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January 9, 2008
Paris,
France: CEA and JUSUNG Sign Joint Development Agreement for Silicon-based
Heterojunction Solar Cells
JUSUNG,
a Korean company engaged in the manufacturing and supply of supply
solar cell equipment, systems and thin film technologies, and
CEA, a French public technological research organization, have
signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of silicon-based
heterojunction solar cells until at least the end of 2009.
Both
partners will combine their expertise, CEA-Liten (Laboratory of
New Technologies For Energy) in research, JUSUNG in the development
of specific thin film (TF) Si solar cells and large area TF LCDs.
The
Joint Development Agreement will allow both partners to develop
a specific heterojunction process to manufacture silicon solar
cells at high efficiency. This new process targets solar cells
of efficiency up to 20% using a high productivity process.
Within
Liten, CEA conducts research on improving the performance of silicon
photovoltaic cells by optimization of manufacturing processes
and the introduction of new concepts based on micro and nanotechnologies.
CEA-Liten
is accessible to public laboratories and industry partnerships
and exhibits semi-industrial facilities to ensure the rapid transfer
of technologies and processes to commercial partners. CEA-Liten
has acquired in particular significant laboratory-scale know-how
in high efficiency photovoltaic cells using micro and nanotechnologies.
CEA-Liten wants to accelerate the process by engaging a collaboration
agreement to JUSUNG.
Through
this Joint Development Agreement, which involves a total investment
of approximately 7 million euros, CEA-Liten will have the necessary
equipment to establish a field of high-level research on heterojunction
solar cells in order to achieve a production-ready technology
for transfer to its industrial partners. The new equipment will
be directly installed in INES facilities in which the CEA-Liten
realize solar R&D.
Further details about: JUSUNG
Engineering and CEA (French Atomic
Energy Commission)
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