Hind High Vacuum Co Pvt Ltd (HHV), an India-based manufacturing equipment maker, developed a cell-to-module production line for thin-film silicon solar cells made with 1 x 1m substrates. 

The company exhibited thin-film Si solar cells prototyped in the production line at the 18th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference & Exhibition taking place in Kolkata, India. 

HHV prototyped the 1m2 thin-film Si solar cell in December 2008. Its stabilized module conversion efficiency is 6.3%, and the module's maximum output is 60W. 

For a starter, HHV will introduce the cell-to-module production line at HHV Solar Technologies Pvt Ltd, its manufacturing subsidiary for thin-film Si solar cells. The subsidiary is currently constructing a plant, which is expected to start production as early as June 2009. The new plant's initial production volume is 10MW per year. 

Then HHV will start selling the production line as a turnkey solution. The price of the line with a production capacity of 10MW per year is US$12 million, which is lower than the prices of turnkey solutions being supplied by other manufacturing equipment makers. HHV said four companies are currently considering employing the solution.

Last update: 27 January 2009 at 12:11

Keywords : India's, HHV, develops, cell-to-module, production line, 1x1m, thin-film, Si, solar cell

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