Title :
PVMaT contributions towards Evergreen Solar´s new factory
Author_Institution :
Evergreen Solar Inc., Marlboro, MA, USA
Abstract :
A three year PVMaT project which ended in May, 2001 has resulted in major developments in PV module manufacturing technology. The most significant have been in the areas of silicon ribbon growth and cell processing. Evergreen has opened a state-of-the-art multimegawatt factory that has incorporated these advances.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; photovoltaic cells; semiconductor device manufacture; silicon; solar cells; Evergreen Solar´s new factory; PV module manufacturing technology; PVMaT contributions; Si ribbon growth; cell processing; Argon; Costs; Crystalline materials; Furnaces; Manufacturing; Optical materials; Production facilities; Productivity; Silicon; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190457
