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Applied
Materials has landed another complete solar panel manufacturing deal
that will use large substrate technology. This time the deal is with
T-Solar Global S.A. of Spain and will be Europe's first thin film solar
module production line using ultra-large 5.7m2 (2.2m x 2.6m) glass
panels, according to Applied. The facility is expected to become
operational by mid-2008.
"This investment, promoted by a consortium of independent investors led
by Marcial Portela, with Isolux Corsán construction, engineering and
service group as the main shareholder, capitalizes on the rapidly
expanding market in Spain for photovoltaic installations,” said Juan
Laso, general manager of T-Solar. “Large-area thin film panels are
ideally suited for these open space applications due to their
performance in high temperature conditions and cost advantages for
large-scale installations."
"Based
on our extensive experience in providing manufacturing systems for the
flat panel display (FPD) industry, we expect similar cost benefits for
the solar industry in moving to larger area substrates,” said Dr. Mark
Pinto, senior vice president and general manager of Applied's New
Business and New Products Group.
