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Green Energy Technology has awarded Applied Materials with a contract
to supply a complete production line for thin film solar modules using
ultra-large 5.7m2 glass panels. Applied will deliver the fully
integrated line of equipment for the new facility being built in
TaoYuan, Taiwan in the first half of 2008 with production expected
later that year. The facility will have a nominal rated capacity of 40
megawatts per year.
Mr. Hurlon Lin, President of GET, said: “From our position in supplying
wafers for crystalline silicon solar cell manufacturing, we are seeing
a tightened supply of silicon material driven by heavy demand from the
solar and semiconductor industries. Using thin film technology for
solar cells capitalizes on the greater availability of these glass
substrates and the expanding worldwide need for cost-effective
photovoltaic panels. There are significant economic advantages to
large-area thin film solar technology and,” he noted, “based on Applied
Materials’ proven expertise in large-area flat panel manufacturing, we
trust Applied to provide the technology and experience that can help
make our new venture a success.”
GET's
initial capacity in 2005 was 25-30MW wafers using 13 furnaces. By the
end of 2006 this had been increased to 26 furnaces with annual capacity
reaching 80-90MW.
