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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Presents Machines for the Production of PERC
Solar Cells
13.09.2012 / 07:30
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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Presents Machines for the Production of PERC Solar
Cells
- Upgrade of existing production lines possible
- Cell efficiency can be increased by up to 1 %
- PERC cells with efficiency levels of up to 20 % possible
- Cost per watt can be further reduced
- Product launch at the 27th EU PVSEC
Kahl am Main, September 13, 2012 - The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS)
continues to expand its activities in the Solar segment. Numerous product
innovations will be presented at the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar
Energy Conference and Exhibition (27th EU PVSEC), which will take place in
Frankfurt am Main from September 25 to 28, 2012. In order to make the
manufacturing of silicon photovoltaic modules competitive, a further
reduction of the production costs with an increase of the efficiency at the
same time is required.
For the market of silicon solar cells SINGULUS presents a new production
solution for rear side passivated silicon solar cells (e. g. PERC;
Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell). This solution was developed especially
for the upgrade of existing cell production lines. With an additional
dielectric coating on the rear side electric and optical efficiency losses
of the cells are reduced compared with the traditional cells. In
particular, this technology is required for increasingly used very thin
wafers in the future.
For the upgrade of a production line three additional production steps,
which SINGULUS offers solutions for, are required. Before coating the rear
side the cell is smoothed with a wet-chemical polish process in a LINEA II
Single Side Etch Polish machine. The dielectric passivation layer is
emitted in the ICP-PECVD machine SINGULAR. For the rear side contacts
through a laser process, SINGULUS is closely cooperating with a partner.
With the integration of these additional production steps into existing
manufacturing lines PERC cells with levels of efficiency of up to 20 % can
be achieved.
In March 2012 the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hameln (ISFH)
increased the conversion efficiency of screen-printed silicon solar cells
in cooperation with SINGULUS from today's industry typical 18.5 % to a
record value of 20.1 %. This was also confirmed by an independent
measurement from the photovoltaics calibration laboratory of the Fraunhofer
ISE (CalLab). An improved cell rear side with an ICP-AIOx/SiNy double layer
(ICP: 'inductively coupled plasma') enables this progress without
'selective emitter' technology. 20.1 % is one of the highest efficiencies
worldwide reported for industrial type silicon solar cells with
screen-printed metallization.
SINGULUS now commences the active marketing of this technology at the 27th
EU PVSEC in Frankfurt.
Profile SINGULUS:
SINGULUS continues to expand its activities in the business segments Solar
and Optical Disc. The goal is to attain a leading position in the silicon
and thin-film solar technology as a machine supplier as well as a
development partner for new cell concepts and to maintain the market
leadership in the Optical Disc segment for production equipment for the
manufacturing of dual-layer Blu-ray Discs. The business activities in the
division Semiconductor are extensively strengthened in the course of the
apparent growing market for MRAM semiconductor technology. In addition, the
company reviews other sectors and work areas, where new market segments can
be developed on the basis of the present know-how in the area of vacuum
coating.
Contact:
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, Hanauer Landstraße 103,
D-63796 Kahl/Main, ISIN: DE0007238909, WKN: 723890
Contact:
Maren Schuster, Investor Relations,
Tel.: + 49 (0) 6188 440 612,
Bernhard Krause, Corporate Communications,
Tel.: + 49 (0) 6181 98280 20 / +49 (0) 170 9202924
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Language: English
Company: SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
Hanauer Landstrasse 103
63796 Kahl am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)1709202924
Fax: +49 (0)6188 440-110
E-mail: bernhard.krause(at)go-metacom.de
Internet: www.singulus.de
ISIN: DE0007238909
WKN: 723890
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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