Meyer Burger enters into strategic collaboration with leading French research centre CEA and receives order of over CHF 12 million in PV equipment. Meyer Burger and CEA will carry out joint research on next generation high performance Heterojunction and SmartWire Connection technologies.
Meyer Burger has received an order of over CHF 12 million from the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) for the delivery of high performance Heterojunction (HJT) cell coating equipment, innovative SmartWire Connection technology (SWCT), high capacity cell testing equipment and next generation bifacial encapsulation technology and equipment. Meyer Burger’s high performance technology and systems were selected by CEA to replace its existing solar manufacturing test equipment and technology.
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN), with its comprehensive portfolio of innovative, integrated high performance photovoltaic (PV) technologies and solutions along the entire PV value chain, has entered into a strategic partnership with CEA and its Institute of Laboratories for Innovation in New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials (LITEN) to carry out joint research on the next generation of future oriented high performance solar technologies such as HJT and SWCT.
Meyer Burger will supply CEA with systems and pilot equipment including advanced features for next generation HJT and SWCT cells and modules to replace their existing PV fabrication equipment. The systems and technologies will be used for research and development, including marathon research tests, with the goal of verifying new features and capabilities in an industrial environment in order to further develop the next generation of HJT and SWCT cells and module production equipment technologies.
The close cooperation with leading European research institutions such as CEA and CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique) ensures Meyer Burger plays an important role in fundamental PV research on high efficiency technologies which translate into industrially applicable procedures and processes and a sustainable reduction in the cost of solar energy.
Collaboration efforts have already started at Meyer Burger’s competence centre for cell and surface coating technologies in Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Delivery and installation of the Heterojunction and SmartWire Connection equipment at CEA is scheduled to begin in late 2015.
Contact:
Werner Buchholz
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone +41 (0)33 221 25 06
werner.buchholz@meyerburger.com
Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
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ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
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Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The Group’s focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs more than 1,700 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.
The Group’s offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.
The Group’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The Group is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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