• DocumentCode
    3340678
  • Title

    PVMaT contributions towards Evergreen Solar´s new factory

  • Author

    Hanoka, J.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Evergreen Solar Inc., Marlboro, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    19-24 May 2002
  • Firstpage
    66
  • Lastpage
    69
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
  • ISSN
    1060-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7471-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190457
  • Filename
    1190457
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3340678