Photovoltaic Panels JV Production

Date: 4 December 2006

Photovoltaic panels produced by the new joint venture company AVANCIS will use an innovative film coating and glass processing technology.

A new foundation of a 50/50 joint-venture for the production and sale of next generation photovoltaic panels has been announced by Saint-Gobain Vitrage, Saint-Gobain’s Flat Glass Sector, and Shell (Shell Erneuerbare Energien GmbH).

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This company, named AVANCIS, will construct production facilities in Torgau, Germany (Saxony). The initial capacity of the plant will be 20 MW, to be rapidly scaled up. Production should commence in 2008.

The photovoltaic panels produced by AVANCIS will use the CIS technology. This innovative technology, developed by Shell, is based on Copper-Indium-Selenium thin-film deposited on glass, and does not incorporate the traditional silicon. It offers high electrical efficiency, and is potentially very cost competitive.

Saint-Gobain Vitrage will bring its in depth know how of thin film coating and glass processing. The new AVANCIS plant will be built nearby the production facilities operated by Saint-Gobain Glass in Torgau.

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