27.06.2016
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DGAP-News: centrotherm wins the Solar + Power Award 2016 for its PERC solar cell production solution
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centrotherm wins the Solar + Power Award 2016 for its PERC solar cell
production solution
27.06.2016 / 14:54
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centrotherm wins the Solar + Power Award 2016 for its PERC solar cell
production solution
- Award in the PV Tool Innovation category
- Presentation to an international expert audience at EU PVSEC
- Production solution operational in Asia
Blaubeuren, June 27, 2016 - On the occasion of Intersolar Europe, the Solar
+ Power Award 2016 was conferred on centrotherm for its PECVD c.PLASMA AlOx
system for the manufacturing of PERC solar cells. The leading technology
and equipment supplier impressed the jury with its product in the PV Tool
Innovation category. This prize is awarded for developments that make a
significant contribution to raising efficiency in solar cell production.
The performance capacity of the centrotherm production solution for highly
efficient PERC solar cells was also the topic of a scientific presentation
at EU PVSEC 2016, the world's largest and most important photovoltaic
conference held in Munich. Under the title of "40 kHz PECVD of AlOx/SiNx
Stacks Demonstrated in Industrial High Efficiency PERC Production",
centrotherm presented the results of its PECVD process for aluminum oxide/
silicon nitride coating to an international expert audience. The
outstanding results were achieved through cooperation in a project with a
leading Taiwanese customer. Production evaluations with other prestigious
solar cell manufacturers show that this process is best suited to
manufacture multi- or mono-crystalline PERC solar cells with efficiencies
of over 19.5 % (mc-Si) and over 21.5 % (Cz-Si) in mass production,
irrespective of the quality of the emitter and wafer material.
The centrotherm PERC production solution is based on the PECVD batch system
that has been installed more than 1,000 times all over the world and is
considered industry standard in the photovoltaic sector. The c.PLASMA AlOx
batch system features significant advantages compared with the in-line
systems available in the market. This is particularly applicable to the
high equipment uptime that exceeds 98% and the process flexibility.
Cleaning the process chambers once a week, which is necessary with in-line
systems, is dispensed with through direct plasma deposition. Deposition
takes place almost exclusively on the wafers, as well as on the graphite
boats, and does not contaminate the process chambers. The centrotherm
direct plasma process excels through outstanding surface passivation
properties in the process of passivation through AlOx/SiNx stacked layers
on the rear side of PERC solar cells. The centrotherm PECVD system c.PLASMA
AIOx offers improved process flexibility through the possibility of
deposition of further dielectric layers, such as
SiONx or SiOx. Rather than modifying the system, this only requires
adjustments to the recipes. In addition, the centrotherm system concept
with four redundant process chambers also enables process optimizations
during running production. New recipes can be transmitted to other process
chambers or systems without interrupting production.
Dr. Josef Haase, Senior Vice President Technology Photovoltaics of
centrotherm photovoltaics AG, received the prize last week in Munich and
sees the award of centrotherm's chosen solution as confirmation of the
centrotherm team's competence: "centrotherm has been offering its customers
reliable process solutions and system concepts for efficient solar cell
production for more than 40 years. The centrotherm brand stands for highest
overall performance, quality and safety in the photovoltaic industry. With
our PECVD AlOx process and our c.PLASMA system platform, we currently offer
the best production solution for the mass production of PERC solar cells.
The award conferred by the solar community affirms this conclusion. Mass
production using c.PLASMA AlOx is currently being evaluated and applied by
Asian customers, with the performance level of in-line systems being
achieved within a short time window. In other words, further optimizations
will deliver proof of the centrotherm technology's superiority, similar to
silicon nitride deposition. We discussed the use of our PERC production
solution with other customers at Intersolar Europe."
About centrotherm photovoltaics AG
centrotherm has been developing and realizing innovative thermal solutions
for over 50 years. As a leading and globally operating technology group, we
offer production solutions for the photovoltaic, semiconductor and
microelectronic industries.
The continuous further development of our successful solutions in thermal
processing and coating, such as for manufacturing crystalline solar cells
and power semiconductors, form the basis for our successful partnerships
with industry, research and development.
Our customers worldwide appreciate our production systems' process
stability, scalability and availability in mass production. Above and
beyond this, our work is distinguished by the fact that we create high-end
process technology solutions which are specific for our customers and
tailored to their requirements, and the fact that we are outstanding in
system building.
We jointly confront the daily challenges of setting new trends, maximizing
the efficiency of producing, for example, solar cells and semiconductors,
and, coupled with our long machine durations, of securing investments.
In this way, we generate valuable competitive advantages for our customers
through targeted innovations to processes and production solutions.
Our around 700 staff worldwide are committed to the further development of
high-tech solutions for key markets.
centrotherm photovoltaics AG
Johannes-Schmid-Str. 8
89143 Blaubeuren
Internet: www.centrotherm.de
German Securities Identification Number (WKN): A1TNMM (bearer shares);
A1TNMN (unlisted shares from the non-cash capital increase)
ISIN: DE000A1TNMM9 (bearer shares); DE000A1TNMN7 (unlisted shares from the
non-cash capital increase)
Admitted to the Open Market/Entry Standard, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Corporate domicile: Germany
Contact:
Nathalie Albrecht
Manager Public & Investor Relations
Tel: +49 7344 918-6304
E-mail: [email protected]
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Company: centrotherm photovoltaics AG
Johannes-Schmid-Strasse 8
89143 Blaubeuren
Germany
Phone: +49 7344 918-0
Fax: +49 7344 918-8388
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.centrotherm.de
ISIN: DE000A1TNMM9, DE000A1TNMN7
WKN: A1TNMM, A1TNMN
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