SoliTek’s factory is the first factory for solar cells and PV modules newly built in Europe since 2008, said Singulus Technologies AG in a press release. The company had completed the cell production line in the fourth quarter of 2013.
The company says this facility is the first factory worldwide to use a specific PIB rim sealing for the production of the innovative, only 5 mm thick glass-glass PV modules.
This technology enables longevity of the modules of more than 30 years. In combination with the crystalline cells by SoliTek it is possible to increase the output by up to 25 percent compared with traditional PV modules. The PV module SoliTek was one of the four most innovative products in the course of the Intersolar Award 2014.
The solar cells made singulus production line are 100% PID-free, the company says. That was up to a special coating technology. PID stands for potential induced degradation, a voltage derating caused by leakage currents. This adverse effect may cause power loss of up to 30 percent.
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