At the annual EU PVSEC conference and exhibition from 25 – 28 September 2012, the Meyer Burger Group unveiled powerful new award-winning technologies to underscore its technology leadership in the PV market.
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) highlighted its strong position as a global technology leader at every stage of the photovoltaic (PV) value chain with its record setting 303 watt solar module, revolutionary “SmartWire Connection” technology and award winning DragonBack™ measurement system at the 27th European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Frankfurt, Germany, last week. It is the close cooperation between the innovative technology brands and the solar competence centres within the Meyer Burger Group which ensures the ongoing technology advancement and process integration between wafer, cell and module technologies and results in an increased energy yield and lower manufacturing costs.
During the exhibition, Meyer Burger’s innovative, integrated system offering generated strong interest among customers, especially those from emerging markets such as South America, India and Asia where Meyer Burger is committed to playing an active role in future energy development. In meetings with Meyer Burger, customers confirmed the necessity for new technologies and integrated solutions which increase cell and module efficiency while significantly decreasing the cost of production.
With its future oriented, innovative technology portfolio and high level of system integration, Meyer Burger is a reliable, long-term partner which offers customers the next generation in PV technology to meet their individual production requirements. Meyer Burger remains committed to advancing photovoltaic research and development to further increasing the overall performance of cells and modules and to achieve a sustainable reduction in the cost of solar energy.
Additional information:
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Ingrid Carstensen
Tel: +41 33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
www.meyerburger.com
Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group. Our innovative systems and production equipment create sustainable value for our customers in photovoltaics (solar industry), in the semiconductor and optoelectronic industries as well as other selected industries which focus on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs more than 2,500 people across three continents. In our core business – photovoltaics – integrated systems and solutions which increase manufacturing performance and efficiency are the cornerstones of our corporate strategy. The Meyer Burger Group’s industry expertise and leading photovoltaic technologies along the entire value chain encompass all important production processes, systems and equipment for solar production from wafers to building integrated solar systems.
The Group’s core competencies cover a broad range of production processes, machines and systems that are used for the production of ultra-thin, high quality wafers, for coating and optimising as well as inspection and measurement of high performance solar cells, for laminating, soldering and testing of solar modules and for building-integrated solar systems.
A worldwide service network including spare parts, consumables, re-grooving services, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services completes the Group’s comprehensive product portfolio. 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, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and the USA. The company relies on selected independent agents in other important markets. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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