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November 8, 2007 – Vol.12 No.33 Schott Solar Inaugurates New 33-Megawatt Thin Film Solar Plant. The $108 million (EUR 75 million) facility in Jena, Germany will produce more than 1,000 solar modules per day to meet the 33 megawatt annual production rate. The Jena facility will add 180 employees to Schott’s payroll. The nearly fully automated facility utilizes a production process calls for a thin film of amorphous silicon to be vapor deposited onto a thin pane of glass. The plant will make 130 x 110 cm modules for rooftop and ground-mounted PV systems. Schott Solar also manufactures raw modules in various sizes for customers that provide customized photovoltaic solutions for integration in buildings.
Schott Solar has also begun pursuing silicon wafer production together with silicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie AG. A few days prior to the inauguration of the thin film plant, Schott and Wacker officially laid the cornerstone for a new solar wafer manufacturing facility also in Jena. Schott has plans to expand its product capacities for thin-film modules to 100 MW per year by 2010. By then the company also plans to expand its production capacities for conventional wafer-based cells and modules to 450 MW per year. Schott also builds receivers for solar thermal energy applications. The company’s core business is specialty glass and has more than 16,800 employees worldwide. (11/7/07) Links Schott
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