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MW of solar energy systems by 2020, this goal is now predicted to be exceeded as early as 2012.
Solar Frontier to Supply 3.3 MW of CIS Modules to Thailand’s Gunkul Powergen
Based in Northern Thailand, the plant will provide electricity using 38,500 panels with completion scheduled for the end of 2010.
Japanese firm Solar Frontier will supply Gunkul Powergen with 3.3MW of CIS solar modules in a power plant project coordinated by Marubeni in Phetchabun Province, Thailand.
“This solar power plant is the first of a number of solar facilities Gunkul Powergen is planning in Thailand. The selection of Solar Frontier to supply all the panels for the first stage of this project reflects our confidence in the superior performance of its CIS modules,” said Gunkul Engineering CEO, Gunkul Dhumrongpiyawut.
“Solar Frontier is proud to have won this significant role in the Kingdom of Thailand’s commitment to renewable energy solutions,” said Solar Frontier CEO, Shigeaki Kameda. “Thailand has year- round sunshine, which represents great potential for solar energy solutions, but also challenges in terms of heat and humidity that Solar Frontier proves well suited to meet. This agreement is part of the momentum we are building in Thailand and throughout Asia.”
Based in Phetchabun Province, Northern Thailand, the 3.3 MW plant will provide electricity to the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand. With 38,500 panels, the completion is scheduled for the end of 2010.
Solar Frontier K.K., a 100% subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., is committed to creating the most economical, ecological solar energy solutions in the world, on the world’s largest scale. Solar Frontier’s proprietary CIS technology, denoting key ingredients Copper, Indium, and Selenium, is claimed to have the best overall potential to set the world’s most enduring standard for solar energy.
Solar Frontier and IBM to Develop CZTS Solar Cell Technology
The Japanese innovator in thin film solar technology based on the Copper, Indium, Selenium, Gallium, and Sulfur (“CIS”), together with IBM will create a cost competitive solar technology that is inexpensive and uses earth-abundant materials.
Solar Frontier has signed an agreement to jointly develop thin film solar cell technology with IBM based on the elements copper, zinc, tin, sulfur, and selenium (“CZTS”).
IBM and Solar Frontier will collaborate to expand upon IBM’s innovations in this area. In February 2010, IBM announced record results of 9.6% efficient solar cells using CZTS material, a 40% efficiency increase over previous CZTS solar cells. This joint development will couple IBM’s groundbreaking research with Solar Frontier’s thin film development and manufacturing capabilities to create a cost competitive solar technology that is inexpensive and uses earth-abundant materials. Like Solar Frontier, DelSolar has also recently partnered with IBM in developing this technology.
While Thailand introduced a feed-in-tariff and other programs in 2007 with the original aim to install 500
Solar Frontier, a subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., is an industry leader in CIS thin film solar cell technology. It currently has two manufacturing
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