ipvea update february 2012

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SNEC and IPVEA are joining forces to organize the inaugural PV Equipment and Technology Conference during SNEC in Shanghai.

The one-day event is for solar energy professionals involved in the Asian PV manufacturing supply chain. The event is being chaired by PV Tech.

The conference will be an offi cial part of the SNEC program and will be held on 17 May at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel (Himalayas Ball Room - 6th fl oor) located across the street from the Shanghai New Expo Centre. To speak at:

PV Equipment and Technology Conference during SNEC

3rd PV Production Forum at EUPVSEC in Frankfurt

IPVEA members and PV industry professionals are invited to submit proposals to http://www.ipvea.org/index.php?id=431

Deadline for either is 31 March 2012.

PROGRAMME UPDATE

The 3rd PV Production Forum at EUPVSEC in Frankfurt will encompass energy storage within the Market Session and the afternoon will include presentations on OPV, thin fi lm as well as silicon technologies.

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Cross-over appeal

SNEC ISSUE OF UPDATEAt this year’s SNEC, 2000 copies of Update printed in English and Chinese will be distributed at the show.

Members are invited to submit product releases for inclusion in the issue by 31 March 2012, to [email protected]

IPVEA SNEC PV POWER EXPO 2012 PRESS CONFERENCEIPVEA is off ering a new networking platform during SNEC PV Power EXPO 2012. See page 2 for more information.

INAUGURAL PV EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AT SNEC 2012

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IPVEANEWS

Energy Storage SurveyThe Association is asking all of its members to complete a short survey on Energy Storage, an eclectic industry in terms of technologies, applications, markets and degrees of maturity and market penetration of various devices.

The survey will enable IPVEA to undertake activity that will provide its members with a clearer picture of relevant opportunities in relation to the PV equipment industry.

The information submitted will be held in strict confi dence and will not be used for any purpose, or shared with external parties without prior consent of individual members.

Rationale and backgroundMany industries driving economic growth in the long term can be described as ‘cleantech’. Renewables engender a more advanced infrastructure to off set their intermittency and support decentralised electricity generation, creating demand for adequate energy storage solutions, intelligent distribution and consumption of electricity as well as embedding energy effi ciency in both manufacturing and products.

Examples of cleantech industries include: Renewables Energy storage Smart grid Energy effi ciency (in products, appliances, vehicles,

buildings) Advanced manufacturing, reducing the amount of

energy, materials/other resources in production.

Solid state electronics, encompassing silicon, thin fi lm and nascent organic materials and processes, are enabling many cleantech industries, most of which have high-growth potential long term but are relatively undeveloped or nascent today.

Energy storage is important for two reasons: Without a market of diverse, competitive and

commercially viable energy storage technologies, long term growth prospects of a technology as potentially diverse as solar PV will be limited.

Certain energy storage technologies, e.g. solid state devices present new market opportunities for PV equipment companies to supply. Markets for these types of technologies have high growth potential in the long term – 2016 onwards.

Please complete the survey by 5 March 2012.

Click or paste the following link into your web browser to start the survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22ESPJG9JBG If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]

The International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA) SNEC PV Power EXPO 2012 Press ConferenceInternational PV Equipment Association (IPVEA) is off ering a new networking platform during SNEC PV Power EXPO 2012.

IPVEA invites all Members to present their latest news to the Press during the SNEC 2012 in Shanghai.

Members of the executive management of IPVEA member companies can present latest news and developments for cost-eff ective production of crystalline and thin fi lm solar cells.

The “IPVEA Press Conference” will take place on May 16, 2012 after lunch, and will be hosted at one of Shanghai’s best-known locations within easy reach of the SNEC PV Power EXPO 2012.

The “IPVEA Press Conference” will feature company presentations followed by the opportunity to meet presenting executives for one-to-one discussions and

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with Board Members of International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA). The speakers will discuss technological developments and the industry’s current investment climate. The conference will conclude with a networking cocktail event. Arrangements for one-to-one meetings will be organized.

The “IPVEA Press Conference” will be organized with our partner MetaCom.

Please respond to the invitation email once received.

Programme updates for 3rd PV Production Forum 2012Based on feedback from attendees to last year’s forum, we are making a few changes to the programme at this year’s PV Production Forum, taking place on 26 September.

The Market Session, taking place in the morning, will include the topic of energy storage. The afternoon session will include presentations on organic PV, thin fi lm as well as silicon technologies.

As a reminder, the deadline for the Call for Speakers is 31 March, with submissions of summaries to be sent to: www.ipvea.org/index.php?id=431>

IPVEA partners with WileyWiley‘s Scientifi c, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly (STMS) business, also known as Wiley-Blackwell, has partnered with IPVEA to promote relevant books and texts on photovoltaics, energy storage and energy management technologies.

Under the agreement all IPVEA members will be entitled to a 20% discount on Wiley books (scientifi c journals are not included). To promote relevant texts Wiley is developing a dedicated page on its website for IPVEA members to peruse and search. The page will be updated as books, titles, including latest editions and new journal issues are published. Details of the page link and discount code will be sent to IPVEA members shortly.

Please note that the January 2012 issue of Wiley’s academic journal Progress in Photovoltaics is free to read – all abstracts can be downloaded. They include the latest solar cell effi ciency table, which can be downloaded at:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pip.2163/abstract

The cell effi ciency table is updated twice a year, in the January and August issues of the journal.

We would be interested in hearing from members which articles or topics addressed by Progress in Photovoltaics are of interest and whether members would like to have access to the effi ciency table updated in the August issue, to be able to decide whether to negotiate further access to the journal.

Please email feedback to [email protected], with Progress in Photovoltaics as the subject.

IPVEA and Asian Cleantech Hub Pte (ACT) sign MOUIPVEA has signed an MOU agreement with ACT, a Singapore based “One-Stop” Service Center to develop, accelerate and deploy fast-growth cleantech companies to enter into or scale up in the Asian market.

ACT will provide member companies with assistance and support in setting up regional HQ/offi ces, manufacturing, service and/or R&D facilities in Singapore or the region.

In some cases investment associates of ACT may invest in these fast-growth cleantech companies who may have a need for working capital to expand their operations in Asia. Under the MOU both parties are committed to information sharing on international and Asian market opportunities, technology developments, new standards and other matters.

IPVEA will communicate with its members to identify those that have interest in entering or scaling up in the Asian market and promote the services provided by ACT to its members.


MEMBER NEWS

INNOLAS GmbH

InnoLas laser technology wins orders for PV line upgradesAt the end of 2011 InnoLas Systems GmbH, based in Krailling (Munich), received orders from two international manufacturers for production systems with a capacity of more than 1 GW.

The systems use InnoLas’ innovative Laser Doped Selective Emitter (LDSE) technology.

This additional process step uses the laser to melt dopants into the silicon underneath the later-added metal contacts. Using this process, the effi ciency of mono-silicon and poly-silicon cells can be increased by up to 0.5 percentage points.

InnoLas systems achieve a very high throughput for this process step, so that one line can produce up to 100 MW cell power.

InnoLas Systems GmbH produces laser systems for micro material processing, particularly in the photovoltaic industry, for semiconductors, electronics and precision engineering. InnoLas Systems uses innovations in laser technology to produce highly-effi cient and reliable processing systems, for improved quality and productivity in industrial production.

www.innolas.com

SMIt OVENS B.V.

Smit Ovens forges partnership with Holst Centre and SollianceIn February Smit Ovens announced it is joining forces with Holst Centre and Solliance to develop new thermal solutions for organic photovoltaics (OPVs). In a fi ve-year deal, Smit Ovens becomes a partner in Holst Centre’s Large area printing program and Solliance’s OPV program.

Smit Ovens will supply Holst Centre and Solliance with drying furnaces for a roll-to-roll processing pilot line. The partners will work together to defi ne and modify OPV furnace specifi cations based on experience gained over the course of the agreement. This will reduce Smit Ovens time to market for mature, advanced thermal solutions that meet OPV manufacturers’ needs.

Under the deal, Smit Ovens will supply multiple furnaces for drying the various layers of material from which OPVs are built. This will allow Holst Centre to expand its pilot line to a multilayer set-up that more closely mimics a real production environment.

In particular, this deal will allow the partners to investigate key challenges in OPV manufacturing. These include achieving the strict cleanliness and layer uniformity standards required for cost-eff ective, high-yield production. In addition, the furnaces will support inert gas environments and feature a modular architecture that allows for easy scaling to higher volumes, streamlining the future transition to full-scale production.

www.smitovens.nl

InnoLas ILS-TT laser system for LDSE Selective EmitterSource: InnoLas


MEMBER NEWS

MEYER BuRGER

Meyer Burger appoints Dr Patrick Hofer-Noser as Head of Renewable Energy SystemsMeyer Burger has recently appointed Dr Patrick Hofer-Noser as Head of Renewable Energy Systems, a newly created position.

As of 1 April 2012, reporting directly to the CEO of Meyer Burger Group. As of 1 April 2012, Dr Hofer-Noser will step down from the Executive Board and assume his new role as Head of Renewable Energy Systems within the extended management team of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd.

Dr Hofer-Noser has been CTO and member of the Executive Board since 2010 and President of Cleantech Switzerland since 2011. In his new role, Dr. Hofer-Noser, a recognised technology expert with an extensive network in the energy and cleantech sectors, including energy storage, will focus on important future national and international energy resource developments and the integration of leading products from the Meyer Burger Group.

In his mandate as President of Cleantech Switzerland, Dr Hofer-Noser will also continue his eff orts on behalf of small and medium enterprises for the Swiss Cleantech export platform.

The role of CTO is to act as a cooperative technical interface between the Executive Board and the individual group companies.

In the future, Sylvère Leu, CIO and member of the Executive Board since 2010, will hold the additional role as CTO in a double mandate.

www.meyerburger.com

SINGuLuS tECHNOLOGIES

Singulus Technologies wins new order for thin fi lm solarKahl am Main-headquartered Singulus Technologies has received an order from an international module producer for a processing machine for the production of CIGS/CIS thin fi lm solar cells.

The coating plant will be used for the set-up of pilot production of CIGS/CIS modules.

After commissioning a further expansion of the module production is intended. Hence, the Singulus system meets the current demand in the photovoltaics industry for development and pilot machines to increase the effi ciency of solar cells and to simultaneously reduce production costs.

Investment in CIGS production is increasing as this form of thin fi lm PV technology is promising with respect to effi ciency and cost reductions.

The new order is an additional important step for Singulus to establish itself as a machine supplier and development partner in the growing thin fi lm solar market.

www.singulus.de

MANZ

Manz transfers PV equipment for FPD manufactureReutlingen-based Manz, a leading provider of production systems for the PV and fl at panel display (FPD) sectors, has won a new order totalling €33 million. The order is for the delivery of equipment for the production of components for FPD applications.

The equipment was formerly developed for the c-Si PV segment and the sale marks a successful transfer to FPD applications without major technological changes.

www.manz.com

Dr Patrick Hofer-Noser, Head of Renewable Energy Systems, Meyer Burger LtdSource: Meyer Burger


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IPVEA MEMBER COMPANIES

3S Modultec3S Photovoltaics 3-S Swiss Solar Systems AGABB Automation GmbHAEG Power Solutions GmbHAIS Automation Dresden GmbHAMB Apparate + Maschinenbau GmbHApplied MaterialsASYS Automatisierungssysteme GmbHBosch Rexroth Mechatronics GmbHBTU International, Inc.Buerkle GmbHCh2M HillDay4 Eco-tecDecker Anlagenbau GmbHDek Solar GmbHDespatch IndustriesDiamond Materials Tech, IncDr. Schenk GmbH IndustriemesstechnikDr. Schwab Inspection Technology GmbHE+H Metrology GmbHFerrotec GmbHGfE Metalle und Materialien GmbHGrenzebach Maschinenbau GmbHHeateflex CorporationHennecke Systems GmbHHermann Otto GmbHICOS Vision SystemsINA LineartechnikInnolas GmbHINTEVACISRA VISION AGJonas & Redmann Photovoltaic’s Production Solutions GmbHKitec microelectronic technologie GmbHKLA-TencorKomax Solar AGKuka Systems Corporation North AmericaKuka Systems GmbHLayTec GmbHLeybold Optics GmbHLinde AGLohmann GmbH & Co. KGLOTUS Systems GmbHLpkf SolarQuipment GmbH

LSW Maschinenfabrik GmbHM+W Germany GmbHManz AGMeier Solar Solutions GmbHMeyer Burger Services / Meyer Burger AGMeyer Burger AG – Swiss Slicing SystemsMeyer Burger Automation GmbHMeyer Burger Robotics / Meyer Burger WafertecNewport Spectra - Physics GmbHOC Oerlikon Management AG, PfaffikonOerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbHOerlikon Solar / Oerlikon SystemsOrtner c.l.s. GmbHOTB Solar B.V.Pall GmbHPASAN SAPLANSEE High Performance MaterialsReis GmbH & Co. KG MaschinenfabrikRENA GmbHRICMAR Technology GmbHRobert Burkle GmbHRofin Baasel Lasertech GmbH & Co. KGRoth & Rau – Ortner GmbH / Roth & Rau AGRoth & Rau Italy S.r.l.Schaeffler Technologies GmbHSCHILLER AUTOMATION GmbH & Co. KGSchmid GmbH + Co., Gebr.SEMILAB Semiconductor Physics Laboratory, Co., Ltd.SENTECH Instruments GmbHSierra Therm Production FurnacesSika AGSINGULUS STANGL SOLAR GmbHSLS Solar Line Saxony GmbHSmit Ovens B.V.Soleras LtdSomont GmbHSTEIN Automation GmbH & Co. KGSYNOVA S.A.Targray Technology International Inc.Team Technik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbHTecnofimes S.r.lTempress Systems B.V.TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH + Co. KGVeeco Instruments GmbHVITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbHVON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH


KEY EVENTS27-28 February 2012Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

INVERtER & PV SYStEM tECHNOLOGY FORuMAt the Inverter and PV System Technology Forum in San Francisco, 27-28 February, the interaction of a PV system‘s electrical components will be the main focus.

The conference, hosted in Germany and in the US, takes a close look at national market characteristics: The US emphasizes on-grid integration of large-scale installations and its distinct certifi cation requirements. The program will help advance BoS and inverter performance on a broader level and offers new insights on system cost development.

Visit: http://www.solarpraxis.de/en/conferences/inverter-and-pv-system-technologyusa-2012/program/

IPVEA MEMBER BENEFITS

IPVEA, a partner of this event, can offer 10% additional

discount to its network. Use the discount code pvst20spx

when registering: http://www.regonline.com/Register/

Checkin.aspx?EventID=1040713

5-6 April 2012Bristol Hotel, Odessa, Ukraine

CISOLAR-2012Conference on Solar Energy in Eastern Europe and the CIS – CISOLAR 2012 – is a key event for players in the solar energy industry whose activity includes projects in emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the CIS. CISOLAR continues the success of the forum REF-2011 which, for the last several years, has been the leading business forum in the fi eld of renewable energy in the CIS.


IPVEA members are entitled to a 10% discount to the event and also to 4th International Renewable Energy and Energy

Effi ciency Forum REF, 16-17 October 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

http://rencentre.com/en/cisolar#

13-14 March 2012 CCD.Süd Messe Düsseldorf, Germany

ENERGY StORAGE - INtERNAtIONAL SuMMIt FOR tHE StORAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIESThe role that energy storage plays in future energy supplies is the topic of ‘Energy Storage – International Summit for the Storage of Renewable Energies (organised by Messe Düsseldorf in cooperation with Solarpraxis AG).

The inaugural conference, with accompanying technical exhibition, will focus on practical feasibility. Representatives from research, industry, politics and energy supply will converge to shed light on commercially viable applications and innovative concepts for energy storage as well as on their potential and affordability.

Chairman of the Programme Committee is Prof. Dr. Eicke R. Weber, Spokesman of the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance and Head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy systems in Freiburg.

Session themes include: Overall Context of Energy Management and the Role of

Storage Technologies for future Energy Supply Electrochemical Storage (Batteries) Thermal Storage Renewable Hydrogen and Methane - Power-to-Gas Large scale Hydro Storage and European Grid

Integration On-Grid electrical Energy Storage - Systems Design

Finally, there will be a discussion involving all session leaders about the status quo of the technology, applications and innovations and about the future prospects for energy storage. The conference will be in English with simultaneous translation into German.


Special rate for IPVEA members to attend the conference early bird fee €795 (instead of standard application fee of €945 / late bird fee of €1,095)

www.energy-storage-online.de/


IPVEA, a partner of this event, can offer 10% additional

discount to its network. Use the discount code pvst20spx

when registering: http://www.regonline.com/Register/

Checkin.aspx?EventID=1040713


IPVEA members are entitled to a 10% discount to the event and also to 4th International Renewable Energy and Energy

Effi ciency Forum REF, 16-17 October 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

http://rencentre.com/en/cisolar#


Special rate for IPVEA members to attend the conference early bird fee €795 (instead of standard application fee of €945 / late bird fee of €1,095)


EVENTS

16-18 May 2012 Shanghai New International Expo Center, China

SNEC PV POWER EXPO 20126tH INtERNAtIONAL SOLAR INDuStRY AND PHOtOVOLtAIC EXHIBItION & CONFERENCEFollowing the success of fi ve previous SNEC events, Shanghai New Energy Industry Association (SNEIA) plans to hold the 6th (2012) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition, SNEC (2012) from May 16-18 at Shanghai New International Expo Center.

www.snec.org.cn

25-28 September 2012Frankfurt, Germany

27tH EuROPEAN PHOtOVOLtAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBItION

EU PVSEC, the leading conference and exhibition in the fi eld of photovoltaics comprises more than 1,500 presentations in plenary, oral and visual sessions.

In addition, the 27th EU PVSEC offers;

Parallel events, such as: 9th European PV Industry Summit, jointly organised

with EPIA, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association

3rd PV Production Forum 2012, jointly organised with IPVEA, the International Photovoltaic Equipment Association

EU PVSEC Business Forum 2012, focusing questions for the global PV industries

Subjects include: Materials studies, new concepts & ultra-high effi ciency Wafer-based silicon solar cells & materials technology Thin fi lm solar cells (including OPV) Components for PV systems PV systems PV – a major electricity source


10% discount on raw booth space for IPVEA members.

www.photovoltaic-conference.com

21-23 March 2012San Jose, CA, USA

SOLAR MANuFACtuRING AND RELIABILItY CONFERENCEThe program will include issues and matters concerning reliability testing of PV modules.

The event will cover reliability programs being done in the industry, including the work of the PV QA Forum Task Force groups submitting their recommendations to the various IEC and other international standards groups.

In the coming weeks IPVEA will provide information on benefi ts that its participation in this event affords members.

www.smta.org/solar/tech.cfm

19-20 April 2012Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre (MMCC), Gandhinagar, Gujarat

INDIAN SOLAR INVEStMENt & tECHNOLOGY 2012 SuMMIt & EXHIBItIONThe Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit 2012 (ISIT 2012) will bring together senior government offi cials, with the global solar industry to discuss the latest industrial policies, India’s solar projects progress and advanced technology solutions and equipment selection.

Conference themes: Investment - The signifi cance of solar in India Technology & Manufacturing - Potential for PV R&D &

technological development in India Development - Identifying areas for project

deployment in India

www.solarsummitindia.com/


10% discount on raw booth space for IPVEA members.


EXCLUSIVE by Sara Ver-Bruggen

PV and semiconductor equipment companies are turning their attention to opportunities afforded by organic solar cells.

Not so long ago organic photovoltaics (OPV), part of the wider organic and printed

electronics field, were viewed as a long-term prospect with lifetimes and efficiencies cited

as critical challenges. Making the transition from lab-to-fab is Dresden-based Heliatek.

In February Heliatek announced a partnership with concrete façade supplier Reckli to supply its OPV modules for building integrated PV (BIPV) applications. First products should be ready for market within two years. OPVs have several advantages. Cost reduction in manufacturing can be achieved by processing cells over cheaper large area substrates – typically rolls of plastic – using less energy and materials in production.

Heliatek claims its process requires around 4 g of source material for 1 sq m of tandem OPV cell. In addition OPVs have many aesthetic features and other characteristics that will enable solar generation to penetrate new applications: transparent cells and modules are possible as well as production of cells in different colours, and different module shapes and formats that are lightweight and flexible. Heliatek’s OPVs weigh 0.5

kg per sq m. Last year the company announced a record champion cell with a power conversion efficiency of 9.8%. Module efficiencies of its OPV cells are in excess of 7%.

Among other fledgling OPV developers Heliatek is unique in commercialising roll-to-roll (R2R) production of based on small molecule, vacuum processable organic semiconductors, based on research within Technical University Dresden’s

Cross-over appeal

Heliatek’s ultra-thin, organic solar panels offer potential to transform the building envelope into an efficient solar energy generator

Source: Heliatek GmbH / RECKLI GmbH


FEATURE

Institute of Photophysics (IAPP). Other developers, such as Eight19, Solarmer and Konarka, are pursuing printing or coating of solution processable printable polymer semiconductor materials, or dye solar cells (DSC) in the case of Solarprint, Dyesol and Tata Steel, Oxford Photovoltaics and others.

Heliatek’s line, recently complete with a final piece of equipment, includes tools for scribing and OPV encapsulation in addition to the vacuum processing of its OPV cells on flexible plastic substrates. The firm’s fab includes equipment from FHR Anlagenbau, a subsidiary of Centrotherm Photovoltaics, and inspection tools from Dr Schenk.

“March and April will be spent tuning up the line,” says Helitek’s CEO Thibaud Le Séguillon, with production of first modules beginning in June. These will be supplied as prototypes to potential customers within the glass and building materials industries that will use the OPV laminates to develop building integrated PV (BIPV) applications. Automotive integrated PV (AIPV) applications will be developed, similarly. “BIPV application development will take up to two years,” says Le Séguillon, so commercialisation will occur in 2014-2015, with AIPV for 2015-2018.

Heliatek will also launched a €50 million funding round to support the expansion of its manufacturing lines with the target of 50 MW annual output capacity. This will coincide with commercialisation of Heliatek’s

OPV film in BIPV applications. These will be for trial and then reference installations with commercial partners and architects.

CLuStERSSeveral PV equipment companies, many located in Silicon Saxony, are engaged in organic electronic initiatives or supplying tools. They include Von Ardenne and Leybold Optics. Von Ardenne has supplied vacuum deposition system for use in the research of R2R production of organic LEDs (OLED) and OPVs on flexible substrates at Center of Organic Materials and Electronic Devices, Dresden (COMEDD), within Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS). Inspection equipment is supplied by Isra Vision and Spanntec.

The portfolio of Applied Ventures, the VC arm of Applied Materials, includes stakes in several suppliers of organic and printed electronics firms such as US-based Plextronics, which supplies materials for OPVs and OLEDs, and Tera-Barrier Films, a Singaporean spinout commercialising a nanomaterial-based barrier film for CIGS and OPVs in the near term and OLED lighting and displays in the longer term.

Earlier in February Smit Ovens, in the Netherlands, joined the Solliance OPV R&D initiative. In a five-year deal, Smit Ovens will be a partner in Holst Centre’s large area printing programme and Solliance’s OPV programme, supplying drying furnaces for an R2R OPV pilot line.

The partners will work together to define and modify OPV furnace specifications based on experience gained over the course of the agreement. This will reduce Smit Ovens’ time to market for mature, advanced thermal tools required for OPV manufacturing.

Solliance is establishing state-of-the-art shared research facilities, including pilot production, to nurture a thin film PV and OPV cluster in the Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen (ELAT) region. The Dutch province of Northern Brabant is investing €28.2 million in the multidisciplinary initiative. Its research partners are ECN, TNO, Holst Centre, Technical University of Eindhoven and Imec.

Solliance’s OPV programme is also focused on improving substrates, development of ultrathin and light cells, lifetimes for various commercial applications, and indium-tin oxide (ITO) reduction in OPV production. More industrial companies are expected to join as the initiative progresses.

Eindhoven-based OTB Group, another industrial partner of Solliance, is developing a versatile inkjet printing platform for product development, pilot through to mass production, for a range of applications. These include different solar technologies, organic and printed electronics, medical device and security printing. To accelerate development of inkjet printing applications, OTB’s equipment is installed at parent company Roth & Rau’s technology development centre.

As OPV technology emerges from the multidisciplinary R&D field of organic and printed electronics, into piloting and early commercialisation phase more opportunities for equipment suppliers should start to emerge.

”BIPV application development will take up to two years with commercialisation occurring in 2014-2015.”Heliatek’s CEO Thibaud Le Séguillon

(Source: Heliatek)


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Elke Ho� mann, vice treasurer (Jonas & Redmann)

Ortrun Aßländer, secretary (Day4 ecoTec)

Ste� en Günther, treasurer (Reis Robotics)

Ludgar Wahlers, board member (ISRA Vision Solar)

Patrick Binkowska, vice president (Leybold Optics)

Carsten Busch, board member (ABB Automation)

Stefan Schiller, vice president (Schiller Automation)

Sven E. Jarby, president (Oerlikon)

Bryan Ekus, managing director (not pictured)

IPVEA Board of Directors

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