INDIANEWS
Moser Baer ready to run
MOSER BAER has announced that its
photovoltaic subsidiary is ready for
production of thin film photovoltaic
modules at its manufacturing plant in
Greater Noida. This follows final
acceptance test (FAT) certification of
Moser Baer Photovoltaic’s SunFab Thin
Film Line supplied by Applied Materials.
The certification verifies that the SunFab
line has met all manufacturing, module
efficiency and yield specifications. This is
a milestone for both Moser Baer and
Applied Materials representing the start of
production of thin film modules by Moser
Baer, which was Applied’s first SunFab
customer. The 40MW capacity line is the
largest thin film solar line in India. This The Applied SunFab Thin Film Line is a fully-integrated
single junction SunFab line has
PV module production line that delivers leading-edge solar
demonstrated the highest production
manufacturing capability using advanced engineering, process
capacity to date with the world’s largest
(2.2m x 2.6m) solar modules.
equipment, automation and other key supporting technologies
Commenting on the development,
Deepak Puri, the Chairman and Managing down the cost of solar electricity using manufacturing expertise and Applied’s
Director of Moser Baer, said: “Moser Baer 5.7m
2
substrates.” advanced SunFab solar technology, we
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is pursuing a differentiated strategy in the will provide the innovative PV products
high growth photovoltaic business and The Applied SunFab Thin Film Line is a that can significantly reduce electric
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launching production of the SunFab thin fully-integrated PV module production line power and utility costs and provide a
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film solar module line is of great that delivers leading-edge solar cost-effective option for clean and
significance in our effort to bring the solar manufacturing capability using advanced renewable energy.”
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energy dream to fruition. The thin film line engineering, process equipment,
will help us significantly scale up our automation and other key supporting “We are excited to see how rapidly this
manufacturing capacity and supply thin technologies. PV modules produced by factory achieved 40MW capacity
film solar modules to our customers. The Applied’s SunFab line have been certified production with high yields, a tribute to
close relationship we have with Applied by the International Electrotechnical great teamwork between the companies,”
has enabled us to quickly ramp up our Commission (IEC), verifying that they said Dr. Randhir Thakur, Senior Vice
Greater Noida facility.” meet stringent performance and safety President and General manager, SunFab
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specifications under challenging Thin Film Solar and Display Business
Mike Splinter, Applied Materials’ Chief environmental conditions. Group at Applied Materials. “We attribute
Executive Officer, said: “We are very much of our success in this project to the
pleased to have achieved this key “This important collaboration established strong presence we have had in India for
customer sign-off for our thin film the first advanced thin film solar facility in more than five years, during which time
production line, the first SunFab line in India that builds on Applied’s proven we have developed and built a solid
India. We are especially grateful to Moser technology from the semiconductor and support infrastructure with the capability
Baer, our first SunFab customer, for its LCD industries,” said Dr. Rajiv Arya, CEO, to implement complex advanced projects
commitment to our approach in driving Moser Baer Photovoltaic. “Using our on an agreed schedule.”
Solar Semiconductor back on the market
TRANS-INDIA ACQUISITION CORP has announced that Trans- The agreement is described in more detail in the Current
India and the stockholders of Solar Semiconductor Ltd. have Report on Form 8-K filed by Trans-India with the Securities and
mutually agreed, effective January 20, 2009, to terminate the Exchange Commission.
share exchange agreement dated October 24, 2008, pursuant The parties mutually agreed to the acquisition termination due
to which Trans-India was to have acquired at least 80% of to the time constraints of the transaction and the current
Solar Semiconductor Ltd. market conditions.
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