Energy AG in mehreren Tranchen an die Robert Bosch GmbH veräußert. In Zusammenhang mit dieser Transaktion haben die Beteiligten eine Optionsvereinbarung über die Geschäftsanteile an der ersol thin Film GmbH abgeschlossen, die zum 31.12.2010 ausgeübt wurde. Die ersol Solar Energy AG, die zwischenzeitlich von der Robert Bosch GmbH komplett übernommen worden ist, firmiert seit 2009 als Bosch Solar Energy AG.

      Die wirtschaftlich sehr erfolgreiche Transaktion stellt den jeweils ersten Exit für Ventizz Capital Fund III, L.P., als auch für Ventizz Capital Fund IV, L.P. dar.
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      schrieb am 07.04.11 13:16:37
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 40.943.334 von R-BgO am 28.01.11 13:54:0907.04.2011 13:04
      GE Achieves Highest Publicly Reported Efficiency for Thin Film Solar, Earns New Orders and Unveils Plans to Build US Manufacturing Plant

      Highest-Ever Reported Efficiency of Nearly 13 Percent on a Full-Size CdTe Thin Film Solar Panel
      More than 100 Megawatts of New Orders for Thin Film Solar Products
      GE to Build 400-Megawatt Manufacturing Facility, will be Larger than Any Existing US Solar Panel Plant Today
      Solar Strategy Complemented by Announced Acquisition of Power Conversion Technology Company Converteam
      GE Completes Acquisition of PrimeStar Solar, Inc.

      GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that a full-size, thin film solar panel developed by the company has been independently certified as the most efficient ever publicly reported milestone for the technology. GE intends to manufacture the record-setting solar panels at a new U.S. factory that will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today. When complete, the factory will highlight an expected $600 million plus investment made by GE in solar technology and commercialization and will be complemented by the recently announced acquisition of power conversion company Converteam.

      In addition, GE has completed the acquisition of PrimeStar Solar, Inc., a thin film solar technology company in which GE has held a majority equity stake since 2008. Photovoltaic solar is the next step in growing GE's renewable energy portfolio and is part of the company's ecomagination commitment to drive clean energy technology through innovation and R&D investment.

      "Over the last decade, through technology investment, GE has become one of the world's major wind turbine manufacturers, and our investment in high-tech solar products will help us continue to grow our position in the renewable energy industry," said Victor Abate, vice president of GE's renewable energy business. "We are addressing the biggest barrier for the mainstream adoption of solar technology—cost—and the NREL certification proves that we are on track to deliver the most affordable solutions for our customers."

      Global demand for photovoltaics is expected to grow by 75 gigawatts over the next five years, with utility-scale solar power plants making up a significant part of that growth. With the technology and manufacturing investments recently announced, GE is well positioned to capitalize on this trend.

      The record-setting panel was produced on the PrimeStar 30-megawatt manufacturing line in Arvada, Colo. It was measured by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) at a 12.8 percent aperture area efficiency. This panel surpasses all previously published records for CdTe thin film, which is the most affordable solar technology in the industry. Continually increasing solar panel efficiency is a key component of GE's goal to offer advanced solar products while reducing the total cost of electricity for utilities and consumers. In fact, a 1 percent increase in efficiency is equal to an approximate 10 percent decrease in system cost.

      "Milestones like these are pivotal as the United States looks to drive widespread adoption of solar technologies," said Ryne Raffaelle, director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at NREL. "It's great to see technology that started at NREL ready to move into the market." NREL transitioned the technology to PrimeStar through a cooperative research and development agreement signed in 2007.

      GE plans to build an advanced technology thin film solar panel factory in the United States that, at capacity, will produce enough panels per year to power 80,000 homes annually. The 400-megawatt facility will be larger than any U.S. solar panel manufacturing plant in operation today and will employ 400 people. Multiple locations are being considered for the new facility, with the final location to be announced shortly.

      Abate said, "Our plan to open a U.S. solar manufacturing facility further demonstrates our confidence in this technology and is just the first phase in a global, multi-gigawatt roadmap. We're not only excited by the efficiency milestone, but also by the speed at which our team was able to achieve it and the innovation runway for future improvements in this technology."

      GE also announced more than 100 megawatts of new commercial agreements for solar thin film products, including panels, inverters and total solar power plants. GE's largest solar agreement to date is with NextEra Energy for 60 megawatts of thin film solar panels. Once deployed, the panels will help grow NextEra's solar power portfolio, solidifying the company's position as the largest generator of solar energy in the country today. NextEra also currently produces 4.5 gigawatts of renewable energy with GE's wind turbines.

      Jim Robo, NextEra chief operating officer, said, "As the largest generator of renewable energy in the United States, NextEra believes that the North American solar industry presents a compelling opportunity for growth over the next several years. GE's advanced solar technology is a natural choice for us as we look to continue to build our portfolio of wind turbines and solar panels to meet our customers' demands for more affordable, cleaner energy."

      GE also has signed a 20-megawatt solar agreement with Invenergy for the supply of thin film solar panels and GE Brilliance inverters. Invenergy, a Chicago-based clean energy generation company, will install the solar products at a project site in Illinois. Invenergy recently executed a power purchase agreement for the project, which upon completion will be one of the largest solar installations in the state.

      "Invenergy is the nation's largest independent wind power generation company, and we're delighted to work with GE on this solar project as we expand our clean energy portfolio," said Michael Polsky, Invenergy's president and chief executive officer. "We look forward to utilizing GE's advanced solar module technologies."

      In addition to thin film solar panels, GE offers power electronics and pre-designed utility scale solar power plants for use in multi-megawatt applications. The recently proposed $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam will add the company's energy conversion technologies to GE's solar offerings, further broadening GE's portfolio.

      Power electronics are critical to bringing renewable sources such as wind and solar into the mainstream, delivering economies of scale and providing stable connection to the grid. By adding Converteam technology, GE is well positioned to bring a broad range of integrated generators, converters and inverters to the wind turbine and solar plant sectors.
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      Sunrise Global hits 19.2% efficiency for monocrystalline solar cells


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 26 April 2011]

      Sunrise Global Solar Energy (SGSE), a Taiwan-based maker of monocrystalline silicon solar cells, on April 25 announced it has attained an energy conversion rate of 19.2% for such products by using a manufacturing process developed through cooperation with New South Wales University in Australia and equipment of Selective Emitter technology supplied by Germany-based Schmid.

      SGSE claimed that 19.2% is a record level of efficiency for monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Such solar cells are made from 6-inch solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafers produced by Sino-American Silicon Products, its second largest shareholder, SGSE indicated.

      SGSE has obtained certification for such solar cells from Fraunhofer ISE, a Germany-based research organization, and University of Konstanz in Germany, the company pointed out.
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      BeyondPV stops trading on Taiwan stock market


      Nuying Huang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 21 July 2011]

      Thin-film PV module maker BeyondPV has announced that its stock is now no longer traded on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB).

      BeyondPV reported that its monthly revenues exceeded NT$10 million (US$367,000) only in January and May 2011. The original goal was to expand capacity in 2011 and achieve annual revenues around NT$300-350 million, but the goal seems far-fetched now. As of June, the debt-over-asset ratio has reached 58%.

      It is one of the latest indications of the difficulties facing the PV industry.

      Norway-based integrated solar firm REC has announced losses for the first quarter and a plan to reduce capacity of solar wafers, cells, and modules. The solar wafer production in the third quarter will decrease by 125MW, around 30% of total solar wafer production in Norway. The production of solar cells and modules will also decrease by 50MW each, and 300 employees from its Heroya plant and 200 employees from the Narvik plant will be temporarily laid-off.

      Industry sources indicated that REC and Q-Cell have been operating under pressure from China-based supply chain with low production costs.

      According to the sources, the price of thin-film solar products has been forced to decrease due to the rapid price drop of silicon-based solar products driven mainly by China-based firms. Despite the fact that demand for thin-film solar products in markets such as India and Thailand has been sufficient, profitability has been less than expected.

      Industry observers pointed out as China-based firms continue to secure orders through record low prices, it would be very hard for other solar firms around the world to compete.
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      RESPEKT (vor allem, wenn sie es auch in der Produktion hinkriegen):

      Solibro meldet Weltrekord-Wirkungsgrad von 17,4 Prozent für CIGS-Dünnschichtmodul | 01.12.2011

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      Die Solibro GmbH Bitterfeld-Wolfen, ein Tochterunternehmen der Q-Cells SE, hat einen bahnbrechenden Weltrekord erzielt: Mit einem Q.Smart-Modul auf Basis von Kupfer-Indium-Gallium-Diselenid (CIGS) hat das Unternehmen erstmalig im gesamten Dünnschicht-Bereich einen Modulwirkungsgrad von bis zu 17,4 Prozent bezogen auf die Aperturfläche erreicht.


      Weltrekord für Solibro: Das Tochterunternehmen der Q-Cells SE hat mit einem Q.Smart-Modul auf Basis von Kupfer-Indium-Gallium-Diselenid (CIGS) einen Weltrekord-Wirkungsgrad im Dünnschicht-Bereich von 17,4 Prozent erreicht.
      „Wir freuen uns sehr über dieses Ergebnis, das die Spitzenposition der CIGS-Technologie der Q-Cells-Tochter Solibro unterstreicht“, sagt Lars Stolt, CTO von Solibro. „Der neu aufgestellte Rekord zeigt, dass wir unsere Pläne für den Wirkungsgrad von Q.SMART-Modulen erreichen können: Bis 2016 wollen wir bezogen auf die Aperturfläche einen durchschnittlichen Wirkungsgrad von bis zu 16,7 Prozent in der Serienproduktion erzielen.“

      Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE in Freiburg hat den erzielten Rekordwert bestätigt. Der angewendete CIGS-Prozess nutzt Koverdampfung mit Metallschmelzen, Temperaturen und Prozesszeiten, wie sie ähnlich in der Produktion von Solibro eingesetzt werden. Alle Herstellungsprozesse, die bei der Produktion des 16 Quadratzentimeter großen Testmoduls verwendet wurden, können auf die Massenproduktion übertragen werden.

      Mit diesem Erfolg hat Q-Cells im Jahr 2011 bereits den fünften Wirkungsgrad-Weltrekord aufgestellt und untermauert so den technologischen Führungsanspruch seiner Produkte. Bereits im März 2011 erreichte ein Q.Smart-Dünnschichtmodul den unabhängig bestätigten Spitzenwirkungsgrad von 14,7 Prozent und hält damit bis heute den Weltrekord bei monolithisch integrierten CIGS-Dünnschichtmodulen aus der Serienproduktion.

      Für ein multikristallines Solarmodul aus dem Forschungszentrum von Q-Cells wurde im Juli 2011 ein Modulwirkungsgrad von 18,1 Prozent bezogen auf die Aperturfläche ermittelt. Mit diesem Wirkungsgrad übertraf Q-Cells den im Frühjahr 2011 aufgestellten eigenen Weltrekord von 17,8 Prozent. Eine Solarzelle auf Basis der Q.Antum-Technologie erzielte bereits im April 2011 einen Rekordwirkungsgrad von 19,5 Prozent im Bereich großflächiger multikristalliner Solarzellen.

      Die CIGS-Technologie, die bei Solibro zur Fertigung der Q.Smart-Module eingesetzt wird, wurde 1983 im Ångström Solar Center der Universität von Uppsala, Schweden, entwickelt. Seit 2006 wird sie von Solibro kommerziell genutzt. Q.Smart-Module werden im unternehmenseigenen Werk in Thalheim mit einer Produktionskapazität von insgesamt 135 MWp hergestellt.

      Die einzigartige CIGS-Technologie der Q.Smart-Module profitiert vom sogenannten „Light-Soaking-Effekt“, der es ermöglicht, die Leistung bei Standardtestbedingungen um durchschnittlich 2,5 Prozent über Nennleistung zu steigern. Und unter speziellen Witterungsbedingungen, beispielsweise bei Schwachlicht oder in heißem Klima, sind Q.Smart-Module besonders ertragsstark. Im Oktober 2011 war Q-Cells an einem Leuchtturmprojekt beteiligt und lieferte rund 200.000 Q.Smart-Module für die größte CIGS-Solaranlage der Welt in Ammerland.
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      schrieb am 16.01.12 20:01:47
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      Die 2. Generation von Oerlikons "ThinFab" soll richtig günstige a-Si-Module ermöglichen:
      http://www.solarserver.de/solar-magazin/nachrichten/aktuelle…

      Der Wirkungsgrad ist natürlich eher mies, ansonsten wird sich First Solar wohl warm anziehen müssen. Oder was meint Ihr?

      Weiß jemand, wie das Temperaturverhalten von a-Si ist? Eher wie c-Si oder so günstig wie CdTe?

      Blue T.
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      schrieb am 25.01.12 16:10:41
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.601.366 von BlueTornado am 16.01.12 20:01:47angeblich besser;


      von PV.org:

      By Mark Osborne - 24 January 2012, 14:03In News, Thin Film, CIGS
      Some CIGS thin-film firms entering mainstream, says Lux Research

      Lux is forecasting the CIGS market to reach 2.3GW in 2015, generating US$2.35 billion in revenue.
      With any emerging technology it is to be expected that there will be both winners and losers. According to a new report from Lux Research, few of the CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) thin-film manufacturers stand out, while others will find partners or wither away. According to the market research firm, 2011 was a breakout year for CIGS module shipments and installations, generating 1.2GW of demand. Lux is forecasting the CIGS market to reach 2.3GW in 2015, generating US$2.35 billion in revenue.

      “Manufacturers have begun ramping meaningful capacities and there have been tremendous improvements in module efficiency,” said Pallavi Madakasira, Lux Research analyst and lead author of the report. “Now, strategic partnerships between start-ups and industrial conglomerates are likely to determine this technology’s overall viability and competitiveness.”

      Following recent success with supply deals for utility-scale PV projects, Japan-based Solar Frontier (CIS) thin-film manufacturer was said to be “a clear winner, with a solid position in the ‘Dominant’ quadrant – and was the only firm to earn a ‘Strong Positive’ take.”

      However, Lux noted that it expected Global Solar, Avancis and Solibro to emerge as bankable players but be consolidation targets. Considering Q-Cells financial woes, Lux said that Solibro would need to "quickly and independently strengthen its financial position to succeed."

      Lux also thinks that Stion, Miasole and Nuvosun can emerge as "champions", though noting that success was dependent on their ability to ramp capacity and maintain high utilization rates, however, this could be said of all CIGS firms.

      Other start-ups such as ISET, Flisom and AQT were seen as acquisition targets, but had strong technical values but weaker business execution scores. Global Solar, which is currently selling its PowerFLEX Technology to Dow for its shingle roof product offering, could do well but was said to need to be less conservative in its market approach. Nuvosun is also supplying Dow and has received funding from the company.

      However, not all are expected to survive and the biggest challenge outside individual companies executing successfully on business plans is remaining competitive with conventional crystalline silicon technologies, whilst supporting sustainable new markets where they do not compete with crystalline silicon technologies.
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