Intevac, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, US), a supplier of thin-film processing systems, on Match 13th, 2017 announced the receipt of an order for 12 “ENERGi” ion implant systems for advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturing.
A record solar order for Intevac’s thin-film
equipment business, this follow-on order enables over 1 gigawatt (GW) of
high-efficiency solar cell capacity expansion by the same customer in
China that had ordered two systems in 2016,the company notes.
“The industry is beginning its transition to
higher-efficiency solar cells, which reduce the Levelized Cost of
Electricity (LCOE),” commented Wendell Blonigan, president and chief
executive officer of Intevac.
The first two “ENERGi” systems were ordered in the second quarter of 2016 and shipped in the second half of 2016.
The 12 follow-on systems are scheduled to ship in
the second half of 2017, with revenue recognition dependent on the
timing of customer sign-off.
“Our customer’s capacity expansion of
high-efficiency bi-facial solar cells incorporates our ion implant
source technology as a key enabler in achieving higher-efficiency N-type
solar cells,” said Chris Smith, vice president of business development
for Intevac’s Thin-film Equipment business.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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