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The daily newspaper for the SNEC 2017 PV POWER EXPODay 2 – April 20, 2017 free copy
SNEC DAILY
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The 11th annual SNEC International PV Power Exhibition began on Wednesday, drawing huge crowds at every turn.
Spread across 180,000 square meters of exhibition space, this year’s show looks to be one of the big-gest yet, with more than 100,000 visitors expected to attend the three-day exhibition.Throughout the exhibition grounds the more than 1,500 exhibitors witnessed wave upon wave of engaged and enthralled visitors to their booths, with particularly packed crowds reported in Halls W1, W2 and W3, and also in halls E1, E2 and E3.Judging by crowd size, it is the leading module companies and power electronics suppliers that have garnered the most interest, but there was also sustained footfall at the booths of upstream providers.The tangible excitement was boosted by a series of well-choreographed dances, dazzling techni-
cal displays and engaging presentations ringing out from all four corners of the halls. Earlier in the week, the SNEC Conference had kicked off proceedings in a more muted manner, with talk even of a slightly contracted first half (H1) of the year for China’s solar landscape.The reality on the show floor, however, was one of heightened confidence in China’s ability to continue to build upon its global market lead, and a notably eager embrace of new technolo-gies – from cell and module advances through to cutting-edge upstream solutions and smarter inverter products.In conversations with SNEC Daily, many indus-try experts said that in 2017 China’s solar market will likely once again buck expectations.“Nobody is complaining,” said Heraeus Pho-tovoltaics President Andreas Liebheit, adding that manufacturers are upbeat about the current market. “The manufacturers I have been speak-ing with are running at 100% utilization. It was a little bit different six weeks ago, but now I don’t hear that manufacturers are underutilized. It
really is positive.” Market forecasts for China’s installations in 2017 are also tending towards an end market equallying or even exceeding 2016’s stellar performance. Clean Energy Associates’ (CEA) Andy Klum said that he expects the dis-tributed generation (DG) market in China will surprise many.“The common expectation is that the market is going to be less and there have been some announcements for a 20 or 25 GW market,” said Klum. “But we still feel very bullish on the China market and think it will be just as large if not slightly larger than last year. I think you have to understand there is a lot more movement towards DG and there will be a lot of activity in H1, the same as last year. And some of the DG portfolio will surprise people on the upside.”“I am not surprised by some optimistic fore-casts,” said Heraeus’ Liebheit. “The production capacity is larger than this time next year and everyone is fully utilized, so the mathemati-cal logic is that for the first half year in China is stronger than last year.”
Many industry veterans were pleasantly surprised by the sheer volume of visitors to the first day of the exhibition.
Page 2 News: Catch up with the latest news from SNEC +++ Page 3 The view from Heraeus: news and opinion from our publishing partner Page 4 Tech corner: Latest product launches +++ Page 5 The main talking points from yesterday’s conference +++ Page 6 The BIG interview: with Lerri
Solar +++ Page 7 Photo Finish: The best images from the SNEC exhibition and conference +++ Page 8 Floorplan: So you don’t get lost!
exhibition schedule for days 2 & 3
Thursday april 2009:00-17:30 Exhibition
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Halls W1-W5, E1-E7, N1-N309:00-12:30 SNEC (2017) International Solar Energy and Green Building Conference
Pudong Ballroom 1-3, Kerry Hotel08:45-12:30 Symposium on “Internet+” Smart Energy and Smart O&M Technologies of
PV Plants Pudong Ballroom 4, Kerry Hotel
09:00-12:30 Jolywood • Industry Workshop on “Top Runner” High Efficiency Solar Cells, Auxiliary Materials and Technologies Related Pudong Ballroom 5-7, Kerry Hotel
09:00-12:30 Industry Workshop on PV Production Technology Function Room 3, Kerry Hotel
12:15-13:30 Delegate Lunch Plum Blossom Room+Orchid Room, 2/F, Kerry Hotel
13:30-17:30 Industry Workshop on Global PV Market – Outlook and Development Strategies Pudong Ballroom 4, Kerry Hotel
13:30-17:30 Jolywood • Industry Workshop on “Top Runner” High Efficiency Solar Cells, Auxiliary Materials and Technologies Related Pudong Ballroom 5-7, Kerry Hotel
Friday april 2109:00-15:00 Exhibition (closes earlier, at 3pm)
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Halls W1-W5, E1-E7, N1-N309:30-11:00 Top 10 Highlights Awards Ceremony
Booth No. 560 in Hall E7
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Manz receives green light for Shenhua, Shanghai Electric dealGermany production equipment supplier Manz announced yesterday that it has received the “necessary official approvals” required for its €263 million CIGS equipment supply deal, and that it will receive a €50 million down payment as a part of the deal, in May. The deal between Shanghai Electric and Shenhua will see Manz supply production equipment for both production and R&D CIGS lines to China. At the SNEC exhibition, Manz unveiled the two joint venture companies that will be formed in China under the equipment supply deal. The three parties have now formed Suzhou Manz New Energy Equipment and NICE PV Research
Ltd. The New Energy Equipment JV company will produce Manz CIGSfab tooling in China under an exclusive license for supply to China. Manz AG will continue to fulfill CIGSfab orders, if there are forthcoming, to other parts of the world. The NICE PV Research JV will pursue technolog-ical development of the CIGS technology, with a goal to push efficiencies higher. The former Manz CIGS research operations will be transferred to the NICE PV Research company. Manz AG has a majority holding in Suzhou Manz New Energy Equipment, which comes in at a 56% stake.
SNEC exhibition begins with bang as huge crowds gather on day one
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NEWS FROM SNEC
Germany’s Heraeus Photovoltaics and Chinese solar cell manufacturer Jolywood have signed a strategic R&D cooperation agreement to develop next generation metallization solutions for
n-type mono bifacial solar cells to significantly improve performance and costs efficiencies.Jolywood is a leading player in high efficient n-type mono solar cells for bifacial glass/glass-
module applications. Last year it chose Her-aeus Photovoltaics as its preferred paste supplier because the company focuses on high efficiency mono solar cell architectures. Heraeus’ n-type paste solutions for frontside and backside met-allization enable 21% frontside and 19% back-side cell efficiencies in mass production. Under the agreement, both companies will share close cooperation regarding the development of silver pastes and work towards further enhancing the efficiencies of bifacial n-type mono cells, which are becoming an industry trend.Industry analyst Corrine Lin told SNEC Daily that the wind seems to be behind bifacial cells in 2017. “New bifacial modules are offering an aver-age of 10% to 20% increases in power output from the rearside,” Lin said. “This is proving good for developers’ IR, and because the technology is not too difficult to incorporate into the production process, costs will also not increase too much.”
Dow takes first steps into ChinaFor the first time, Dow Chemical Company has formally participated at the SNEC show to pro-mote one of its key businesses, the Dow elasto-mer, which is an advanced PV module encapsu-lant film that provides better protection for the cell once placed in the PV module.With an introduction from Andrew Yen, mar-keting manager of Dow Elastomer, Asia Pacific, the Dow elastomer product was unveiled on the first day of the exhibition. Yen demonstrated how a module equipped with the elastomer (called ENGAGE POE) could provide better protection and extend the lifetime of the module. The elasto-mer is also adept at delivering an extended period of better performance across the module’s work-
ing lifetime, Dow claimed, adding that because the film accounts for only a small proportion of the total module cost, profitability can also be improved.Dow has chemical plants in Saudi Arabia and Thailand to fulfill the market needs of Asia and especially the most demanding and largest mar-ket in the region, China. New plants are planned for more capacity, increasing to 1.4 billion pounds by the end of 2020. The current market penetration for POE is low at less than 10%; with the majority of the backsheet market still reliant on EVA. Nevertheless, Dow is expecting a very promising market in China, Yen added.
Huawei signs 700 MW supply deal with Kong Sun HoldingsChinese fnverter giant Huawei signed a supply deal worth 700 MW at its packed booth yesterday for inverters for both distributed and utility scale projects to be built out during 2018. As a part of the deal, Huawei will take a minority stake. In announcing the deal, Huawei representatives spoke of the fast-emerging distributed market in China and the trend towards major project devel-opers in the country deploying Huawei inverters. Huawei unveiled a series of new products on the first day of the SNEC. These included the fifth generation of its Smart Fusion PV power plant monitoring and O&M system. The company claims that Fusion 5.0 can deliver a 3 – 4% yield increase to park owners and a dramatic decrease in down time. Huawei also released its new 70 kWp Smart PV Controller unit, which includes
an integrated inverter and monitoring sys-tem. Huawei says that the new unit collects and delivers detailed data on PV plant performance, down to the row and even module level. This, it
reported, can alert O&M providers to potential problems before they arise. The Smart PV Con-troller is anti PID, employs 6 MPPT, and does not deploy fans for cooling.
Miss Mongolia attends SNEC to support PV in her homelandFormer Miss Mongolia Britta Battogtokh attended the SNEC Exhibition yesterday, in an attempt to encourage greater solar deployment in her home country. The glamorous, friendly and articulate solar advocate said that solar energy had made a profound impact in rural areas in Mongolia, and also has the potential to alleviate the high levels of pollution found in many Mon-golian cities. “The main goal is to connect solar companies to Mongolian officials,” said Battogtokh. She went on to explain that her work in advocating for solar had allowed her to travel widely, and added that it seamlessly links to her personal life expe-rience. Battogtokh has enjoyed a run of beauty success in her home country, and was the winner
of Miss Mongolia competitions in 2013, 2014 and 2016. She has also be crowned Miss Grand Mon-golia in 2014, and won the coveted Miss Supra-national gong in 2016.“In Mongolia there is a lot of pollution in the win-ter, for three or four months,” said Battogtokh. “That is why the government is pushing towards solar power plants. I grew up in the country-side and we didn’t have electricity. We lived in a yurt and had one PV panel and a small battery, and so my work with solar is connected to my background.”Battogtokh only attended SNEC on the first day yesterday, but had a clear message for both gov-ernment officials in Mongolia and the global industry: “It’s clear, solar is the future.”
ET Solar, Royal DSM tie up on backsheetsThe two companies have signed a strategic part-nership to supply backsheets for PV modules.Nanjing-based ET Solar will use DSM’s back-sheets to increase power gain in its PV modules. The companies claim the backsheets will play a “significant” role in reducing the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). Under the terms of the agreement, they will also jointly develop new environmentally friendly backsheets, according to a statement.“DSM has a strong position in materials, which are vital to create the best module components,” said Zhenhai Guo, president of ET Solar. DSM claims its backsheets are fluoride-free, con-tributing to a 30% reduction in their carbon foot-print compared with fluoride-based backsheets.
“New materials and technologies will clearly play a crucial role in solar PV innovation,” said Oscar Goddijn, vice president of DSM Advanced Solar.Separately, DSM revealed a new anti-soiling coat-ing for PV glass. The Dutch company said the new anti-reflective coating is designed for solar panels deployed in arid, desert environments. “In extensive testing at the TÜV SÜD desert test site in Dunhuang in China, we have shown that this new anti-soiling coating consistently out-performs our own industry leading anti-reflec-tive coating in terms of power – each month more than 1% extra on average,” said Jan Grim-berg, global business director for DSM Advanced Solar.
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Supporting diverse pathways to higher efficiencyMaterials and technology: Black silicon, n-type, heterojunction and PERC: there is a level of diversity within mainstream silicon cell manufacturing today that would have only been dreamed about just a few years ago. Weiming Zhang, Chief Technology Officer for Heraeus Photovoltaics speaks to SNEC Daily about the growth of these various technology approaches, and how the paste and service provider is supporting multiple routes to higher efficiency.
SNEC Daily: How would you describe the new announcements and innovations coming from Heraeus at this year’s SNEC?This year is very exciting! Heraeus is offering a range of innovative products for metallization. Each year we build on our history to deliver for our customers new improvements for efficiency and performance, but also to decrease costs.In 2017, Heraeus is extending its product offer-ing to go beyond paste and beyond metallization. HeraGlaze is our new product that enables mul-ticrystalline wafer production to have a 4% yield and also a higher efficiency. This is an outstand-ing improvement.We are also launching our diffusion consultancy service, to really help our customers with their pro-cess optimization and thus to enable them to fur-ther improve their efficiencies. And on top of this we have also begun to market additional Heraeus products like IR emitters for different process steps in cell manufacturing, which also takes advantage of Heraeus’ broader technological expertise. I think Heraeus’ strategy today is to really push beyond our traditional business to these new ‘beyond metallization’ suite of products.
In terms of the service and ‘beyond paste’ offerings, why do you feel Heraeus is well posi-tioned to bring these to the market?Heraeus has a broad business portfolio with state-of-the-art technologies. Each business is
leading the market in its segment. We, in photo-voltaics, have a longevity in the industry and can strongly leverage on this expertise and can really help our customers to further increase their per-formance and reduce production costs. Just an example: By providing the Heraeus con-sulting service, we are basically building on our many years of working expertise and our accu-mulated efforts. We can work together with our customers to provide a full solution package, rather than just a product.
How is it you can identify precisely in which areas you should be working to provide solu-tions for your customers?We have more than 150 experts that meet with our customers all over the world, every day. And we are currently hiring 100 more staff. So, we have a deep understanding of our customers’ processes and their needs. By working together along the value chain, we know precisely where we can bring in our knowledge and enhance the processes along that chain. We have proven that working together adds real value, which is clearly measurableThrough our diffusion consultancy service, we can offer the expertise of our excellent capabil-ities. For instance, we can perform analysis on state-of-the art cell structures and individual customer’s current cell structures to identify where the potential for improvement is, whether that is frontside, backside, or even underneath the metallization or passivation. By bringing together our products and the cus-tomer’s knowledge, we can make better use our products, and fully maximize the potential for our customers.
Of course, the largest investment cycle in terms of cell production at the moment is PERC. What role is Heraeus playing there?We are looking at industry development from the metallization product and technology point
of view. During the SNEC we will launch a new generation of products specifically designed for PERC frontside metallization, which enables effi-ciency gains through better contacts, finer lines and a wider processing window on the frontside. On the backside, Heraeus has a new generation of products to protect the passivation layer, and to improve the adhesion. In 2017 we see further improvements. We will help our customers, through these diffusion con-sultancy services for instance, with PERC further development upgrades, to find where the poten-
tial for further improvements will come from, and it can be either backside passivation or bet-ter frontside passivation.
With PERC deployed, the attention then falls to the frontside. Is it true that you are seeing more work on the selective emitter (SE) front?We have identified the increasing attraction for PERC. The reason is that PERC addresses the backside passivation quality, which it improves significantly. And then there is much greater need to go back to the frontside passivation. It is getting more and more beneficial to use selective emitter in the PERC technology upgrade.
LID in multi and mono PERC is a big chal-lenge. Heraeus is benefiting from having devel-oped specialized PERC pastes some years ago. Do you believe this issue is effecting whether manufacturers increase mono capacities?I think mono is for sure growing. Mono is becoming increasingly important in the market, and is also a technology that is being quickly adopted in the industry. There are a few reasons behind this. Mono, certainly costs-wise, has improved dramatically in the last few years. The costs have dropped thanks to a big mono wafer manufacturing effort, and also through quality improvements. More importantly, mono wafers have a better emitter for the high efficiency technology like PERC, n-type, bifacial, and HJT, and Heraeus has helped to enable better high efficiency gains. However, I should also say that at the end of last year and Q1 this year, the price gap between mono and multi wafers widened. Mono wafers are around the $0.81 – $0.82/wafer range, and multi is at $0.41 – $0.42/wafer. Because of this gap, there will be a big impact for the end user when they evaluate their product cost structure. Mono wafer and mono PERC cell is price stable, while multi PERC keeps dropping. If this trend continues and the price gap between these two cannot be closed then multi will maybe have another chance to try to secure its market share.
Heraeus also supplies a specialized product for black silicon, including a new product here at SNEC. As a high efficiency multi product, what do you see as its potential in the market?Black silicon technology is the most critical tech-nology for multi cell manufacturers in order for
them to continue to compete in the market. The efficiency gains are definitely there on a cell level, and progress has been made transferring these gains to the module level – previously a problem for black silicon. Our discussions with many of customers have confirmed this. Challenges relating to both the dry etching pro-cess and the wet chemistry process have also been overcome. Both Tier-1 and Tier-2 manufacturers here in China are adopting it in mass production.
Black Silicon will become mainstream for multi technology, together with diamond wire cutting, which multi has to adopt if it wishes to remain competitive.Heraeus has recognized this and worked quite early with customers specifically for black sili-con’s unique texturing and surface structure. It really is quite different to traditional multi, and is a good demonstration of how we work with cus-tomers on their technology pathways.
German metallization paste specialists Heraeus is presenting a busy SNEC schedule packed with presentations, product launches, scientific workshops and industry milestones. Here is a selection of upcoming Heraeus highlights…
Ribbon-cutting and booth partyWhen? Today at 11amWhere? The Heraeus booth, W3, 310Heraeus has a milestone to celebrate: 4,000 tons of silver paste delivered in just eight years. To mark this achievement, visitors to SNEC are invited to join Hereaus and a select group of VIPs at the Heraeus booth. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony will be a booth party beginning at 11:40am that is open to all visitors.
Presentation at the Industry WorkshopWhen? Today at 2pmWhere? Kerry Hotel, Ballroom 1-3As part of the SNEC Conference Industry Workshop, Heraeus will deliver a presentation on Screen Printing and Metallization Paste 2017 and Beyond.
Throughout the day @ the Heraeus booth there will be hourly presentations in both English and Chinese on alternating topics: Heraeus Photovoltaics – Leading the Future of PV, and Heraeus – Architects of Sustainable Growth.
Visitors to the booth can also enjoy trivia quiz games, a virtual reality experience and participate in raffle draws throughout the day.Feeling hot? Cool down at the Heraeus ice cream corner!
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Dr. Weiming Zhang is CTO for Heraeus Photovoltaics and he spoke SNEC Daily on Day 2 of the SNEC conference.
“Working together with customers has proven to be very successful. With our new product and service offerings we
can now even further enhance the results.”
nEWs fRom hERaEusheraeus Photovoltaics achieves milestone with delivery of 4,000th ton of silver pastes and confirms market and quality leadershipHeraeus Photovoltaics has set a milestone in the industry by delivering its 4,000th ton of metalliza-tion pastes to its customers. 4,000 tons of silver pastes technically translates into solar panels able to produce around 133 GW power, which is equal to more than 51 million modules or around three billion solar cells.“The delivery our 4,000th ton of silver pastes dem-onstrates our leading expertise and unmatched reliability. We partner with our customers to achieve the common goal to constantly increase efficiency and lower costs. By providing them with cutting-edge technologies we have been able to set milestones in the industry. Milestones that set benchmarks regarding output, efficiency and reli-ability,” says Andreas Liebheit, President of Heraeus Photovoltaics.The key to Heraeus Photovoltaics market leader-ship relies on five pillars. The company operates R&D and Application centers all around the world, able to provide 24hrs research for higher efficien-cies. From the first samples it takes only two to three months to produce a full size batch. Every 12 months, the company offers 0.2% efficiency increase on cell level through its silver paste. Up to 1% additional increase is possible by customization work. The full process perspective on further steps
of the PV-production chain such as wafer produc-tion, diffusion and drying processes provides higher production yields and additional efficiency gains. Heraeus Photovoltaics also owns one of the most reliable and stable supply chain and produc-tion network to provide unmatched flexibility to its customers.
Efficiency met fun at the BrewAs is tradition at the SNEC exhibition, the end of day one was met with a mass loosening of ties, hailing of cabs and shuffling off to various din-ners and formal gatherings. But those in the know knew that there was only one party in town last night – the Heraeus and pv magazine after work party at The Brew @ The Kerry Hotel. Those lucky enough to have secured a ticket to the party enjoyed an evening of excellent food and drink, an awards ceremony, a live performance from the Solar Superheroes and – of course – a chance to recap with colleagues and new friends on the day’s events.
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Indeotec Octopus III PECVD toolSwiss supplier Indeotec is continuing to make sales of its Octopus II PECVD platform to PV research bodies. The original Octopus II system was first released last year and is for the deposi-tion of amorphous silicon onto a crystalline sil-icon substrate. Now the company is developing the next stage in its development, the Octopus III, set to be released later in 2017.The Octopus III is a PECVD coating system tar-geting mass production of the next generation of PV modules, specifically heterojunction cell
devices. The tool utilizes Indeotec’s ‘Mirror Reac-tor’ concept, whereby the deposition is carried on both sides of the cell with no need for cell flipping or for breaking the vacuum. As well as simplifying the process and increas-ing throughput, the concept inherently reduces the risk of contamination during the deposi-tion stage. Indeotec says that the patented con-cept, present in the previous Octopus II tool, has received strongly positive feedback from the industry.
High performance anti-soiling coatingDutch company DSM is launching its new anti-soiling coating for PV glass. With the release, DSM is particularly targeting modules installed in dry, dusty climates where dust and dirt can badly affect a module’s performance. The coating combines anti-soiling and anti-reflective properties to secure a higher module output, as well reducing the need for regular cleaning and maintenance. DSM says that this new coating builds on its range of anti-reflective coatings, which have shown a 3% energy gain in flash tests. “In extensive testing we have shown that this new anti-soiling coating consistently outperforms our own anti-reflective coating in terms of power,”
states Jan Grimberg, Global Business Director at DSM Advanced Solar. “We are convinced that by using this coating, the financial performance of PV parks in arid climates can be improved by higher energy output due to less soiling and reduced cleaning costs.”Having conducted extensive testing both in labs and in outdoor settings, DSM is now scaling up its anti-soiling coating and making the product available for pilot scale testing. The company is also working with Chinese glass manufacturer the Flat Glass Group to supply coated glass to module manufacturers.“DSM and Flat have been cooperation partners for several years now,” says Edwin Zhao, Gen-
eral Manager at FGG Solar PV. “We are extremely proud to bring solar modules coated with the innovative DSM anti-soiling coating to the mar-ket for the first time, fulfilling an unmet need for our customers.”
Alpha Assembly unveils flux for high throughout tabbing/stringingU.S. based materials provider Alpha Assembly Solutions has introduced its new ALPHA PV-38i Liquid Flux, a liquid spray flux material which it says is specifically designed for use in automated tabbing/stringing processes and suitable for both dip and spray on cell flux applications.According to Alpha, the material is designed to work in high throughput production lines, and addresses issues of bottleneck at the bussing and interconnect stage, as the number of busbars in a module increases, as well the pollution of tabber/
stringer machinery during operations. The com-pany claims that its flux material features the low-est level of solids in the industry, reducing pollu-tion inside the machines and instances requiring a production line to shut down for cleaning.“Most liquid spray fluxes currently in use have been taken directly from the electronics assem-bly industry and are not specifically designed or suitable for newer, advanced busbar modules. Higher solids in their formulas pollute the cur-rent generation of high volume tabbing/string-
ing machines, as well as clog the spray nozzles, requiring the line to shut down for cleaning,” says Global Product Manager for Liquid Flux and Chemicals Michael Previti.
By Edurne Zoco, Director – IHS Markit
Monocrystalline technology has been gain-ing share rapidly since 2015 due to a sharp decrease in its price. Last year, monocrystal-line represented 29% of total wafer produc-tion. IHS Markit latest report predicts it will account for 37% by 2020.The growing traction of monocrystalline does not mean the demise of multicrystal-line. Multicrystalline players are expected to keep up the battle and will continue to rep-resent the majority of the market. Once it is fully implemented, the use of diamond wire saws in multicrystalline wafer production will increase wafer efficiency, and reduce kerf and production costs, which will contribute to making multicrystalline attractive again in the next couple of years. The use of dia-mond wire sawing remains relatively imma-ture within the multicrystalline segment but IHS Markit predicts that this will rapidly change in the coming quarters.“Price sensitivity” will be another major fac-tor to consider that will shape the relation-ship between monocrystalline and multi-crystalline cells. In order for demand for monocrystalline products to remain strong, there is a limit to how big a gap there can be between its price and the price of multicrys-talline products, otherwise it loses its com-petitiveness. In order words, monocrystalline pricing must closely follow muticrystalline price trends in order to remain in strong demand.In addition to a clear trend towards monocrystalline technology as suppliers seek higher efficiencies in order to differentiate, module manufacturers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce their costs. What we saw today at the show at the module level is aligned with a forecast that we made back in 2015 that suppliers would become increasingly focused on improving their cell to module conversion rate, in order to improve module efficiency inde-pendently of cell efficiency improvements. This is now a big trend within the module man-ufacturing industry. In this vein, most leading and tier-2 Chinese companies are exhibiting half-cell monocrystalline modules (both p-type and PERC) as well as showing modules with an increased number of busbars and shingling modules that can increase module output by 10-15 watts in comparison to standard modules, without incurring higher production costs on a per watt basis.
Monocrystalline to gain share, but keep an eye out for multicrystalline
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In this webinar, we will share how polyolefin (POE) encapsulant films help module manufacturers reduce module and system lifetime costs. We will focus on the advan-tages of Dow ENGAGE™ PV polyolefin elastomers in PV encapsulant films and how it helps modules achieve excellent resistance to potential induced attenuation (PID) and better power retention.
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MacDermid Enthone Helios PoSiMacDermid Enthone introduces its Helios PoSi, an inline laser > plate > anneal process, as a direct replacement for front side screen printing and fir-ing methods.Helios PoSi utilizes an innovative laser ablation process to expose silicon, then deposits nickel, copper and thin silver into the opening. The material then undergoes a thermal annealing process in an inert environment at a low tem-perature. U.S. based MacDermid claims a num-ber of benefits to its process, not least of which is the price. “Typical overall cost of ownership for the process is about $0.03/cell,” states a MacDer-mid Enthone press release. This is far below the company’s estimate of $0.07-$0.085/cell for pro-duction using silver paste. The cost benefit arises from a dramatic reduction in the amount of silver
used, something which the industry has sought to achieve for many years. MacDermid’s process could reduce silver use by a factor of 40-80. Cop-per plating processes for cell metallization are
by no means a new idea, however, adhesion of the plated materials to the silicon cell has been a major hurdle for the technology.MacDermid claim to have overcome this issue, and says that it is now producing plated layers with strengths that exceed industry requirements.The claimed robustness has been achieved through two innovations. First, the use of pico-second lasers, supplied by Innolas, rather than nanosecond lasers. The company says that these make thermal degradation of the silicon surface far easier to control, and also that the lasers cre-ate a ‘nano-texture’ on the surface of the silicon, which enhances bonding of the plating material. Second, MacDermid experimented to optimize the plating formula to allow fast, ductile, low stress deposits using light induced plating (LIP).
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Junfeng Li, former director general of the National Center for Climate Strategy and Inter-national Cooperation (NCSC), opened the Global PV Financial Summit by urging the Chinese solar industry to look to the country’s automotive industry as a model for long-term development.
“We’re developing quickly, with lots of invest-ment, but to remain sustainable as an industry, we need to look to the auto sector,” said Li, with-out elaborating.
He believes that China could surpass the gov-ernment’s target of 110 GW of capacity by 2020, to as much as 200 GW. However, he lamented that even that level would mean that PV would still only account for 5% of the national energy mix. And future growth can only be ensured by facilitating the provision of much-needed finance across the solar value chain, he argued.
“Chinese solar faces a number of issues, includ-ing difficulties related to finance. Suppliers of
parts and materials, as well as developers, strug-gle to secure financing,” said Li.“We need to help the PV industry go the distance or solar will remain a marginal resource.”
Turning point for distributed generationAlthough distributed-generation (DG) solar has been a key development priority for the Chinese government for several years, build-out has thus far fallen short of expectations. Annual instal-lations hit 34.5 GW in 2016, with DG projects accounting for just 4.23 GW of the total, accord-ing to statistics from the National Energy Admin-istration (NEA). However, many industry partici-pants believe that 2017 could mark a turning point.
“In 2017, ‘distribution’ will be the keyword,” said Lengen Shu, GCL Finance (Group) Holdings.
Numerous issues have held discouraged banks from financing for DG projects, including con-cerns over the stability of the incentives that pro-vincial and municipal authorities offer on top of the central government’s subsidies. While devel-opers have successfully installed arrays on factory rooftops in recent years, growth in the residential segment remains stalled by a dearth of suitable rooftops, concerns about the structural integrity of buildings, a lack of clarity over long-term build-ing ownership and the weakness of contracts.
But Shu believes that the biggest barrier to financing for DG solar is public awareness. “How can we build an ecosystem to support DG?” he asked, arguing that the weakening of the Chinese currency is a risk that continues to complicate the outlook for financing in 2017. “We need to pro-mote DG as something that’s good for the public.”
Hong Li, chief financial officer of United PV, believes that sliding power prices have further discouraged investment in DG and utility-scale projects. While he said that the cost of capital is a concern, he also bemoaned the tendency for pro-vincial authorities to push developers to use local suppliers to win projects. “Different kinds of sub-sidies can change returns on investment,” he said.
Curtailment of PV from the grid – particularly in northwestern China – also discourages lenders from investing in projects, although Li noted that the expected completion of an ultra-high volt-age DC transmission line from Gansu province this year could provide some relief. However, grid operators will likely continue to favour coal-fired capacity over solar in heavily-curtailed locations such as the Xinjiang region, he said.
“We need to limit our investment in such areas,” he added. “We’re looking to strengthen investment in central China.”
Alex Sun, general manager of Apollo Solar, said that third-party energy-management service providers can play an important role in reduc-ing finance-related risks. The company – affili-ated with wind-turbine supplier Envision Energy – currently manages more than 60 GW of solar, wind and storage capacity worldwide. In 2016, it worked with financial institutions such as China Development Bank and China CITIC Bank.
“The don’t understand PV-related risks, so they come to us,” Sun said, adding that he has seen growing investor interest in DG projects in recent months. “Finance is all about risk… if we can help companies to manage risk, it will help the industry.”
Risk awarenessNon-Chinese industry observers contend that awareness of project-related risks in the country remains low.
“Risks are maybe underestimated. Cash flows that are assumed to be completely stable, over 25 years are maybe not so stable,” said Ronald Sas-trawan, senior risk analyst for green technology at Munich Re.
Many Chinese financial institutions also remain concerned about the long-term durability of key solar components. “The guaranteed perfor-mance of modules is an essential point in gain-ing the confidence of investors,” said Sastrawan.
Eric Wang, global commercial director for DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, said that aware-ness of such issues still needs to improve.
“We see challenges. Customers think that low cost is everything. But we need to consider qual-ity and the longevity of components,” Wang said. “We need to look at costs, but also at qual-ity, because that’s the basis of growth.”
However, Kyumin Lee – chief engineer at U.S.-based CFV Solar Test Laboratory – argued that technological advancements in recent years are increasingly providing a basis for investor confidence.
“Module quality is a significant risk factor for how sound a PV project is financially,” he said. “But PV modules made nowadays – like, this year – are actually much better… For modules made three years ago, you usually see 2% to 5% deg-radation after 600 cycles. So definitely module quality has improved.”
Policy uncertainty Michael Lu, chief financial officer of Asia Clean Capital, said that “policy uncertainty” is another factor that discourages investors from financing PV projects. He said that financial institutions want a clearer sense of subsidy levels a decade in advance, rather than just several years of visibility.
“If policy is not consistent, it increases risk,” he said.
Delays in payments of government subsidies to developers – a longstanding issue – also con-tinues to weigh on investor interest in solar proj-ects, while making it more difficult for companies to raise fresh funds through share placements.
Aa a result, many Chinese financial insti-tutions are seeking PV investments outside of their home market. Charles Yeung, chief finan-cial officer of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, likes the opportunities on offer in newer markets such as India, but says returns in mature, stable mar-kets such as the U.S. are often too low to con-sider. “We need to find a balance between risk and returns,” he said.
New instrumentsBut more than ever, Chinese companies have a wide range of financing options to consider in the domestic market, including industrial funds, financial leasing models and convertible bonds.
In addition, China has emerged as one of the world’s most important markets for green bonds over the past year, with total issuance hitting about 230 billion yuan in 2016.
Yvonne Liu, China solar analyst for Bloomberg New Energy Finance, argued that the range of financial instruments available to Chinese devel-opers expanded in 2016.
“More and more investors are becoming famil-iar with the PV industry,” Liu said.
But Lian Guo – an official at policy lender China Development Bank – said that much more work remains to be done. In particular, project monitoring needs to become more commonplace to lower investor perceptions of risk, while the central government needs to update its standards and regulations.
“We need to become more open to green finance,” Guo said. “We need to become more risk-tolerant.”
INDUSTRY VIEW
This year at SNEC, it has become clear that China continues to maintain its advantage as the world’s largest vertically-integrated supply chain, taking the lead in manufacturing efficiency, technology, and cost. In the PV industry forum for cutting-edge technology, many experts and scholars from different countries reported the progress of technology development for all sectors of the supply chain. Because it is more vital than ever in PV to reduce cost and increase efficiency through cell technology improvement. This requires a lot of research time and capital invest-ment. Hence, the development of downstream module sector is also a major highlight at SNEC.It’s not difficult to see from the exhibited products this year that module technology has become the competition highlight for manufacturers. Some of the most important highlights are the bifacial modules – which have been emphasized repeatedly in recent years; half-cut technology that slowly matures, and overlapped modules that have started to garner a lot of attention since last year.
Bifacial modulesProblems like rear side power output standardization and insurance confirmation have always existed in bifacial module products. However, from last year certain manufacturers have begun to promote bifacial modules through making them the same prices as single-sided modules. There-fore, power plant developers now have a higher acceptance of double-sided modules. A number of Chinese companies have now developed bifacial technology, including Jolywood (which has received orders for 600 MW of its N-type bi-facial modules), JA Solar, Lerri Solar, and Trina Solar, which unveiled its P-type PERC bifacial products at SNEC. Bifacial modules provide high effi-ciency and more power with just a small increase in cost.
Half-cut cell modulesWhen a conventional cell module is processed by half-cut cell technology, module power out-put can increase by around 2-3%, which has made many manufacturers eager to try their hand at such technology this year. REC Solar has always been a leader in half-cut cells technology and now they are joined in the half-cut field by JinkoSolar, JA Solar, Hanwha Q Cells, ReneSola, Linuo and Linyang. Many of these companies are exhibiting their new half-cut cell modules at SNEC. More manufacturers are expected to follow suit and begin to mass produce half-cut cell modules.
Overlapped modulesChina’s Seraphim first showcased its overlapped modules at the PV Expo in Tokyo last year, and more and more Asian manufacturers have poured their energies into overlapped technology research & development (R&D). This year, in addition to Seraphim, DZS Solar, Jolywood, and DMEGC will reveal their overlapped modules at SNEC. However, the fragmentation rate and cost control of overlapped modules still has to be improved, leading to fewer opportunities for mass production this year.Although the increase in conversion efficiency or module power output remains the focus of SNEC, the biggest impact on the industry this year is cost reduction. The promotion of multi-Si wafers using diamond wire cut will bring down costs further. The bottleneck of diamond wire cut has always been the cell texturing process, which requires special and difficult handling. The capacity of diamond wire-cut multi-Si wafers will increase significantly once this year’s show ends. Cell makers can also use the additive method to collocate with diamond wire-cut multi-Si wafers. As a result, many slurry capacities will be switched to diamond wire capacities in Q3 2017 to catch up with the module price downtrend in expected in the second half of the year.
By solar industry expert Corrine Lin
SNEC 2017: Major product trends at China’s largest solar PV exhibition
FROM THE CONFERENCE FLOOR
6 Day 2 – April 20, 2017
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BIG Interview: Hongbin Fang, director of technical marketing at LONGi Solar, and Longi’s strategy director Max Aimin Xia discuss the growth and cost reduction potential of monocrystalline cells, and explain how a new hydrogenation process may well have solved the problem of light-induced degradation in mono PERC cells.
SNEC Daily: What is LONGi Solar’s main technological focus in 2017 and into 2018?Hongbin Fang (HF): Last year we introduced our PERC product Hi-MO1 to the market, and for 2017 the main focus for LONGi Solar is to con-tinue to refine our PERC process to improve the efficiency and power output of our cells. In addi-tion to that we are contin-ually working on module improvement to bring higher power gains to the market. We are looking at a 10 Watt (W) power gain every year going forward. There is a lot of technol-ogy that we are develop-ing on the module side, including our half-cut cells and also our shin-gling modules that are poised to improve our power output significantly. This year we have introduced our bifacial PERC module product Hi-MO2. This offers a big increase in terms of power output. On the fron-tside the output is equal to standard PERC, and on the backside you have an additional 8% to 25% power gain. This can help our customers to sig-nificantly lower their LCOE.
Recent analysis by IHS Markit has suggested that monocrystalline cells will increase their share of the market from 29% last year to as much as 37% by 2020. What is LONGi Solar’s view on how mono’s market share can grow?HF: Our vision is that mono is going to continue to increase its market share, yes. We are aggres-sively expanding our ingot and wafer capac-ity, while also gradually increasing our module capacity. We think that at this point our wafer costs on mono are competitive with multi, with higher power on the cell and module side for mono. This means an improved end result for the customer, and looking ahead to the future, costs for mono can be even lower. We are con-
fident that because of these realities mono will grab a larger market share.Max Aimin Xia (MX): Mono capacity was 7.5 GW by the end of 2016 and even with that we were largely unable to meet market demand. But our recent additional 5 GW mono ingot and wafer capacity expansion in Yinchuan and Zhongn-
ing, Ningxia Province has eased the situation, and our recent capacity expansion in Taizhou has eased the situation, tak-ing our cell and module capacity to 5 GW. This has eased the bottleneck that was holding back mono adoption, and I believe
that it will aid market growth. In two to three years many companies are going to transfer to mono, and with costs continuing to fall closer to those of multi, this growth will accelerate.
At the SNEC conference on day it was revealed that LONGi Solar has been collaborating with the University of New South Wales on advanced hydrogenation solution on LID with PERC. What have been the results on this?HF: The results of this collaboration have been very encouraging. It used to be the case that three to five years ago one of the main obstacles for PERC adoption was high light-induced degrada-tion (LID). Because Longi Green Energy Technol-ogy [which owns LONGi Solar] is a vertically inte-grated company, we have approached LID issue from both wafer and cell processing. We have production and quality control from the wafers right up to the modules. We have conducted a lot of work to reduce the oxygen concentration in the wafer. By doing this, it helps us to lower the LID.From the cell processing side, with the collab-oration with the UNSW, we have developed advanced passivation technology that can also lower the LID from the cell processing. So thanks
to this collaboration research and application, we can have control of both the wafer and then the cell: this means now that our PERC product’s LID performance is similar to, or even lower than, the conventional multicrystalline process. LONGi Solar has also just released its LIR technology with UNSW to minimize the LID effect.
So would you say that the hydrogenation pro-cess more or less solves the issue of LID with mono?HF: It definitely does. Combine that with our wafer quality improvement where we can offer higher wafer purity than multi, we see that even right now the LID performance for Mono PERC is even better than multi
What is the significance of LONGi Solar’s results of 22.7% efficiency on mono PERC – mentioned in Tuesday’s conference? What does this say for PERC in general?HF: Currently the industrial production effi-ciency for LONGi Solar’s PERC cells is a little over 21.1% - 21.2%. So looking at our next gen-eration cell technology it can help us to bring our power output to a higher level. This result of 22.17% in laboratory tests shows that PERC has not yet reached its limit. We still have a long way to go to reach even higher efficiency.
What is LONGi Solar’s roadmap towards get-ting there?HF: By the end of this year in terms of produc-tion we are looking at incremental increases, and we expect efficiencies of 21.4%, 21.5% for MONO PERC cells coming off the production line. Next year I am confident that we can increase that by an additional 0.3%, taking us up to that next level.Exhibiting at the SNEC show are our most advanced PERC modules: 60- and 72-cell ver-sions, all black for residential applications, which are targeted particularly for the U.S. and Europe. The new product is ourHI-MO2 cell and module that offers additional power gain on top of PERC. Still in the develop-ment phase is our shingling modules, which is our next generation of products that we hope to introduce into the market some time next year. These offer an additional 8-10% power gain on top of PERC.
Moving on to the wider Chinese solar market, do you feel that China’s Top Runner program has helped to support high efficiency solar products in the country?HF: The Top Runner basically tries to bring advanced technology to the market, and to increase high efficiency penetration. It is a good program to demonstrate the ability for high effi-ciency technology to drive market evolution and deliver better value for customers. You see the end results – customers have more opportunities to purchase better quality modules.MX: As a solar producer, China has occupied around 80% of market share globally, but for the next generation of new technologies, there was often a reluctance among Chinese companies to invest in these technol-ogies, so NEA felt they needed to promote new technology investment. The program, which is released by the NEA, pushes this industry to innovate and improve standards, and for Longi – being focused on high efficiency mono – this new generation total solution approach to reduc-ing LCOE and improving the IRR is well suited to our own outlook. At the time the program was introduced, the government needed a pioneer in this area – a role that Longi has been able to play.We think that the government will also push the program to instigate even further technol-ogy upgrades. Companies that want to invest in
new technology will reap the benefits – not just in China but globally. Other countries can also benefit too; they can learn from China and fol-low its lead, and even collaborate with China to innovate and work together.HF: This will benefit everyone, and help to bring down costs quickly while also improving stan-dards – it’s a win-win.
Within China, do you share the view that the first half of the year is shaping up to be dis-appointing in terms of installations? Or will China reach the end of June with similar levels of growth as seen in H1 2016?MX: We are seeing that in 2017 it is not quite as strong as last year, so far. The amount of installed
capacity for ground mount is a bit lower. The Chinese government has released a new policy to promote distributed solar energy in some regions, particularly in the east and the north of the coun-try. These areas are the most developed and con-sume the most energy,
and so also have the highest levels of pollution. So the government is urgently promoting distrib-uted generation (DG) solar in these regions. The FIT cut for grid-connected power stations in June will be around 15%, after which the support for DG solar will be around 50% higher compared to ground mount. To me, the policy direction is cer-tainly now in support of distributed solar energy.
Hongbin Fang, left, and Max Aimin Xia, right, pose before one of Lerri Solar’s new modules.
The Lerri Solar and Longi team discuss mono with SNEC Daily’s Ian Clover.
Mono marches on
“Because costs for mono are going to be lower, it will increase its market share in
the near future”
“The hydrogenation process has definitely solved the LID issue in PERC cells”
Day 2 – April 20, 2017 7
AUTHOR: JONATHAN GIFFORDILLUSTRATION: STEFAN LOCHMANN
LAMINATOR
MICHAEL ESSICH, ROBERT GAISER, KEN SONG
KRISTIN SCHUMANN, FREDERICK BAMBERG, MANDY GEBHARDT
APOLLON
ANDREAS LIEBHEIT, MICHAEL TREUTEL, YAN ZHOU
INSPECTOR VI
RICHARD MORETH, FLORIAN STEINER, BILL WANG, BIRGIT VOIGT
FLASH
TORSTEN BRAMMER, FALK WILDGRUBE, VOLKER GUTEWORT, JÖRN SUTHUES
SILVER MAZE
MEET THE SOLAR SUPERHEROES IN THE FLESH TODAY
AT THE SNEC!
- 10:30AM TALESUN BOOTH AT E2/52- 11:45AM AT HERAEUS BOOTH W3/310- 2PM – 3PM IN HALL E3 AT BÜRKLE,
3D-MICROMAC, WAVELABS AND VITRONIC- 3:30PM AT HERAEUS BOOTH W3/310
THROUGHOUT THE DAY OUT AND ABOUT AROUND THE PV MAGAZINE BOOTH E3/396
OUR SUPERHEROES ARE USING THEIR UNIQUE SOLAR STRENGTHS TO SAVE THEIR SKINS. APOLLON’S LASERS ARE GUIDING HIM TO THE LAMINATOR, AND SILVER MAZE IS USING HERPOWERFUL METALLIZATION TO DRAG INSPECTOR VI AND THE SOLAR PLANE BACK ABOVE WATER.
THESE LASERS SURE DO GUIDE THE WAY.
APOLLON TO GREEN:I‘VE GOT HIM!
SILVER MAZE DROPS THE WRECK ON THE DECK OF THE FLOATING HQ,
C‘MON OLD BOY!
LET‘S GO!
THIS CAN’T BE IT FOR YOU OLD MAN. STICK WITH ME.
WELCOME BACK, SEÑORITA!
TO BE CONTINUED …
I CAN SEE THE PROBLEM HERE.
Photo fInIshDay one of any solar exhibition is alway a slightly dizzying assault on the senses, and SNEC certainly didn’t disappoint, offering up a kaleidoscope of color, a cacophony of noise and a plethora of things to see, do, touch and experience. The Solar Superheroes certainly made their presence felt as they prowled the halls doing battle with Coal and offering visitors the chance for a memorable selfie. At seemingly every booth, crowds gathered, and the mood was most definitely upbeat. Here is a selection of the finest images from Day 1, and we expect there to be more of the same on the second day of the show!
8 Day 2 – April 20, 2017
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欧邦纳贝
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249m
W3-5957m×9m
263m
罗源 索拉特
W3-3688m×6.5m
252m
W3-3658m×6.5m
252m
W3-3607m×13m
291m
威全land
晨科
广易
鸿进
瑞兴源
北微
正太 万超乐清骄阳
BIZLINK-Y
长濑-Y
W3-6907m×3m
221m
华鼎
晶银-R
致嘉EXOJET
W3-3855m×4m
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东政
金博太行
W3-2357m×9m
263m
波林
W3-120优轧
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W3-808W3-809W3-810W3-811W3-812W3-813W3-815ARaymond希玛
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伏生金鑫
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富骏
杰蒂诺-R
W3-119博世杰
W3-2336m×3m
218m 嘉科
汇德益
天津华美
W3-3156m×10m
260m
捷昌东升
鸿发
丰金锐-R
欧莱
阿特拉斯-R
W3-823W3-825W3-826W3-827W3-828W3-829W3-830
卡兰特 天昇
繁盛
东鋆
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金菲仕
东升
W3-5658m×10m
280m
福尔鑫
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太阳能组件的配套材料、太阳能系统及配套产品国际品牌馆
SNEC(2017)第十一届国际太阳能光伏大会暨（上海）展览会展位布置图thSNEC 11 (2017) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition
时 间：2017年4月19日-4月21日 地 点:上海新国际博览中心W3馆AREA II
AREA III
二区
三区
AREA I 一区
AREA IV 四区
Brand Hall for PV Module Materials，PV Systems Suppliers
W3-3336m×4m
224m
震创
搏新
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242m
昊诚
W3-6706m×6m
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中信隆
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PV-M
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232m
W3-3166m×6m
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10号口9号口8号口7号口6号口
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腾晖TALESUN
宝群电子 POWERMAX
E2-35010m×13m
2130m
京仪集团BEIJING INSTRUMENT
INDUSTRY GROUP
E2-3555m×13m
265m
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296m
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272m
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265m
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2104m
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248m
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256m
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236m
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224m 研创
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256m
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29m
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245m
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272m
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256m
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256m
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2112m
越众
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E2-3658m×16m
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尤利卡-YULICA SOLAR
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汇能
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236m
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E2-2909m×9m
281m
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E2-822E2-821E2-818E2-816
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236m
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242m
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灿邦 赛光
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278mNewYoungSystem co.,LTDE2-660A
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E2-53014m×25m
2350m
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新疆新能源新特能源
E2-51032m×25m
2800m
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南京索尔
硕日
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227m
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236m
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E2-6707m×6m
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太阳电池与系统工程和应用国际品牌馆Solar Cells, Modules, PV Systems and Applications
SNEC(2017)第十一届国际太阳能光伏大会暨（上海）展览会展位布置图thSNEC 11 (2017) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition
时 间：2017年4月19日-4月21日 地 点:上海新国际博览中心E2馆AREA II
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218m
E2-5957.5m×16m
2120m
E2-3988m×7m
256m
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三力
E2-103佳兴
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E2-5938.5m×10m
285m
环易
E2-6835m×3m
215m
中国制造
索瑞科-R
开若纳
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E2-3958m×6m
248m UKC
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E2-660E3m×6m
218m
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218m
盛唐-R
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E2-688
E2-5903m×6m
218m
E2-5975.5m×6m
233m
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Head on over to Bürkle
Bürkle claims reduced lamination timesIf you want to learn more about lamination, head on over to visit German lamination supplier Bürkle, which yesterday announced results that demonstrate a dramatic reduction in lamination times. The company has said that it can reduce process times by 26.7%, a result achieved on its easy-lam an Ypsator platforms. In the fast-growing glass-glass market, Bürkle also says that it can achieve a reduction in lamination time of 30.1%. During testing, Lamination times for glass-glass backsheet were reduced from 7.5 minutes to 5.5 minutes, with 6.5 to 4.5 glass-glass. Looking towards costs, on a 72-cell module the reducion in lamination time can deliver savings of 10.2% on glass-backsheet modules, and 9.9% on
glass-glass. Bürkle engineers stipulate the results are dependent on materials. “These results can deliver flexibility,” said Bürkle’s Sraisth when presenting the development yesterday, adding that he had worked for nine months to develop the process innovations required to bring down the lamination times.
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