Title :
PVMaT funded manufacturing advances in string ribbon technology
Author :
Janoch, Robert E. ; Anselmo, Andrew P. ; Wallace, Richard L. ; Martz, Jennifer ; Lord, Brynley E. ; Hanoka, Jack I.
Author_Institution :
Evergreen Solar, Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
Evergreen Solar now has a PVMaT subcontract awarded in 1998 and titled “Continuous, automated manufacturing of string ribbon Si PV modules”. A major part of this subcontract is the development of a low-cost, highly automated string ribbon process. String ribbon is a continuous vertical silicon ribbon method that is at the heart of Evergreen Solar´s innovative approach to reach the goal of low cost PV. As Evergreen Solar sets up its new multi-megawatt factory, this development will play a major role
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; manufacturing processes; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor growth; silicon; solar cells; Evergreen Solar; PVMaT funded manufacturing advances; PVMaT subcontract; PVMaT technology; Si; continuous automated manufacturing; string ribbon Si PV modules; string ribbon technology; Costs; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Grain size; Lifting equipment; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Production facilities; Silicon; Subcontracting;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916155
