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Title: Final technical report, Phase 1, Photovoltaic manufacturing technology. Final subcontract report, 9 January 1991--14 April 1991

Abstract

A development/manufacturing program is described for achieving photovoltaic modules at a cost less than $.50/Watt and solar generating fields at a total installed system cost of less than $1.50/Watt. The basic approach is to construct a fully automated continuous production line based on close spaced sublimation (CSS) deposition of CdTe to produce 60 cm x 120 cm thin-film PV modules. The high deposition rate possible with CSS opens up the possibility of obtaining very high throughput in the range of hundreds of megawatts per year. This leads to dramatic reductions in the capital, labor and overhead cost per unit. The program includes a development phase, an initial production line of about 5-MW/year capacity, a 5 MW solar generating field, and a high-throughput production line with a capacity in the range of hundreds of megawatts per year.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Solar Cells, Inc., Toledo, TX (US)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Solar Cells, Inc., Toledo, OH (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (US)
OSTI Identifier:
10110188
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-214-4478
ON: DE91015027; TRN: US200319%%226
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Supercedes report DE91015027; PBD: Nov 1991; PBD: 1 Nov 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; CAPACITY; CAPITAL; DEPOSITION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTION; SUBLIMATION; 140501; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION

Citation Formats

Brown, J. Final technical report, Phase 1, Photovoltaic manufacturing technology. Final subcontract report, 9 January 1991--14 April 1991. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/10110188.
Brown, J. Final technical report, Phase 1, Photovoltaic manufacturing technology. Final subcontract report, 9 January 1991--14 April 1991. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10110188
Brown, J. 1991. "Final technical report, Phase 1, Photovoltaic manufacturing technology. Final subcontract report, 9 January 1991--14 April 1991". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10110188. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10110188.
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title = {Final technical report, Phase 1, Photovoltaic manufacturing technology. Final subcontract report, 9 January 1991--14 April 1991},
author = {Brown, J},
abstractNote = {A development/manufacturing program is described for achieving photovoltaic modules at a cost less than $.50/Watt and solar generating fields at a total installed system cost of less than $1.50/Watt. The basic approach is to construct a fully automated continuous production line based on close spaced sublimation (CSS) deposition of CdTe to produce 60 cm x 120 cm thin-film PV modules. The high deposition rate possible with CSS opens up the possibility of obtaining very high throughput in the range of hundreds of megawatts per year. This leads to dramatic reductions in the capital, labor and overhead cost per unit. The program includes a development phase, an initial production line of about 5-MW/year capacity, a 5 MW solar generating field, and a high-throughput production line with a capacity in the range of hundreds of megawatts per year.},
doi = {10.2172/10110188},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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