Shanghai (SNECI PV will) – the world’s leading silicon thin film photovoltaic production equipment supplier Oerlikon Solar’s production capacity in the global installed capacity of more than 450 megawatts, will continue to lead the development of thin film solar equipment industry. Its customers so far has produced more than 1 million solar panels. With owned by non-ceramic laminated (Micromorph) ® plant, Oerlikon Solar plans to produce per watt by 2010 the cost of the Internet to reach the level of parity, so that the cost of solar power and fossil fuel power generation cost down to same level. Company is currently planned to provide customers with advanced plant design so that it can be before the end of 2010, the production cost of only 0.70 U.S. dollars / watt of battery components in the shortest period of time to get thin-film silicon PV industry revenue return.
Oerlikon Solar CEO Jürg Henz, said: “Oerlikon Solar’s goal is the global solar energy market in lower costs to the economically viable level.” “Oerlikon Solar end-line to help solar energy manufacturers reduce component costs while maximizing their capacities, so that our customers with the fastest speed in the industry to get benefits. “Oerlikon concerned about any fat consumed once the cost of electricity, and are confident end of this year above the cost of electricity per watt with crystalline silicon have the same competitiveness. China is our most important market, although we in Germany and southern Europe, there are some customers, but Oerlikon very optimistic about China’s market. If Chinese enterprises invest in thin-film solar cell panels, the cost will be greater than the foreign advantage of other customers.
Advantage of cost reduction VGP-BPS8 , VGP-BPS9
Oerlikon Solar’s thin film silicon compared to crystalline silicon technology has significant cost advantages and higher efficiency is achieved. In addition, compared with most other technologies, the technology also has a number of long-term competitive advantage. In the past 12 months, Oerlikon Solar constant lower component production costs, a rate of 25%, while no case of new equipment, increase production capacity of 60 MW from 2008 to improve to 100 MW by 2009.
Switzerland adopted a strict quality certification
Set of Oerlikon Solar’s thin film silicon solar technologies (including Amorphous (Si) and Micromorph ®) were obtained IEC / TÜV Rheinland’s main certification, is the first to obtain this certification provider of thin-film silicon technology. The certification card Mingouruikang solar energy company and its customers to produce the components with the highest quality standards, and to the reality in the most demanding work environments. In the challenging credit market Inspiron E1405 battery , XPS M140 battery , the certification also enables Oerlikon Solar’s project is more predictable and financing ability.
Thin film photovoltaic technology as a global industry leader, Oerlikon Solar’s amorphous silicon technology with very competitive and high conversion efficiency Micromorph ®-end product line, providing customers in the construction and improvement of PV plant aspects unique experience. Oerlikon Solar’s customers in China in 2009 in record short time in operation, including Baoding Tianwei Film Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Chint Solar PV Technology Co., Ltd..
The rapid development of China PV industry
Last year, including China, countries and regions, the new policy will be promulgated as part of the economic stimulus package designed to increase solar photovoltaic systems and solar photovoltaic-manufacturing sector investments. Since China announced in July 2009 the implementation of “Golden Sun” program, the Chinese Ministry of Finance has selected 294 solar projects, total capacity 642 MW. Under the plan, the Ministry of Finance will be 50% of construction cost and net solar power plant to provide subsidies for 70% of construction cost according to the independent power generation facilities to provide grants and assistance necessary to provide transport costs, while Oerlikon Solar companies have brought the market needs of high-performance, low-cost thin-film photovoltaic solutions. Oerlikon Solar the company believes that these aims to promote the development of the Chinese market incentives to accelerate the reduction of solar production costs.
About Oerlikon Solar
Oerlikon Solar offers for the mass production of thin film silicon solar modules have been proven equipment and production lines end to end. Focused on reducing device cost and maximize production, end to end solutions, it is fully automated, high-yield, high-normal operation, low cost maintenance.
Provide a complete production line system, but also modular, production and process technologies can be upgraded. As a global thin film photovoltaic technology, the global leader in the company to provide customers with amorphous silicon and non-ceramic stack (Micromorph ®) technology experience.
Oerlikon Solar is VLSI as “the world’s No. 1 supplier of solar equipment,” and by 2009 CELL AWARD (Award for best solar cells) of the “best film module manufacturing technology product” award.
Oerlikon Solar headquarters located in Switzerland, currently the company operates in 13 districts, more than 750 employees in the United States, Europe, China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan sales and service center.