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Berlin-based thin-film solar module manufacturer Inventux Technologies AG has announced that it has awarded a major gas supply contract to Linde Nippon Sanso, part of The Linde Group. Linde will supply a wide range of high-purity gases to Inventux in an undisclosed “long-term” contract for use in its manufacturing processes of its new 33MWp plant in Berlin.

The contract will see the supply of engineering services for the turn-key gas systems, an onsite Total Gas Management service, as well as supply of on-site-generated bulk nitrogen (N₂), oxygen (O₂), hydrogen (H₂), silane (SiH₄) and all cylinder gases. The gas supply began at the end of June 2008.

“We are extremely proud to be working with Inventux for this leading-edge project,” said Andreas Guenther, President of Linde Nippon Sanso. ”This collaboration with a pioneering manufacturer reinforces our goal to develop and apply advanced gas technologies to help solar cell and module manufacturers move toward grid parity.” 

By Síle Mc Mahon