Thin Film (TF) is an emerging technology for photovoltaic (PV) modules. Thin film silicon on glass is ideal for large-scale solar applications; thin film technology offers reduced manufacturing and installation costs resulting in lower cost-per-watt. Thin film silicon PV uses 1/100th of the amount of silicon per watt of electricity produced compared with traditional solar modules fabricated using crystalline silicon wafers; manufacturing cost savings accrued from more efficient use of expensive substrate material is leading to wide-spread market acceptance of thin film technology.
Applied Materials offers customers' state-of-the-art thin film silicon production line capability using 5.7m2 glass substrates:
Animation: 10MW SunFab Module Farm Installation vs Conventional 1/8 Module Farm
- Applied SunFab Thin Film Line, a glass-in, module-out manufacturing line
- Applied SunFab Abatement, an inherently-safe point-of-use scrubber capable of handling high gas flows in an environmentally-friendly manner
- Applied SunFab Services, for prompt worldwide maintenance and spare parts supply
- Applied SunFab Automation Software, for efficient, automated-management of today's high-volume production lines
Applied Materials' large-scale thin film production lines are generating new ways to reduce the overall cost of solar electricity and to further accelerate the availability of cost-effective solar power.
For more information and/or sales inquiries on our solar thin film products, send an e-mail to solar_sales@amat.com.
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