Corning’s Specialty Glass Combined with Oerlikon Solar’s Micromorph® Technology Delivers Silicon-Tandem Solar Cell with ...
07 Setembro 2010 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Oerlikon Solar (SIX: OERL)
announced today that they have achieved a record-breaking 11.9
percent stabilized conversion efficiency in a silicon-tandem,
research-size photovoltaic cell. Results were confirmed by the
United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Based on the unique combination of Oerlikon Solar’s world
leading Micromorph® technology and Corning’s thin specialty glass,
the resulting solar cell’s energy conversion efficiency exceeds the
current 11.7 percent industry record, set in 2004, and was achieved
without the use of antireflective coating.
Increasing conversion efficiency, or the rate at which sunlight
energy is converted into electric current, is a key industry
challenge. This milestone for Micromorph® tandem technology is
particularly significant in the advancement of thin-film
photovoltaics, a rapidly progressing segment of the fast-growing
solar energy industry.
The newly developed photovoltaics research cell combines the
advanced light-trapping capabilities of Corning’s specialty glass
and Oerlikon Solar’s proprietary Micromorph® technology, utilizing
a zinc oxide low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) front
contact.
“The 11.9 percent efficiency achievement is an important step
forward in thin-film innovation for our customers,” said Dr. Jurg
Henz, chief executive officer, Oerlikon Solar. “We look forward to
continued work with Corning on a roadmap to advance this technology
to cell efficiencies of 12 percent and beyond.”
“We are thrilled with the milestone reached through this very
strong collaboration between Oerlikon Solar and Corning,” noted Dr.
Gary Calabrese, vice-president, Science and Technology and
director, Corning Photovoltaic Glass Technologies. “More
importantly, we are strongly encouraged by the great opportunities
that these advancements make possible for the photovoltaics
industry as the combined efforts of these two companies move
forward to achieve even higher efficiencies with silicon
tandem.”
More information and research details will be presented by Dr.
Julien Bailat of Oerlikon Solar at the 25th Annual European
Photovoltaics Solar Energy Conference (PVSEC) and the 5th World
Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WPEC-5) in Valencia
Spain on Sept. 7. A presentation on the topic of photovoltaics
glass reliability will also be presented by Dr. James Webb of
Corning Incorporated at the same conference on Sept. 8.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural
disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns;
adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory;
the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents;
product and components performance issues; retention of key
personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed in Corning’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of
the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to
update them in light of new information or future events.
About Oerlikon Solar
Oerlikon Solar (http://www.oerlikon.com/solar/) designs and
manufactures field-proven equipment and end-to-end manufacturing
lines for the mass production of environmentally sustainable thin
film silicon solar modules. With its amorphous and high-efficiency
Micromorph® tandem technology, Oerlikon Solar has dramatically
increased the efficiency of thin film silicon and created
innovative end-to-end manufacturing solutions for thin film PV,
enabling new entrants in the fast-growing, global PV manufacturing
business. Oerlikon Solar leads the thin film solar equipment sector
with 12 factories in production in seven countries, more than 2.5
million modules produced and 450 MW of capacity produced
worldwide.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in
specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of
materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning
creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology
systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control,
telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass
substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops;
ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery;
and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a
number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense,
astronomy and metrology.
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